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The ROTC JFTX – A civilian’s perspective

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  The ROTC Joint Field Training Exercise (JFTX) is an opportunity for students to experience what the Army does without any obligation. Freshmen and sophomores taking Military Science 101 and 201 attend this exciting training experience. The following is a firsthand account of the experience from freshman Kayla Griffey. My experience at the FTX was […]

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A full plate (of potatoes)

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Having a full plate for some students means they are maxed out on school, work, volunteering, family, extracurricular activities and social life. Phew! But for students in the UW-Stevens Point nutrition program, having a full plate is a good thing. Added to senior Casey Mitchell’s plate was making recipes for the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable […]

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Accounting alumni blaze their trails

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  Four recent accounting alumni were welcomed back to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25 for a panel discussion as a part of the UWSP School of Business events program. The alumni addressed current SBE students about their careers and the paths that got them to this point. For Cody Giese, ’08, an accountant at Sentry […]

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Great Escapes Phase 2

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by Jess Wieland Phase 2 has officially commenced! There was much work to be done in these past two weeks and it all started with the planning diagrams and Hawaiian pizza once again. Our group got together to brainstorm a bunch of ideas on how to break up our space and how to layout each selected […]

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End of Phase 1

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Hello Everyone! We have now finished and submitted phase one of the Oxfam Headquarters project. Here is the final PDF file. It is always exciting to finish a phase in such a long process! As part of the space planning and conceptualizing we had to choose and define what approximately 400 square feet of our […]

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Eat Local: Jasia Steinmetz on NBC15

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UWSP food and nutrition professor Jasia Steinmetz, Ph.D., RD, CD, was featured on NBC15 in Madison on Monday, Oct. 10. Steinmetz’s book, “Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food” explains how inexpensive food and the global food system are major contributors to many of the problems facing our country and planet […]

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IA 311 hitting the “Target”

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The Interior Architecture 311 (Interior Architecture III) class visited the Target Commercial Interiors dealership in Green Bay, Wis., on Monday, October 10. TCI is one of the largest commercial furniture dealerships in the country, specializing in Steelcase furniture. While on the tour, the IA students met with one of TCI’s senior interior designers Schawn Jubert, […]

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Ranger Challenge: ROTC’s Varsity Sport

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During the last weekend of September, Army ROTC cadets from universities across Wisconsin and northern Michigan descended on Fort McCoy for the annual Ranger Challenge Competition. The Ranger Challenge is an event that challenges cadets both physically and mentally, while testing their military knowledge and skills in a demanding team-oriented competition that enhances leader development […]

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ROTC’s Joint Field Training Exercise – The Civilian’s Military Experience

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Cadet Kurtis Larson plots his points during the Land Navigation event at the ROTC Joint Field Training Exercise

By Cadet Thomas Fritz So maybe you’ve seen the signs around campus for Army ROTC and are wondering what the program is all about, what we do, and maybe you want to get a taste of the life. There’s good news—the Army ROTC program’s Joint Field Training Exercise (JFTX) might be just what you’re looking […]

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Education 378 poster presentations

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UW-Stevens Point School of Education Professor Patty Caro’s Education 378 (Parent, Home and Agency Involvement in Educating Children and Youth with Disabilities) students presented a poster conference to professionals in child care, preschool programs, Head Start, and family child care providers on Saturday, Oct. 1 in the CPS Café. Topics included language development, bullying, assistive […]

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