Category Archives: Sentry School Advising

5 financial tips you should know as a UWSP student

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Elspeth Eckendorf

Okay, I admit, when I was a college student, I knew some of these tips, but definitely not all of them. Had I, I probably would have saved myself (and my parents) some money when it came to paying for college. Because let’s be honest, everyone wants to save their money for other things and […]

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Top 5 College Success Factors at UW-Stevens Point

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Guest author Jacob Gilarski ’18, School of Business and Economics Peer Adviser The life of a college student is not something you are trained for growing up. Some students may not even decide that they want to venture into the college life until after they are out of high school, while others may spend a […]

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Learn to Learn, Add Value, Embrace Change

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As the campus sits quieter than normal in the first few weeks of July, I came to find out that I’ve currently spend over 25% of my life either as a student or an employee at UW-Stevens Point. As I approach my eighth year on campus – four as a student, and quickly approaching four […]

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Four Jobs Eveyone Should Try

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  Max Trzebiatowski If you’ve ever played a sport in your life, you’ve probably heard the saying, “Practice like you play.” or “Every repetition matters.” Whether it’s a swing, slapshot, jump shot, throw, kick, juke, jump, sprint or toss, you need to be focused and do it like you are in your top game form. […]

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Technology: Taken for granted?

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Max Trzebiatowski As we begin to get geared up for the school year and our SBE Academic and Career Advising Center gets ready for all of the new and returning students, we find that more and more of what we do in our office is technology based. This summer we embarked on a project to digitize […]

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Defining Professionalism: Step One

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Max Trzebiatowski One of the questions that we ask peer adviser candidates when they apply to become a peer adviser for the School of Business and Economics is, “How would you describe professionalism in your own words?” Professionalism is defined by Merriam-Webster as the skill, good judgment and polite behavior that is expected from a […]

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Six Degrees of Separation

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Max Trzebiatowski Have you ever heard of the six degrees of separation theory? My blog today talks about the idea that you are way more connected that you think. Even after you drop all technological devices; your family, friends and connections all have family, friends and connections, too. This past weekend my family and I attended […]

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Finding Jobs: Where to Look and What you Need

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Max Trzebiatowski Hi there! Today’s conversation starts with the overall economy and funnels down into how you can become visible in today’s job market. If you’ve ever taken an economics course before, then you’ve heard of the unemployment rate. This is a measure of all the men and women in the workforce who are unable to find […]

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What Do You Bring to the Table?

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Max Trzebiatowski One of the best things that I get to see throughout the four-year college process is students informing me about the dream internship they got or a job offer that they received that completely exceeded their expectations. The job process itself has all the parts of a great movie. There are points that make […]

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What did you really learn this semester?

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Max Trzebiatowski It’s amazing how fast a semester goes when you look back in retrospect. This semester seemed to be one of those fast moving ones for. The end of a semester makes me look back on everything that I got to do or be a part of, and although I didn’t take a single test, I […]

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