Category Archives: Faculty & Staff

Health sciences and wellness professor helping business leaders to reset and reconnect

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Brian Krolczyk

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty member is helping people to achieve the reset they need to reconnect and rediscover their purpose. Associate Professor Brian Krolczyk, health sciences and wellness and business administration, traveled to Tuscany, Italy, in October 2024 to lead a five-day wellness retreat. Sponsored by the Conscious Workplace, a consulting firm based […]

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Rayvn Knipple – University Service Award 2024

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Rayvn Knipple

Sometimes, a day job ends and employees go home at the end of the workday. And then there’s Rayvn Knipple who works many late nights to foster a sustainable and inclusive campus community for all at UW-Stevens Point. During the day, Knipple works as the graduate programs assistant within the School of Education where he […]

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Jesse Mossholder – Excellence in Teaching 2024

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Jesse Mossholder

As a first-generation college student, Jesse Mossholder overcame homelessness thanks in part to his professors, who enabled him to persevere and graduate. Now, the associate lecturer is the one working to identify ways to ensure that all students’ needs are met in the UW-Stevens Point School of Education. “So much of my effort as a […]

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Data Analytics graduate, professor present customer retention research at world conference

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World Conference on Data Science & Statistics

Research findings from the UW-Stevens Point Center for Data Analytics show the costs of acquiring new customers are estimated to be 3-5 times higher than retention costs. UW-Stevens Point’s Sentry Endowed Chair Kurt Pflughoeft and data analytics alum Alick Corbley ’23 presented their research on customer retention at the World Conference on Data Science & […]

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Craig presented CPS Faculty Heroes Award for passion of Healthy Hearing

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Rachel Craig, Special Olympics Healthy Hearing

Rachel Craig, associate professor of audiology, serves as a clinical director for the Special Olympics Wisconsin Healthy Hearing program. Through training UW-Stevens Point graduate student volunteers to provide hundreds of free hearing screenings and follow-up recommendations, Rachel is making a lasting impact on athletes’ communication ability, quality of life, social interactions and health. Without these […]

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Fischer selected to lead School of Health Sciences and Wellness at UW-Stevens Point 

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Julia Fischer

Julia Fischer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has been named the assistant dean and head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness, announced College of Professional Studies Dean Rebecca Sommer, Ph.D.  Fischer has been serving as the school’s interim assistant dean since June 2023 and replaces Sommer, who was named CPS dean in December. She […]

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Finance student taking financial literacy research to the state capitol

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Henry Niedbalski and Nik Butz

A recent legislation will require financial literacy education courses in Wisconsin high schools starting the fall of 2024. In response, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior Henry Niedbalski will present his investigations on the current state of financial literacy education in schools at the 20th anniversary Research in the Rotunda event on Wednesday, March 6. [Event […]

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UWSP health student, faculty earn American Red Cross Awards

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Beth Kinslow, Matthew Rinehart award

Matthew Rinehart, a current UW-Stevens Point Doctor of Physical Therapy student and 2022 health science graduate, was presented the American Red Cross Certificate of Merit for his recent life-saving actions. [Photos/Videos] Rinehart helped saved a man’s life while working at Menards in Plover this summer by using the CPR training he received from Assistant Professor […]

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May graduate finds mentor, health care path at UW-Stevens Point

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Michelle Shulfer and Victor Chukwuemeka

Victor Chukwuemeka, Stevens Point, met the right person at the right time during a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a few years ago. He had been taking nursing classes, but that wasn’t the right fit. He knew he wanted to help people and work in health care. With his brother George attending UW-Stevens […]

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Kinslow’s focus on mental health leads to CPS Faculty Heroes Award

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Beth Kinslow

UW-Stevens Point Assistant Professor Beth Kinslow advocates for improved mental health and wellbeing as a certified mental health first aid instructor through the National Council of Mental Wellbeing. Because of Beth’s training and passion for improved mental health, UWSP students, athletes, coaches, faculty and staff have learned to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms […]

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