Associate Dean Holly Schmies was awarded the 2014 Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association (WATA) Outstanding Educator Award at the organization’s annual meeting in Eau Claire on April 4. Schmies has been teaching at UW-Stevens Point since 2000 when she held a split position between academics and clinical services. She has since worked as the clinical coordinator and […]
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Heads. Hearts. Hands. Valuing Our Learning Community
Faculty and staff engaged in rich conversation at the 18th Annual UW-Stevens Point Teaching Conference “Heads. Hearts. Hands. Valuing Our Learning Community” held in the Dreyfus University Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. [Photo Gallery] The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and presentations that demonstrate UW-Stevens Point’s ongoing commitment to quality teaching that […]
More...Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia
Professor of Communicative Disorders Julia King, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has a new textbook out that can help speech-language pathologists provide the best support for adults with aphasia and help them make a successful return to daily life. “Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia,” co-authored by King, Nina Simmons-Mackie and David Beukelman, provides clear […]
More...Practical Tips for Teaching Diverse Students
Future teachers from the UW-Stevens Point School of Education gained valuable professional development on “Practical Tips for Teaching Diverse Students” at the fall forum on Tuesday, Nov. 12. [Photo Gallery] Breakout sessions included: Professor Maysee Herr, education strategies for immersion experiences in culture, based on Camp Phoojywg-Friend Professor Kimiko Ott, Diversity and classroom/school issues Mary […]
More...Surviving Stroke Together
Stroke survivors, their family members, friends and caregivers learned what happens to the brain during a stroke and how it affects communication from Mary Day, clinical professor of communicative disorders at UW-Stevens Point, at the “Surviving Stroke Together” Portage County Area Stroke Support Group on Monday, Sept. 30 at the Lincoln Center. Over one million […]
More...Schmies takes over as head of the School of Physical Education & Athletic Training
Holly Schmies, Ph.D. was appointed as the associate dean and department head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Physical Education & Athletic Training, announced College of Professional Studies Dean Marty Loy. Schmies, an clinical assistant professor, is in her 13th year as the director of UW-Stevens Point Athletic Training Education Program. “This is an exciting […]
More...Students “triumph” to raise money, shave professors’ heads
Thanks to the efforts of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students, a young athlete with Cerebral Palsy will be able to participate in a half-Ironman competition this summer. Led by health promotion/wellness graduating senior Aaron Hunnel and the UWSP National Wellness Institute student chapter, $3,658 was raised so Katie Neuman can take on the 1.2-mile swim, […]
More...Agnes Jones: 1915-2013
Agnes Jones, a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point pioneer, died on Monday, April 29, 2013. She was 97. Jones was head of the UWSP Department of Home Economics from 1956-81. At the height of her tenure, the department offered five bachelor’s degrees with nine different options, and two master’s degrees. During Jones’s tenure, home economics was upgraded […]
More...Staff members honored with Outstanding Work Performance Award
A pair of staff members from the School of Education were honored for their outstanding service to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the 20th annual Classified Staff Spring Awards Ceremony in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Betty Kieliszewski and Linda Mirr were honored with the Outstanding Work Performance […]
More...Faculty and Staff Present at Scholarly and Creative Activity Reception
College of Professional Studies faculty and students presented at the UW-Stevens Point Library’s 6th Annual Scholarly & Creative Activity Reception and Jazz & Poetry Night on Thursday, April 11. [Photo Gallery] Professor Randy Cray presented two issues of Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau (CWERB) Economic Indicator Reports Professor Holly Schmies, athletic training education program director, […]
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