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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Two faculty members from the UW-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics were honored for their paper at the 49th annual Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) International Convention, on Friday, March 1 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. C.R. Marshall and Lyna Matesi won the North American Management Society’s Distinguished Paper Award at the convention for […]
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A new college-wide task force focused on improving inclusiveness and diversity within the College of Professional Studies at UW-Stevens Point has been created. The task force will advise the college on matters of inclusiveness and diversity, encourage inclusiveness and diversity within member CPS departments, and make one tangible improvement to CPS’s inclusive culture or appreciation […]
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“What it means to be a teaching and learning institution?” That was the big question at the 17th Annual UW-Stevens Point Teaching Conference, Education As Transformation, held in the Alumni Room of the Dreyfus University Center on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. [Photo Gallery] The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and presentations that […]
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Whether it be in college or kindergarten, technology and teaching go hand-in-hand. At UW-Stevens Point, the new Center for Collaborative and Interactive Technologies (CCIT) is preparing to launch its first cohort of Tech Select faculty that will enhance their skills necessary to engage students and promote high academic achievement through the use of technology. The […]
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Diversity and inclusivity were the hot topics at the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies all-college meeting on Thursday, Aug. 30. Dean Marty Loy addressed the faculty and staff on the state of the college before they attended breakout sessions led by colleagues. Photo Gallery Director of Nontraditional Student Services Ron Strege presented on the […]
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