Category Archives: Faculty & Staff

Creating a well-school environment

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The head of the School of Health Promotion & Human Development (HPHD) and a nutritional sciences graduate student were part of a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction webinar panel that explored the impact of school health policy on child nutrition and physical activity. Annie Wetter, Ph.D., head of HPHD, and grad student Beth Hanna addressed […]

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Beuerman promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

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Professor of Military Science Major Eric G. Beuerman of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Army ROTC program was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel at a special ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 26. UWSP alum Gen. Mark Anderson of the Wisconsin Army National Guard presented LTC Beuerman with his new rank in front of friends, […]

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Communicative Disorders offers hearing screenings to UWSP employees

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Nearly 30 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty and staff took advantage of free hearing screenings offered for UWSP employees by the School of Communicative Disorders in January. Supervised by faculty, audiology graduate students conducted the 20-minute screenings. The screenings began with questions about the individual’s medical and hearing history. Then an otoscopic exam was preformed, […]

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Teaching Partners program kicks off 19th year

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Celebrating its 19th year, the Teaching Partners program continues to bring a focus of teaching and learning to the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. This year’s Teaching Partners participants met for an orientation session on Friday, Jan. 20, led by the co-directors of the Focus on Teaching and Learning program Donna Zimmerman and Kristi […]

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Celebrating Teaching and Learning at UWSP

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The 16th Annual UW-Stevens Point Teaching Conference, Celebrating Teaching and Learning: Stories of Inspiration, Motivation, and Innovation, was held in the Alumni Room of the Dreyfus University Center on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and poster presentations that demonstrate UWSP’s ongoing commitment to quality teaching that leads […]

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IA faculty member earns Green Building Award

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A design by Stevens Point architect and UWSP Senior Lecture of Interior Architecture Thomas Brown of the Mead Wildlife Area Education and Visitor Center has been honored with the “2011 Green Building Award,” from the WoodWorks Central United States Region this week. WoodWorks is an initiative of the Wood Products Council, which is a cooperative […]

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Helping the community maintain weight over the holidays

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While many people filled up on turkey, stuffing and cranberries during the Thanksgiving weekend, Deborah Tang, associate lecturer of dietetics at UW-Stevens Point, presented on “Maintaining Weight Over the Holidays” to the Healthy Habits group on Wednesday, Nov. 23 in the Oak Room at Ministry Home Care downtown Stevens Point. The group discussed and exchanged […]

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CWERB presents Third Quarter Economic Indicators Report

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The Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau (CWERB) presented its Stevens Point Economic Indicators Third Quarter report to over 100 members of the business community on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Stevens Point Country Club. Prof. Randy Cray, Ph.D., director of the CWERB, explained unemployment rates in Central Wisconsin, Wisconsin employment by sector, county sales tax […]

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Prof. Frazier earns Midwest Honor Award

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UW-Stevens Point Physical Education Professor Scott Frazier earned the 2012 Midwest Honor Award from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), presented at the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education (WHPE) banquet on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Chula Vista Resort and Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells. The Honor Award is the highest […]

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