UW-Stevens Point Professor of Health Science Rory Suomi, Ph.D., LPTA, presented at the Third Annual International Conference on Exercise and Health, hosted by Guangzhou Sport University in China Nov. 16-25, 2016. [View Photos] Suomi, who is the director of the Special Needs Aquatic Program at UW-Stevens Point, presented a keynote address of “Creating Waves: Developing […]
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Joan North Place opening at UW-Stevens Point
Emeritus Dean Joan North, who served as a dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for 25 years, was honored with a new space on campus that celebrates the college’s alumni, students and history. The Joan North Place grand opening was held on Nov. 3 in the CPS Building. Located […]
More...Herr earns state camp award
A camp organized by UW-Stevens Point Associate Professor of Education Maysee Yang Herr and alum Yauo Yang ’08 has been selected for a state award. The American Camp Association Wisconsin Local Council of Leaders has selected Camp Phuoojywg-Friend to receive the Excellence in Program Recognition award. Camp Phoojywg-Friend is a two-week camp that offers basic […]
More...Bob Rossmiller: 1921-2016
Former UW-Stevens Point Professor of Education Robert (Bob) Rossmiller of Stevens Point died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at the age of 95. Bob was born June 16, 1921, the fourth child of Melvin (Bud) and Mary (Gruno) Rossmiller. He grew up on a farm in Honey Creek before moving to East Troy with his family […]
More...Maier takes over command of UW-Stevens Point ROTC program
The Army ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has a new department chair and professor of military science in Army Lieutenant Colonel Rochell Maier who started with the Pointer Battalion in August 2016. LTC Maier received her Army commission in Aviation through ROTC and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-La […]
More...Kadoch named head of Division of Interior Architecture
Assistant Professor Aaron Kadoch has been named the associate dean of the College of Professional Studies and head of the UW-Stevens Point Division of Interior Architecture, announced Dean Marty Loy. As associate dean and division head, Kadoch will lead the faculty, staff and students in the Division of Interior Architecture (IA) and its mission to […]
More...Herr shares Hmong culture, earns Ethel and Ward Cable Family Faculty Heroes Award
Maysee Yang Herr is passionate about education and her culture. The School of Education associate professor combines the two every summer at Camp Phoojywg-Friend, a two-week camp that offers basic Hmong cultural lessons that focus on the ethnic group’s history, music, folklore, art and language in Wausau. For her efforts, Herr has earned the inaugural […]
More...Turgeson earns WAFCS Leader Award
Assistant Professor Susan Turgeson, Ed.D., CFCS was presented with the 2016 Leader Award at the Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (WAFCS) Annual Conference Friday, April 1. Turgeson, who has served as treasurer of WAFCS since 2000, adds the Leaders Award to her impressive list of honors: 2015 President-elect National Association of Teacher Educators […]
More...Sentry Insurance gives UW-Stevens Point largest gift in campus history
News Release | Photos | Video | WSAU | WSAW | WAOW Stevens Point Journal | Stevens Point City-Times | Portage County Gazette Sentry Insurance presented the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the largest donation in the university’s 122-year history Tuesday, March 8. The gift of $4 million will endow two new faculty positions and […]
More...20th Annual UWSP Teaching Conference: Appreciating the Value of Higher Education
“Appreciating the Value of Higher Education: Engaging our Students, the Community, and Ourselves” was the overarching theme at the 20th Annual University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Teaching Conference held in the Dreyfus University Center on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. [Photo Gallery] The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and presentations that demonstrate UW-Stevens Point’s […]
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