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Design Charrette students create home makeovers

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Home improvement TV shows are all the rage nowadays. From “Designed to Sell” to “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” these shows highlight the interior design profession. Earlier this semester, the UW-Stevens Point Interior Architecture 301 class (Design Charrette) completed mock plans to redesign a house to sell during a one-day, one-credit class. For Prof. Pat Kluetz, […]

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Midterm motivation in the words of a creative genius, Steve Jobs

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Congrats! You survived eight weeks of the semester which means you’ve made it half-way through! My schedule has always been CRAZY but at midterm things always seem to get a little more chaotic. There are exams; I had three this week which I didn’t do so hot on. Then there are all the other things that make […]

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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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The ROTC JFTX – A civilian’s perspective

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  The ROTC Joint Field Training Exercise (JFTX) is an opportunity for students to experience what the Army does without any obligation. Freshmen and sophomores taking Military Science 101 and 201 attend this exciting training experience. The following is a firsthand account of the experience from freshman Kayla Griffey. My experience at the FTX was […]

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A full plate (of potatoes)

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Having a full plate for some students means they are maxed out on school, work, volunteering, family, extracurricular activities and social life. Phew! But for students in the UW-Stevens Point nutrition program, having a full plate is a good thing. Added to senior Casey Mitchell’s plate was making recipes for the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable […]

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Great Escapes Phase 2

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by Jess Wieland Phase 2 has officially commenced! There was much work to be done in these past two weeks and it all started with the planning diagrams and Hawaiian pizza once again. Our group got together to brainstorm a bunch of ideas on how to break up our space and how to layout each selected […]

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UWSP welcomes Daron Montgomery

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UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson hosted a welcome reception for new Director of Athletics Daron Montgomery and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Al Thompson, Jr., in the Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Prior to begining at UWSP, Montgomery was  senior associate athletic director at University of Detroit Mercy. During […]

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End of Phase 1

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Hello Everyone! We have now finished and submitted phase one of the Oxfam Headquarters project. Here is the final PDF file. It is always exciting to finish a phase in such a long process! As part of the space planning and conceptualizing we had to choose and define what approximately 400 square feet of our […]

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Eat Local: Jasia Steinmetz on NBC15

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UWSP food and nutrition professor Jasia Steinmetz, Ph.D., RD, CD, was featured on NBC15 in Madison on Monday, Oct. 10. Steinmetz’s book, “Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food” explains how inexpensive food and the global food system are major contributors to many of the problems facing our country and planet […]

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