It’s like nothing that you’ve seen – the pending federal deficit. During the financial crisis, the budget deficit hit approximately $1.4 trillion – a record at the time. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the budget deficit for fiscal year 2020 (which ends in September) was expected to top $1 trillion before the coronavirus. […]
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Student Guest Blog: Joy Becker is a first-year health promotion and wellness student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The following article was originally posted on her personal blog, In Pursuit of Wellness, and re-posted with permission. Hello reader! Today’s post is fairly short and simple but I figured that would be appropriate for this […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions presented more than $26,000 in scholarships at its 2020 Awards Reception Wednesday, May 6 via a virtual ceremony. [Photo Gallery] Scholarships Judith Ann Herrold Athletic Training Professional ScholarshipDakota Wesenberg (M.S.-Athletic Training) Steven Blocher Memorial Athletic Training ScholarshipShannon Motzko (Health Science: Pre-Athletic Training) David and Julie Chitharanjan CLS […]
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When COVID-19 took her food and nutrition students out of their kitchen classroom, a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty member brought her kitchen to them. Senior Lecturer Deborah Tang has been cooking up videos in her own kitchen since the end of March to share with the 12 students in her Introductory Foods class. During […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Communication Sciences and Disorders honored students and alumni at its 2020 Awards Reception Sunday, May 3 in a video celebration. [Photo Gallery] A School Tradition: The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders developed the tradition of giving student and alumni awards in 1967 and expanded that tradition significantly in 1982. […]
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Ten students from the College of Professional Studies are among the 18 recipients of the 2019-20 Albertson Medallion Award at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This is the highest award given by our university; less than one percent of the graduating classes has been selected. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who […]
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Mickey James Hollander has served at the frontlines of two wars for the United States. His first life-and-death encounter came as a 21-year-old paratrooper in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne in 1991 as part of Operation Desert Storm, when he delivered essential supplies to U.S. troops fighting Iraqi forces in Kuwait. Now, the 51-year-old University […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Education celebrated teachers and future educators in a virtual awards ceremony on Monday, April 27. [Photo Gallery] The School of Education awarded 66 awards totaling $98,330 as student award winners, alumni teachers, donors and cooperating teachers were recognized in a video presentation. Scholarship Descriptions Partners & Alumni Awards […]
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Erin Redman is a sustainability education expert, professor and director of the Educational Sustainability doctoral program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Here, she explains to Ellen Tout how educators can model and advocate for sustainability. This interview was first published by the UK environmental charity TRAID and re-posted with permission. TRAID: How would you […]
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Robert Balas, Ph.D., former associate dean for the UW-Stevens Point School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, passed away April 21, 2020, at the age of 84. An audiologist, Balas joined the university as associate dean at the start of the 1976-77 academic year. In seven years (1976-83) at the helm of the program, Balas led […]
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