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Kopperud earns national NSSLHA scholarship

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For the first time ever, a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior is among 10 students in the country to receive a national scholarship for students pursuing a degree in communication sciences and disorders. Emily Kopperud has been awarded a National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) 2019-20 undergraduate scholarship. She is one of just six […]

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Nearly 500 CPS students earn Dean’s List honors for fall 2019

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Another successful semester is in the books as 495 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 219 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors for the 2019 fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. Congratulations to all! CPS Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 26 (13)Business […]

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UW-Stevens Point undergraduate already pursuing his MBA

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Tyler Patoka

While he will cross the commencement stage along with more than 600 graduates Saturday, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior and Stevens Point native Tyler Patoka is already a few steps ahead of many.  Over the past semester, Patoka has been taking classes for UW-Stevens Point’s master’s degree in business administration (MBA), while finishing his undergraduate […]

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Temple Grandin inspires, educates UW-Stevens Point students about autism

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“Show them what you can do!” That was the empowering message Temple Grandin, Ph.D., one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism, shared during an intimate dinner with a group of UW-Stevens Point students Dec. 3. [Photo Album] The students included the Neurodiversity Alliance support group, the Student Council For Exceptional Children, […]

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Chancellor’s Leadership Award recipients for fall 2019

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Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, 14 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at UW-Stevens Point have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated […]

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UW-Stevens Point receives largest individual gift from Port Edwards teacher

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A woman who devoted her career to helping children read has provided the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the largest individual gift in its 125-year history. A gift of $4.3 million from the estate of Dorothea Harju, an alumna, has been made to the UWSP Foundation for the School of Education. This generous gift will […]

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UWSP math education alum earns Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

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Kevin Reese

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alum is one of 108 teachers in the country honored with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Kevin Reese, a 2002 UW-Stevens Point mathematics education alum, has been a mathematics teacher at Clintonville High School for his entire 17-year teaching career, currently assigned to teach […]

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UWSP entry wins state RMA Article Writing Competition

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An entry written by Ludvika Gryskiewicz ’19, an accounting and management senior in the School of Business and Economics at UW-Stevens Point, and Accounting Lecturer Bo DeDeker won the Wisconsin Chapter Risk Management Association (RMA) Article Writing Competition and advanced to the national level. “Reflections of a Risk Management Analysis Case Study” The two main […]

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Anderson Classroom to Career Center Opens for Business

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The glass doors of the Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center officially opened for business in the School of Business and Economics Friday, Oct. 4 at UW-Stevens Point. The C2C Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial […]

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UW-Stevens Point, National Wellness Institute partner for new health coaching certificate

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A partnership between two national leaders in wellness will offer a new certification program that sets a new standard in facilitating behavior change that creates healthy lifestyles for people of all ages and abilities. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the National Wellness Institute are launching the Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate program this fall. […]

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