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The National Sales (Flat) Tax

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The National Sales (Flat) Tax

Recently there has been a lot of buzz about implementing a form of flat tax, a 30% national sales tax, to replace the current tax structure. This blog provides a simple (yet realistic) example to demonstrate the implications for taxpayers if the currently proposed federal national sales tax of 30% was implemented. Prior to the […]

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ROTC program ranks 15th in nation

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ROTC Ranking

The ROTC Northwoods Battalion at UW-Stevens Point was ranked 15th out of 274 in the nation for its Order of Merit score. This ranks ROTC cadets on academics, physical abilities and university athletics participation, campus leadership evaluations, summer training and extracurricular activities. “Our cadets have performed exceptionally well this last year and rank among the finest […]

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CPS Dean’s List Released for Fall 2022

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Dean's List

A total of 564 undergraduate students had a GPA over 3.75–including 246 with a perfect 4.0–to earn dean’s list honors for the 2022 fall semester in the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Congratulations to all! CPS Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 33 (16)Business Administration: 49 (19)Business Economics: […]

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CBEI Central Wisconsin Fall 2022 Report

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Scott Wallace, Kevin Bahr, Caz McChrystal

An Uncertain Year Ahead As we bid adieu to 2022, our thoughts turn to the upcoming year. We at the CBEI hope that the contents of this publication can help shed light on some of the challenges and opportunities for the uncertain year ahead. [Presentation Photos] In The U.S. Economy and Inflation in 2023, Chief […]

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Sentry Insurance $10 million gift will propel UW-Stevens Point business school

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Sentry School of Business and Economics

A $10 million gift from the Sentry Insurance Foundation will significantly expand opportunities for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point business students, with an impact that will affect the entire region. The donation to the School of Business and Economics is the largest one-time gift in Sentry Insurance Foundation’s history, and the largest the university has ever […]

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The Social Security Conundrum

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The Social Security Conundrum

Social Security has been in the news recently, as the topic has again become a subject of political discussion. The conundrum – while workers have paid into the Social Security system for many years expecting to receive a certain level of benefits, the money may not be there when they retire. Social Security – Who […]

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UW-Stevens Point Celebrates 120 years of Home Economics

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A celebration of 120 years of home economics education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point included two days of events to mark the university’s family and consumer sciences and interior architecture programs. [View Photos] “TADA! A Celebration of UW-Stevens Point Textile Arts and Design Application” was held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12, featuring tours of […]

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Dietetics senior sets sights on improving nutritional health for fellow veterans

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Randi Miranda

U.S. Navy veteran Randi Miranda joined military service to follow in the footsteps of her “favorite human,” her grandfather, Thomas J. Lawrence. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior from Abbotsford was inspired by his U.S. Navy service in Vietnam, and that of her Uncle David, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, a “Green […]

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South Wood County Collaboration feature at UWSP Foundation Board Meeting

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Tami Swenson and Corey Huck present to the UWSP Foundation Board

The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness hosted the UWSP Foundation Board of Directors on Nov. 4 in the CPS Café. College of Professional Studies Dean Marty Loy welcomed the board and provided updates, followed by a presentation from Professor Corey Huck and our new Legacy Endowed Professor of Population Health Tami Swenson […]

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Food historian, author brings ‘High on the Hog’ to UW-Stevens Point campuses

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Jessica B Harris

The culinary historian who wrote the book that inspired the Netflix miniseries “High on the Hog” visited the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Oct. 25-27, 2022. [View Photos] Jessica B. Harris, who is considered by many to be one of the ranking authorities on the food of the African Diaspora – or scattering of the culture, […]

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