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After-college jobs

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Hola chicos, Hello everyone! Welcome back to Stevens Point and another semester of classes here at UWSP! I hope everyone is enjoying this semester so far, I know I am. This is my last semester on campus, and with only 12 credits it’s the slowest course load I’ve ever had and I’m really enjoying the […]

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Hands-on Learning: SPASH Career Center

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Can you believe it we are already in the spring semester of this school year?! I’m not sure about the rest of you, but for me, first semester flew by! This is my last ever spring semester as an undergrad student at UW-Stevens Point, as I am preparing to graduate in December 2015. Something exciting […]

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Teaching Partners present pedagogy

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How and why do students cheat? Do students perform better if they create the course syllabus? Those were some of the questions that led to faculty pedagogy for the 2014 Teaching Partners program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Teaching Partners at UW-Stevens Point are faculty and teaching academic staff who are paired and asked to […]

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Innovative athletic training course collaborates with SPASH

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An innovative approach of delivering college courses is allowing high school students to explore potential professions before they enroll in college. Eight students from Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH) are earning college credit by enrolling in Introduction to Athletic Training​ via video telepresence technology at UW-Stevens Point this semester. [Photo Gallery] SPASH students and […]

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Alumni named Top 100 Health Promotion Professionals

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Three University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point health promotion/wellness alumni have been named to the Top 100 Health Promotion Professionals by the Wellness Council of America (WELCO). Aaron Hunnel ’13 Hunnel currently works as a wellness coordinator for Network Health, a Health Insurance Company based in northeast Wisconsin. He help people live healthier lives by administering the […]

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Alumni Update: A Single Crunch, Farm to School Program

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by Emily Verbeten ’14, Farm to School in Winnebago County Serving my time as an AmeriCorps Farm to School member for re:TH!NK in Winnebago County, thus far, has been an exceptionally rewarding experience. Coming from a health promotion/wellness background, child obesity has always been a passion of mine. To choose merely one story, with the purpose […]

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Dean’s List released for College of Professional Studies

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The grades are in for the 2014 fall semester and a total of 580 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 171 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. Congratulations to all! Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Athletic Training: 29 (4) […]

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Listening to her passion: Lucy Woerfel ’17

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By Ashley Remington ’15 “I didn’t always know what an audiologist was, but I always knew I wanted to be one,” said Lucy Woerfel ’17. When she was in the fifth grade, her two-year-old cousin Billy was diagnosed as being severely hearing impaired, igniting a passion that would determine her education and future career. “It […]

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Paying it Forward this Holiday Season

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As winter break is upon us and many of us travel home for the holidays I’m sure we are all filled with excitement to have a break from classes and enjoy some time with family and friends. While the word Christmas holds different meaning for everyone I am going to share what Christmas means to […]

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Adventures of a Student Teacher

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Hello all and welcome to my blog! Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Katie Olson and I am a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. My majors are Spanish and secondary education and my minors are ESL (English as a second language) and international studies. During my time at UW-Stevens Point, […]

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