Category Archives: On Campus

2012 Albertson Award Recipients

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Six students from the College of Professional Studies are among the 2011-12 recipients of the Albertson Medallion Award at UW-Stevens Point. Named for James Albertson, former president of Wisconsin State University-Stevens Point, the Albertson Medallion Award is the highest honor that can be given to a student at UW-Stevens Point. Awarded annually, the Albertson Medallion […]

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Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative

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As a graduate assistant working within the UW-Stevens Point Employee Wellness program, I have had a great amount of collaboration with many different campus departments and professionals. One of my biggest responsibilities right now is participating in discussion with a committee filled with passionate staff and faculty. We all have the same goal: To one […]

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Bring a faculty to PT

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Faculty and administrators at UW-Stevens Point traded in their exams and projects for running shoes and medicine balls as the ROTC program hosted “Bring a faculty to PT” on April 18-19. Photo Gallery Al Thompson (Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs), Marty Loy (Dean of the College of Professional Studies), Daron Montgomery (Director of Athletics), Prof. […]

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Classified Staff Appreciation Week 2012

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Several College of Professional Studies staff members were honored for their service to UW-Stevens Point at the Classified Staff Spring Awards Ceremony in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room on Tuesday, April 17. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication to UWSP! Outstanding Work Performance Award The Outstanding Work Performance Award recognizes performance […]

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Women & Science Day showcases careers to area students

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More than 400 area seventh and eighth grade girls came to UW-Stevens Point to learn more about future careers in the sciences from women who are experts in their field on Women & Science Day on Friday, Feb. 24. A keynote address, “An Education in Science Opens Many Doors,” was presented by Laura Nelson, a […]

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Communicative Disorders offers hearing screenings to UWSP employees

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Nearly 30 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty and staff took advantage of free hearing screenings offered for UWSP employees by the School of Communicative Disorders in January. Supervised by faculty, audiology graduate students conducted the 20-minute screenings. The screenings began with questions about the individual’s medical and hearing history. Then an otoscopic exam was preformed, […]

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Celebrating Teaching and Learning at UWSP

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The 16th Annual UW-Stevens Point Teaching Conference, Celebrating Teaching and Learning: Stories of Inspiration, Motivation, and Innovation, was held in the Alumni Room of the Dreyfus University Center on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and poster presentations that demonstrate UWSP’s ongoing commitment to quality teaching that leads […]

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Employee Wellness hosts Safety & Wellness Fair

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UW-Stevens Point employees and their families got health answers from professionals at the Safety & Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Dreyfus University Center. Vendors from 35 companies provided information on bone density, physical therapy, work safety, sports medicine, ergonomics, lab safety, nutrition and occupational health. The event is sponsored by UWSP Employee […]

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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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Honoring 9/11 Alumni

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The UW-Stevens Point ROTC presented the colors as the university marked the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a commemorative program and moment of silence on the front lawn of Old Main on Friday, September 9. UWSP honored the family members of two UW-Stevens Point alumni who died in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, including […]

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