Category Archives: Outreach

Building the Teachers of Tomorrow: Inside The SPAPSD and UWSP Collaborative P.E. Teacher Practicum

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The Stevens Point Area Public School District (SPAPSD) and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) School of Education team up to shape the future of physical education. Together, they provide essential practicum experience for future educators, training over 30 physical education degree students each semester. A practicum is a period of hands-on training where students […]

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Students deliver business solutions for Noble Community Clinics at Case in Point

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Case in Point winners

Students brought bold, data-driven strategies to help Noble Community Clinics expand its reach and recruit talent during the Fall 2025 Case in Point Business Solutions Competition at UW-Stevens Point. [View Photos] Case in Point provided 26 students who applied with hands-on consulting experience, working in teams to develop innovative solutions for a local partner, Noble […]

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UW-Stevens Point’s DPT program finds success with community engagement

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DPT Grads

Since its creation in 2022, the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point grew to 133 students in four cohorts, with its first class of 31 graduating in December 2024, and 36 students joining the program this June. “Since the beginning, our vision has stayed the same,” said Kathy Zalewski, […]

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Community physical therapy clinic offered through UW-Stevens Point

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DPT Clinic

A space at the nearby Stevens Point Area YMCA serves as a community physical therapy clinic, offering free consultations and services for the public and hands-on experience for students within the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. The graduate students work at the UW-Stevens Point Physical Therapy Clinic as part of […]

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UWSP hosts 2025 Educators Rising State Conference and Competitions

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Educators Rising

More than 300 enthusiastic high school students from 35 school districts across the state were in full force as they explored future career opportunities in education at the 2025 Educators Rising State Conference and Competitions Friday, March 7, hosted by the UW-Stevens Point School of Education. [View Photos] Themed “In It Together,” the summit included […]

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Case in Point Business Solutions Competition aims to build Central Wisconsin Food Truck Association membership

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Case in Point

From creating a custom food truck app and a members-only WhatsApp group to leveraging an internship program and building a library of resources, student groups shared step-by-step implementation plans during the 2025 UW-Stevens Point Case in Point Business Solutions Competition. [View Photos] Case in Point provided 20 students who applied with hands-on consulting experience, working […]

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UWSP earns Community Partner Award from Marshfield Clinic Health System

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MCHS Award

The School of Health Sciences and Wellness proudly accepted the 2023 Marshfield Clinic Health System Outstanding Partner in Community Health award for UWSP’s five-year partnership with MCHS on a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant for the Community Connections Team (CCT) program. [View Photos] Recipients of this award work closely with MCHS’s Center for Community Impact and Social Accountability (CISA) […]

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Inaugural Case in Point Business Solutions Competition focuses on opportunities for local tourism

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Case in Point

A champion was crowned in a competition that had students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point collaborating with the Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to help find funding solutions for local tourism efforts. The inaugural Case in Point Business Solutions Competition had four teams, made up by 19 students, working on a specific […]

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School of Education hosts 2024 Educators Rising Wisconsin Summit

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Educators Rising Summit 2024

Nearly 300 enthusiastic high school students from 30 school districts across the state soared as they explored future career opportunities in education at the 2024 Educators Rising Wisconsin Annual Summit and Competition Wednesday, March 6, hosted by the UW-Stevens Point School of Education. [View Photos] This year’s summit themed, “Take Flight and Soar!,” was intended […]

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Literacy Lab earns Boys & Girls Club Community Award 

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Literacy Lab

A tutoring program that matches UW-Stevens Point reading students with local youth was recognized by the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County. The UWSP Literacy Lab at Jefferson Elementary was presented the 2023 Community Partnership Award during the BGC Awards Night on Feb. 27 in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room. [Literacy Lab Photos] […]

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