Category Archives: Outreach

School of Education students awarded for inspirational efforts in Namibia

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A group of 18 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point education students enriched and inspired the lives of children with disabilities in Namibia, an experience that earned the students the College of Professional Studies Heroes Award. On this trip to Windhoek, Namibia, the UW-Stevens Point students had the opportunity to work within an unfamiliar culture as they […]

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UWSP baseball team visits McDill Elementary

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Members of the UW-Stevens Point baseball team were literally the big men on campus when they visited McDill Elementary School on Friday, April 12. [Photo Gallery] The Pointers stopped by kindergarten-sixth grade classrooms to read stories, answer questions, eat lunch and even sign a few autographs for the students. Many of the books were about […]

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UWSP ROTC Presents Vietnam Vet With Honors

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Some awards are well worth the wait. As was the case when the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ROTC program presented a long-overdue award to an area veteran on Thursday, April 4. [Photo Gallery] Richard R. Konkol of Stevens Point served in Vietnam in the early 1970s.  When he left the service, some awards he had […]

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Donors register to “Be the Match”

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A quick swab of the cheek is all it took for 136 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students, faculty and staff as they registered for a chance to be a hero and save someone’s life at the UWSP Sports Medicine Club Be the Match bone marrow registry drive on Tuesday, March 19. [Photo Gallery] The odds are […]

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Family Economics & Financial Education Project

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Empowering future generations by strengthening and extending the ability of schools and community organizations to raise the personal financial capabilities of young adults, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosted a Family Economics & Financial Education (FEFE) workshop on Saturday, March 16. The workshop provided attendees, including eight UW-Stevens Point family & consumer sciences students, with […]

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Solving Problems in Architecture

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Redesigning spaces for real clients in the community, students in the interior architecture program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point not only gain valuable experience, but also leave a lasting impact. Students in Associate Lecturer Wendy Redeker’s IA 415 Problems in Architecture worked in groups on two projects this semester: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plover […]

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Cabeza, hombros, rodillas, y pies

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A popular children’s song took a bit of a twist at “Let’s Learn Spanish” at UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, March 2. [Photo Gallery] After reviewing numbers and colors lessons from the first two weeks of the class, instructor Shayna Thomas, a Spanish education and elementary education major at UWSP, taught young children the song “Head, […]

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You Only Better Health & Wellness Fair

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A new year, a new you–only better! That was the message as students, faculty and staff from the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion & Human Development (HPHD) took part in the You – Only Better Health & Wellness Fair at the Stevens Point Holiday Inn & Convention Center on Monday, Jan. 14. The goal […]

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UWSP men’s hockey donates teddy bears

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The ice at K.B. Willett Arena was covered with something the Zamboni couldn’t even clear—teddy bears! The UW-Stevens Point men’s hockey team, along with the Pointer Blue Line Club, hosted the annual Teddy Bear Toss on Saturday, Dec. 8 against UW-Stout. Fans were encouraged to bring a new teddy bear to the Willett and, when […]

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New program improves English skills of families in Almond-Bancroft schools

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Spanish-speaking students in the Almond-Bancroft School District will be able to use technology to reduce communication barriers and improve academic performance thanks to a grant from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. [Photo Gallery] Lisa Vann, a 2007 graduate of UW-Stevens Point, spearheaded the effort to create online literacy labs to enhance the district’s English Language […]

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