Category Archives: Partnerships

CPS collaboration helps build Pacelli Fitness Center

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When Pacelli Catholic High School in Stevens Point had a need to create a new fitness facility, it knew the faculty experts and students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point would be a goldmine of knowledge to tap into. [Photo Gallery] Members of the Pacelli Big Red Booster Club reached out to UWSP School of […]

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UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics awarded accreditation by AACSB

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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has earned accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for its School of Business and Economics. Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world. “AACSB accreditation is an external recognition of […]

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UWSP part of honored nursing program

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An online nursing bachelor’s degree completion program offered through a collaboration among six University of Wisconsin System universities including UW-Stevens Point has been honored by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association. BSN@Home was recently recognized with the 2016 Celebration of Excellence Award for a Mature Program, which honors sustained innovation. Launched in 1996, the […]

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Sentry Insurance gives UW-Stevens Point largest gift in campus history

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News Release | Photos | Video | WSAU | WSAW | WAOW Stevens Point Journal | Stevens Point City-Times | Portage County Gazette Sentry Insurance presented the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the largest donation in the university’s 122-year history Tuesday, March 8. The gift of $4 million will endow two new faculty positions and […]

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A day with the dean

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by guest blogger Olivia Helbach, a sophomore at Amherst High School Today I am spending the day with Marty Loy, dean of the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. I’m a part of a program called Teen Leadership Portage County, where each of us has a mentor. We meet 2-4 times within the year and see […]

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Campus to Community: Marshfield

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In a proactive effort to connect the resources of UW-Stevens Point to its regional communities, the university launched a new program. The Campus to Community program introduces UW-Stevens Point students and faculty to the communities in north central Wisconsin. [Photo Gallery] Because our region requires a sustainable infusion of educated talent, it is incumbent to […]

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2015 Digital Learning JumpStart Conference

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Two hundred educators from 35 districts and agencies around the state got a jump start on the upcoming school year by learning about new technology at the UW-Stevens Point Digital Learning JumpStart Conference on Monday, Aug. 10, sponsored by Wisconsin Technology Initiative. [Photo Gallery] The conference provided PK-12 teachers, pre-service teachers and higher education faculty with […]

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Hmong Bike-Ped Community Map receives grant with help from UWSP faculty

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An ethnographically-based bicycle/pedestrian activity map of Stevens Point will be funded in part by Saint Michael’s Foundation. The Hmong Bike-Ped Community Map aims to engage the Hmong community by creating a culturally relevant approach to physical activity. The collaborative efforts of Portage County Can Coalition and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will engage Hmong families […]

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UW-Stevens Point sponsors Wisconsin Reading Research Symposium

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A sold-out crowd of teachers, administrators and reading specialists from around the state attended the 34th Annual Wisconsin Reading Research Symposium June 26-27 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center in Stevens Point. [Photo Gallery] The two-day event was sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies and School of Education […]

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Morgridges visit UW-Stevens Point

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Philanthropists John and Tashia Morgridge visited UW-Stevens Point on March 10 for the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars Banquet. Just before, they took time to visited the College of Professional Studies to learn about what has been accomplished with a grant received through the Wisconsin Technology Initiative (WTI). WTI was established by the Mortgridges in 2010 […]

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