It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since I sat in my first MBA course at UW-Stevens Point. There I sat wide-eyed and ready to soak up whatever information I could possibly take in from the dozens of strangers sharing a room with me; strangers I now call colleagues, mentors and friends. Although […]
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The Upside of Difficulties
In this year, this time, and this moment, it seems as if every one of us has something we’re struggling with. This isn’t to diminish pre-existing problems or concerns, but in my short life, I haven’t experienced people within a culture (or portion of a culture) witness, act and suffer the way those around me […]
More...Capitalizing on These Shoes I Borrow
Sometimes it takes generations to break the cycle of poverty and oppression. And even when the cycle is broken, it can be easy to fall back into. As a child of political refugees, my parents came to America with nothing but the shirts on their back. My parents spoke little English and did their best […]
More...Regret: A Product of Inaction, not Action
We’ve all been there: you’re tasked with making a decision, regardless of how trivial it is, and you have to choose quickly. Instantaneously considering opportunity costs and the way that this next decision will affect future decisions, a “yes” or “no” must be offered (obviously not all decisions are as linear as yes or no […]
More...Asking for an Answer
As humans, we ask ourselves tough questions, oftentimes with the understanding that there are no right answers. These questions can take the form of encouraged self-reflection or possibly modified therapy. We ask these meaningful, powerful questions because we’re curious of course, but mainly because we want an answer. “Why did that horrible thing happen to […]
More...5 Simple Ways to Release Tension in the Mind and Body
Student Guest Blog: Joy Becker is a first-year health promotion and wellness student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The following article was originally posted on her personal blog, In Pursuit of Wellness, and re-posted with permission. Hello reader! Today’s post is fairly short and simple but I figured that would be appropriate for this […]
More...Surviving Quarantine Academy
Student Guest Blog: Joy Becker is a first-year health promotion and wellness student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The following article was originally posted on her personal blog, In Pursuit of Wellness, and re-posted with permission. Surprise! Doing school from home is hard. At last, the secret is finally out to all my non-homeschooled […]
More...College Life as a Cadet
Hey Pointers! My name is Isabel Moritz, but you can call me Izzie! I’m a newly contracted cadet here at UW-Stevens Point and I will be taking over the blog. This is my first time doing anything like this, so I hope that you can hang tight until I get the hold of this. I’m […]
More...Top 5 College Success Factors at UW-Stevens Point
Guest author Jacob Gilarski ’18, School of Business and Economics Peer Adviser The life of a college student is not something you are trained for growing up. Some students may not even decide that they want to venture into the college life until after they are out of high school, while others may spend a […]
More...Growth Through Summercise Internship
10 weeks, 9+ projects, 8 rotations, 7 interns, 6 Summercise classes, 5 dollar gas prices, 4 pounds of sea glass, 3 thousand miles, 2 villages and 1 adventure of a lifetime. Since I have returned back to the lower 48, and my home in Minnesota, the hardest question I have been asked is, “What did […]
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