A group of 15 UW-Stevens Point speech-language pathology graduate students are on a 12-day trip to the Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Care (CAIF) in Curitiba, Brazil. By Pam Terrell, Ph.D. We arrived safe and sound, with all of our luggage, on Saturday afternoon. We took some time to unpack, shower, and rest a bit […]
More...Air Assault: Mission Completed
Written by Jeffrey L. Hensley During this summer I was afforded the opportunity to travel to Fort Benning, Ga., and earn my right to wear the Air Assault wings. Going there I was incredibly nervous after hearing all the “horror” stories from others. Needless to say I was determined to return home Air Assault qualified. […]
More...A View of Teaching by Thomas McCaig
Thomas E. McCaig, former professor and head of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Education, passed away May 21, 2012. McCaig joined the faculty of the School of Education at the UW-Stevens Point in 1966. He served as associate dean and head of the School of Education from 1972-78. He received the UW-Stevens Point […]
More...CPS iPad pilot program enhances learning
“There’s an app for that,” was a commonly stated phrase as the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies celebrated the iPad pilot program for 2011-12. Faculty and staff presented on how they used tablet technology with their students, in and outside the classroom, and shared tips and tools they found useful. Corey Huck (Health Promotion/Wellness) […]
More...2012 Albertson Award Recipients
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 […]
More...Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative
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 […]
More...Brown designs new bell tower at historic firehouse
The Historic Fire Station No. 2 was topped off with a new bell tower, designed by Tom Brown, a senior lecturer in the Division of Interior Architecture at UW-Stevens Point. Now a museum operated by the Portage County Historical Society, the fire station was built in 1885 and is the oldest municipal building in Stevens […]
More...Bring a faculty to PT
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. […]
More...Classified Staff Appreciation Week 2012
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 […]
More...Weaving Hmong culture through literacy
Every culture has a different story to tell that builds America into the melting pot it is today. Students throughout Stevens Point elementary schools are getting a unique taste of these tales that promote literacy and culture. The UW-Stevens Point Student Education Association (StWEA) received a $1,000 Community Learning Through America’s Schools (CLASS) Grant, which […]
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