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Why choose UWSP?

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Hola Chicos, As summer is coming to a close and fall nears closer, most of us begin to think about returning to school. Classes here at UW-Stevens Point start up in less than a month and many high school seniors are getting ready to apply for colleges. Students already in college may be wondering if […]

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Students earn scholarships from School of Business & Economics

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Tim Lau

The UW-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics handed out 20 scholarships to 43 students at its 2014 Awards Reception sponsored by Associated Bank Friday, May 2 in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room. [Photo Gallery] Business Advisory Council Scholarship The School of Business & Economics Business Advisory Council (BAC) was formed to keep our […]

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What we wish we would’ve known

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At the beginning of the semester, four students and myself in the business administration major capstone course (Bus 480) sat down in front of underclassmen and shared our ‘words of wisdom’ for survival of a business major. It was the first School of Business & Economics (SBE) event of the semester, and a fun one […]

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Big, Bad and Scary: Business 480

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I’m currently in the last semester of my business degree and therefore am taking the capstone course for all business majors: Bus. 480. It’s reputation can be frightening; it is known to be difficult, time consuming, stressful, and cover a lot of topics you probably forgot about from all your degree requirements. Being almost done […]

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Gardening for good

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  A big trend in business today is the emergence of social entrepreneurship. This stellar idea of creating business to help solve societal or community problems has been popping up nationally, even here in the Stevens Point community. I’m studying it in my Business 390 course and it has been fascinating to learn about different […]

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Taste of NFL founder visits UWSP

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The founder of Taste of the NFL, a non-profit organization dedicated to kicking hunger in America, spoke to business and dietetics students at UW-Stevens Point about ”Giving is Good Business” on Thursday, May 2. Stevens Point native Wayne Kostroski and the Taste of the NFL Foundation has raised over $13 million for hunger relief over […]

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An Evening of Celebration

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Friday night (April 26) was a celebratory evening for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics. A room of talented, hard-working students, College of Professional Studies (CPS) faculty, and area business donors gathered together to celebrate some of the best the college has to offer. [Photo Gallery] I am happy to be […]

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View From the Top: Peter Bushman ’80

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A 1980 Chancellor’s Leadership Award winner and third-generation UW-Stevens Point alum returned to campus to share his “View from the Top” perspective on Tuesday, April 23. Peter Bushman ’80 visited with UWSP School of Business & Economics students and discussed his 30 years of sales and marketing experience and encouraged students to “make an investment […]

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CPS students present research at Posters in the Rotunda

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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students are sharing research findings during Posters in the Rotunda Wednesday, April 17, at the State Capitol in Madison. The College of Professional Studies was well represented with poster presentations by students from athletic training and economics: Kayla Allred, Jason Linzmeier, Katie Weinzatl – School of Physical Education & Athletic Training […]

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Life is a Highway

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Through the words of the song Life is a Highway, “Life’s like a road that you travel on. There’s one day here and the next day gone.” Time continues to fly as I travel on life’s highway toward the rest stop called “graduation”. While enjoying the ride, I love to look in the rearview mirror […]

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