It’s not uncommon to find siblings attending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. But not many sisters and brothers have the experience of starting college, taking nearly all their classes and preparing for graduation as a group of two – or three. As sisters and triplets, Rachel, Fran and Jackie Weiss have had this special university […]
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UW-Stevens Point has a long history as a leader in sustainability practices. With a widely respected School of Education and a nationally known College of Natural Resources, it is an ideal home for a doctoral program in educational sustainability. The program – the first Ed.D. in Educational Sustainability in the country and the first standalone […]
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by Lauren Gibbs ’19 An education student organization at UW-Stevens Point recently received a national grant to boost the teaching profession. The Student Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA) chapter earned a $900 CREATE grant from the National Education Association to aid in the production of recruitment videos for the School of Education that will encourage enrollment […]
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A fifth-grade teacher at Adams-Friendship Elementary School is the recipient of the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom’s Outstanding Teacher Award. UW-Stevens Point School of Education alumna Heather (Gayton) Grabarski ’13 was selected by members of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom program, which recognizes teachers for their efforts in teaching students the importance […]
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From the Wisconsin DPI: In a surprise ceremony at her school, Pamela Gresser ’97, a fifth-grade teacher at Rothschild Elementary School in the D.C. Everest Area School District, was named Wisconsin’s Elementary Teacher of the Year for the 2016‑17 school year. State Superintendent Tony Evers made the announcement during an all-school assembly [watch video]. As […]
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Education students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point got an inside look at fairness of educational opportunities for students with racially and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds during the annual School of Education Okray Colloquium on Tuesday, Feb. 23. View Photos “Tested” filmmaker Curtis Chin spent the day on campus discussing his documentary and helping future educators […]
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As I look out the window at the snow falling, it’s hard to believe that only three months ago I was living in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. I like to think back to my first and last day at school because I felt a change from when I had my first introductions to my final […]
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Associate Professor Kym Buchanan, Ph.D., has been named the associate dean of the College of Professional Studies and department chair of the School of Education, announced Dean Marty Loy. As associate dean and department head, Kym Buchanan will lead the faculty, staff and students in the School of Education (SOE). Its mission is to develop […]
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Hello everyone! Welcome to my new blog, let me tell you a little about myself … I was born in Racine, Wiscosin. Living in Racine I felt like the city was really small. I mean, everyone from Racine thinks it’s small but that’s probably because they haven’t really gone anywhere else. Milwaukee neighbors my hometown […]
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Jane. Grant. Thomas. Isobel. Ripley. What the bunch! From day one, the Murrays made me feel welcomed, and after a single week I felt like part of the family. The mornings are groggy and our evenings are laughter filled. And as “hunky-dory” as it all sounds, I must say their spunkiness and craziness keeps me […]
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