The School of Business and Economics hosted its annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29 in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center, sponsored by Associated Bank. The school presented 113 scholarships and awards, totaling $145,030 to students. Congratulations to all the award winners and thank you to our donors for your continued support. […]
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Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrates 60 years at UW-Stevens Point
The Communication Sciences and Disorders program at UW-Stevens Point is celebrating 60 years of teaching, learning and serving the community. “I am grateful for the faculty, staff and students who have made and currently make our department a center of excellence for learning, professional preparation and community engagement,” said program directory Julia Fischer, Ph.D. “Everyone […]
More...Operation Sparkle founder earns 2022 CPS Heroes Award
Emma (Dix) Geiser founded Operation Sparkle, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the lives of area high school girls for a prom experience–free of charge. Emma believes every girl should be able to experience the magic and joy of simply being a teenage girl regardless of financial stability. The UW-Stevens Ponit School of Education student […]
More...2022 School of Health Sciences and Wellness Scholarship Banquet
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness celebrated students and donors in its first in-person awards ceremony on Friday, April 22. The school presented 96 scholarships and 30 Dean’s Awards totaling $70,500 in the Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center. Program Book Photo Gallery
More...School of Education hosts Academic Freedom in the Digital Age Thompson Speaker Event
Imagine our faculty members being put in prison–or even assassinated–just for being professors. That is what is happening in numerous countries around the world and was the topic at the “Academic Freedom in the Digital Age” event on Thursday, April 14 in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center Theater. [View Photos] School of Education’s own […]
More...UWSP senior named Wisconsin Outstanding Dietetics Student
UW-Stevens Point senior Brookelyn Heiss was named the 2022 Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WAND) Outstanding Dietetics Student from a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) for her demonstrated leadership and professional potential. She received the award at the WAND Conference in April. The native of Marietta, Ohio, has upheld a 4.0 GPA while being […]
More...Global Oil vs. U.S. Oil Prices, and Prices at the Pump
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that inflation increased 0.8 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.6 percent in January. For the 12-month period ending in February, the annualized inflation rate was 7.9 percent, the largest 12-month increase since 1982. A key driver of U.S. inflation has been surging […]
More...Students present about mask-wearing, alcohol laws at 2022 Research in the Rotunda
UW-Stevens Point students Callie Wulk ’24 (business administration), Catie Gage ’24 (dietetics) and Sophia Reddan ’22 (health science – pre-athletic training) were among elite undergraduate students from around the UW System who shared their work with legislators, regents, faculty and fellow student researchers at the 18th annual Research in the Rotunda at the State Capitol […]
More...Leading economist John List ’92 speaks about scaling ideas and The Voltage Effect
University of Chicago professor of economics, Walmart chief economist and UW-Stevens Point Distinguished Alumnus John List ’92 returned to campus March 3-4 to speak about his experiences of scaling great ideas and shared stories from the White House and Chicago Heights schools to Uber and Lift. [View Photos] List presented “The Voltage Effect: How to […]
More...2022 Clinical Laboratory Science placement signing day
After a comprehensive interview process with health care organizations, 23 students in the clinical laboratory science (CLS) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are set to be placed at facilities around the state for six- and nine-month clinical practicums beginning in fall 2022. [View Photos] The CLS program at UW-Stevens Point is among the […]
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