I grew up wearing a faded blue Breakers Bar sweatshirt. I didn’t know where it came from or why the pale color made it look like it had been washed hundreds of times. I certainly never would have guessed that the story behind it would eventually intertwine with my Summercise internship in Nome. When I […]
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Spring semester 2017 grades are in and a total of 484 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 197 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. Congratulations to all! Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 35 (14) Athletic Training: 10 (5) […]
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Hi everyone! Alaska is particularly remote from most major agricultural centers, and the mountainous and tundra terrain is unsuitable for farming produce or livestock. As I have mentioned before, Nome is not accessible by road from any other metropolitan area. All people, food, equipment and supplies are either flown in from Anchorage or brought in […]
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Hello all! My name is Casey Barton and I am a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point majoring in business administration. I decided last minute that I wanted to get out and explore the world, specifically China! So I applied to go to China on the School of Business and Economics internship study abroad […]
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Corey Huck, Ph.D., CSCC was appointed as the associate dean of the College of Professional Studies and department head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion and Human Development, announced CPS Dean Marty Loy. Huck will lead the HPHD faculty, staff and students with the mission to develop professionals who study, promote and model […]
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Travel days are long days. After arriving at the Minneapolis airport at 4 a.m., I went to check my two bags. Either the attendant could tell that I was about to be volunteering all summer, or my groggy “good morning” really hit home with her, and she kindly waived all of my baggage fees. The […]
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Hi there! My name is Jackie Braun, and next fall I will be entering my senior and final year at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) where I am pursuing a degree in dietetics with a minor in psychology. I compete on the Pointers women’s diving team which elicited my passion for sports nutrition, a […]
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The ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point commissioned seven new second lieutenants into the United States Army on Friday, May 19, 2017. [Photo Gallery] The seven seniors will begin their service following their May 2016 graduation: Corey Boville: Tennessee Army National Guard Ryan Dombeck: Active Duty Army with a duty station in Vicenza, […]
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When Pacelli Catholic High School in Stevens Point had a need to create a new fitness facility, it knew the faculty experts and students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point would be a goldmine of knowledge to tap into. [Photo Gallery] Members of the Pacelli Big Red Booster Club reached out to UWSP School of […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is among the 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. It is one of nine Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees in the nation. UW-Stevens Point was selected as the top Wisconsin institution of higher education for Green Ribbon Schools and advanced for consideration at the national level. This award acknowledges the […]
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