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Temple Grandin inspires, educates UW-Stevens Point students about autism

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“Show them what you can do!” That was the empowering message Temple Grandin, Ph.D., one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism, shared during an intimate dinner with a group of UW-Stevens Point students Dec. 3. [Photo Album] The students included the Neurodiversity Alliance support group, the Student Council For Exceptional Children, […]

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Chancellor’s Leadership Award recipients for fall 2019

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Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, 14 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at UW-Stevens Point have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated […]

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UW-Stevens Point receives largest individual gift from Port Edwards teacher

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A woman who devoted her career to helping children read has provided the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the largest individual gift in its 125-year history. A gift of $4.3 million from the estate of Dorothea Harju, an alumna, has been made to the UWSP Foundation for the School of Education. This generous gift will […]

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UWSP math education alum earns Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

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Kevin Reese

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alum is one of 108 teachers in the country honored with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Kevin Reese, a 2002 UW-Stevens Point mathematics education alum, has been a mathematics teacher at Clintonville High School for his entire 17-year teaching career, currently assigned to teach […]

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Anderson Classroom to Career Center Opens for Business

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The glass doors of the Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center officially opened for business in the School of Business and Economics Friday, Oct. 4 at UW-Stevens Point. The C2C Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial […]

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UW-Stevens Point, National Wellness Institute partner for new health coaching certificate

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A partnership between two national leaders in wellness will offer a new certification program that sets a new standard in facilitating behavior change that creates healthy lifestyles for people of all ages and abilities. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the National Wellness Institute are launching the Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate program this fall. […]

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UWSP Athletic Training uses virtual reality hockey technology for research

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Jon Koth and Emily Miller

When graduate students Jon Koth ’20 and Emily Miller ’20 from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point athletic training program were exploring topics for their research project, they both knew they wanted to probe in the world of virtual reality. Koth and Miller previously worked with the Pointers hockey teams and were interested in concussion-related research. […]

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Wausau professionals among first MBA participants at UW-Stevens Point

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As a lifelong learner, Brittany Disher wanted to earn a master’s degree. Now the commercial banker from Wausau has a chance to achieve her goal by taking courses near where she lives and works. Disher and 45 other students are enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s new Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Applied […]

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First Day of UW-Stevens Point MBA

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After years of planning, the MBA in Applied Leadership and Decision-Making program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point officially began Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, with students attending BUS 710 Financial Leadership Through Applied Decision-Making with Prof. Kevin Bahr in Marshfield and Stevens Point. View Photos

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UW-Stevens Point student serves community children with summer internship

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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior Jessica Enstad has always had a passion for working with children and for serving and helping others. This summer, she was able to put that enthusiasm into practice through an internship at the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, serving as director of the Madison View Extension club in […]

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