Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, nine 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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I intended to spend a part of my evening at the Women In Business: She Means Business Panel listening to impactful, empowering, driven women of the community speak on their experiences throughout their careers. What I had not planned on, on the other hand, was meeting one of the panel members, Lyna Matesi, associate professor […]
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau student Chee Yang has learned to overcome difficulties and form her own identity to make her impact in Central Wisconsin. From being a member of a first-generation Hmong American family to graduating with her MBA from the UWSP at Wausau campus this May, she has paved her way by […]
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Julia Fischer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has been named the assistant dean and head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness, announced College of Professional Studies Dean Rebecca Sommer, Ph.D. Fischer has been serving as the school’s interim assistant dean since June 2023 and replaces Sommer, who was named CPS dean in December. She […]
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After a comprehensive interview process with health care organizations, 17 students in the medical laboratory science (MLS) 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 2024. [View Photos] The MLS program (formerly clinical laboratory science) at UW-Stevens […]
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Nearly 300 enthusiastic high school students from 30 school districts across the state soared as they explored future career opportunities in education at the 2024 Educators Rising Wisconsin Annual Summit and Competition Wednesday, March 6, hosted by the UW-Stevens Point School of Education. [View Photos] This year’s summit themed, “Take Flight and Soar!,” was intended […]
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A tutoring program that matches UW-Stevens Point reading students with local youth was recognized by the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County. The UWSP Literacy Lab at Jefferson Elementary was presented the 2023 Community Partnership Award during the BGC Awards Night on Feb. 27 in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room. [Literacy Lab Photos] […]
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International broadcaster, author and financial educator Alvin Hall recounted inspiring and heartbreaking tales of America’s racial history during a Black History Month event on Feb. 21. Hall spoke to nearly 300 campus and community members about his journey to write his latest work, “Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of […]
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UW-Stevens Point was well represented at the awards ceremony during the 2024 Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (WSHA) annual convention Feb. 1-2 at the Ingleside Resort in Pewaukee. [Photo Gallery] Two audiology faculty members, Tonya Veith, Au.D., CCC-A and Rachel Craig, Au.D., CCC-A, earned the WSHA Salutes Outstanding Service Award which honors any individual, […]
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In January, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its preliminary estimate for fourth quarter 2023 economic growth in the United States. Economic growth is measured by changes in Gross Domestic Product, which is the value of goods and services produced in a given time period. Although rising interest rates slowed the economy in the first […]
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