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How to Survive Winterim

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Hola chicos! I hope everyone (if you’re in Stevens Point) has been surviving this last couple of weeks. It has been crazy here with all this snow; I know I have had to shovel almost everyday if not multiple times a day. I have been trying to avoid looking up the weather in Spain but […]

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Record number students make CPS Dean’s List

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The most successful semester ever is in the books at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as the College of Professional Studies Dean’s List was announced. A total of 544 students earned a GPA over 3.75, including 152 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors. Congratulations to all! Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): […]

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Segundo Semana! – Intercambio & Flan

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Hola de España! Week two is in the bag, and Spanish is becoming easier and easier each day (even my mamá noticed!). I’m really enjoying it here, and have gotten quite comfortable with the city of Valladolid. I’ve started to make friends, classes are in full motion, and the city is more familiar to navigate. […]

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Heads. Hearts. Hands. Valuing Our Learning Community

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Faculty and staff engaged in rich conversation at the 18th Annual UW-Stevens Point Teaching Conference “Heads. Hearts. Hands. Valuing Our Learning Community” held in the Dreyfus University Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. [Photo Gallery] The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and presentations that demonstrate UW-Stevens Point’s ongoing commitment to quality teaching that […]

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Happy New Year and New Semester

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Hola chicos! Happy New Year everyone! I hope your last semester wrapped up nicely and you had a good holiday break! I know I had a great time celebrating with my family and friends but now I’m relaxed and recharged for this coming year. Looking back on last year is just mind-blowing to me because […]

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¡Sobreviví! ~ I survived!

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¡Sobreviví la primera semana! ~ I survived the first week! We’ve all arrived and settled with our new families in Valladolid, Spain. It’s such a change from the U.S., but all our families are so welcoming and such characters! My roommate (Sam) and my mom is so sweet and calls us ‘mi hijas, mi hijas‘ […]

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Toledo, Spain

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Visiting this city has been my favorite part of the trip thus far. It is BEAUTIFUL, just look at that view from the hill! We had a great morning for the entry tour here, as the sun was shining warmly over the city. It’s very historic, and known as a crossroads of three world religions: […]

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Welcome to Madrid!

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Hola, y bienvenidos a España! We’re here! Right in the heart of Madrid, Spain. What a beautiful, romantic, vivacious city. Buildings of all different colors surround you as you navigate on narrow cobblestoned sidewalks and pathways. The hazy sky brings a cool temperature, but only a balmy 50˚F, nothing like the current Wisconsin climate! Spaniards […]

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Wrapping it up

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Last weekend I packed up my life in Stevens Point! I’m preparing now to head off to Valladolid, Spain for my final semester. After my finals were finished I rallied up my friends and we celebrated a great semester and said our final farewells. I’ve met some amazing people at UW-Stevens Point! It was bittersweet […]

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The down-low from SGA: Proposed parking structure

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Alright. I’m gonna lay down some Student Government Association business on you right now. The first thing you need to know is that as a senator representing the student body, I do not have my own opinion about this. This isn’t an op-ed piece; I’m just making this information available to you all. All two […]

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