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CBEI Central Wisconsin Spring 2022 Economic Report

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CBEI

Just Like Old Times by Scott Wallace, Ph.D.Director and Editor, CBEI; Professor of EconomicsUW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics Photo Album | Digital Report Recent times have been both interesting and challenging with the spread of the Delta variant interrupting a return to normalcy that we were all looking forward to. Now, the emergence […]

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UWSP students assist with HEAR Wisconsin’s Mobile Audiology Clinic at Special Olympics

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HEAR Wisconsin

Special Olympics Wisconsin announced a new partnership for its Healthy Hearing programming this spring. HEAR Wisconsin—the state’s “premier provider of comprehensive services and resources for children, adults, and seniors who are deaf or hard of hearing”—will showcase new and innovative tools and techniques at select Special Olympics Wisconsin sporting events. UW-Stevens Point Doctor of Audiology […]

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Issues in Aging students experience Virtual Dementia Tour

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Dementia

In partnership with the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County and Dementia Care Specialist Carley Prochaska ’15, UW-Stevens Point students in HS 410 – Issues in Aging gained experiential learning last week to a Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT). The VDT is a sensory tour using technology designed to alter the senses to the […]

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Dietetics graduates matched with internships

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Dietetics Seniors

It was a perfect match this spring as all seven dietetics students from UW-Stevens Point who applied for a dietetic internship were successfully matched for their 1,200-hour supervised internship that is a necessary prerequisite for becoming a Registered Dietitian. Six students will graduate in May, while one graduated from the program in December 2021. This […]

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School of Business and Economics honors students, donors at 2022 Awards Banquet

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SBE Banquet

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

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CSD faculty

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 […]

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Operation Sparkle founder earns 2022 CPS Heroes Award

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Emma Dix

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 […]

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2022 School of Health Sciences and Wellness Scholarship Banquet

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SHSW 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

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School of Education hosts Academic Freedom in the Digital Age Thompson Speaker Event

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Academic Freedom 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 […]

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UWSP senior named Wisconsin Outstanding Dietetics Student

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Brookelyn Heiss

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 […]

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