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4 Tips for Resumes

Val Every gives four key tips for creating and updating your resume.

With the semester quickly concluding, it’s time to start thinking about jobs and internships for the coming summer! How about using your winter break to create or update your resume? Resumes and cover letters are extremely important when applying for a position. This is your first impression on your future employer and, just as you […]

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Finals Week Survival Guide

Written by Wiersma, Chloe J - December 11, 2016 at 12:00 pm. No Comments Tags: college advice, finals, first-year student tips, first-year students, first-year tips, Pointer life, student tips, studying, transfer students, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP, UWSP blog, UWSPblog

Happy finals week, Pointers! We’re so close to finishing the semester. It’s just this one giant mountain – AKA: finals – standing between winter break and us. It’s time to suppress your chronic procrastination, hold in your tears and pull out your textbooks. (Even that one you haven’t cracked open all semester.) If you find yourself […]

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GradReady: Everything You Need to Know

Written by Kaitlyn Keech - December 7, 2016 at 11:12 am. No Comments Tags: college advice, Financial Aid, Financial Aid Office, first-year student tips, first-year students, first-year tips, Future Pointers, GradReady, Prospective students, student tips, transfer students, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP, UWSP blog, UWSPblog

Image via: gradready.com/gradready/sponsor/uwsp

Have you ever heard of GradReady? It’s a free, interactive, online financial literacy resource offered by UW-Stevens Point’s Financial Aid Office and NorthStar Education Services. This resource can be used throughout enrollment and even after you’ve graduated. GradReady contains different learning methods to appeal to anyone’s preferred way of learning. There are videos, downloadable PDFs, […]

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Are You Ready For Commencement?

Written by Jankowski, Mikayla L - December 6, 2016 at 12:12 pm. No Comments Tags: campus life, college advice, Commencement, graduation, Pointer family, Pointer life, Pointer Pride, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP, UWSP alumni, UWSP blog, UWSPblog

As Commencement nears, nerves and excitement start to kick in. But during this hectic time of year, it’s important to remember to make sure we are staying on track. Commencement is about celebrating all your hard work over the last few years, reminiscing on the memories created and the friends you have made. Convocation marked […]

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6 Easy Ways to Make Your Room More Festive

Written by Every, Valerie R - December 6, 2016 at 11:17 am. No Comments Tags: campus, campus life, college advice, holiday, Pointer life, residence halls, student life, student tips, UWSP, UWSP blog, UWSPblog, winter, winter break

As the semester draws to an end, the holiday season rapidly approaches. With all of the craziness that surrounds finals some students find it harder to get into the seasonal spirit. To help you along, here are some ideas for getting into the wintery holiday season in your residence hall room: 1.One of the most popular decorations […]

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