​Destination ImagiNation Wisconsin Affiliate State Tournament

Welcome to the website for the Affiliate State Tournament!  The next tournament is scheduled for Saturday April 14, 2014 at UW-Stevens Point.  Families, teams, spectators, and appraisers are encouraged to use this site as a resource of information about the tournament. This page will provide information about dining, parking, maps and directions, visitor information, activities at the event, and to access the state schedule showing when teams compete. All affiliate state tournament scores will be posted when the event is complete.       
 
The state schedule shows the regional winners competing in the event and when they are scheduled to perform Challenges A, B, C, D, E or PO, and their Instant Challenge on April 13.  The schedule will not be ready until each regional tournament is completed.  Winners are then entered into the tournament schedule.  Winners will be able to access the tournament day schedule on this site the week of April 7, 2014.  
 
Good Luck Teams!

2013 scores are posted! Final Scores from 2013

On behalf of Continuing Education, congratulations to all the winners of the WIDI Affiliate State Tournament!

Next Event: Saturday, April 12, 2014

Where: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Sponsored by UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education
      

This website currently contains information from the April 13, 2013 State Tournament

2013 Event Program/Challenge Schedules

Event Program

Team and Instant Challenge times are posted in the schedules below.  All challenge times are final.  No scheduling changes will be accepted. 
 

Take the Time and Evaluate the 2013 State Tournament! 

Each survey is very short.  Please tell us what you think!

2013 Tournament Day Expectations

UW-Stevens Point would like to keep family, spectators, and participants safe while on campus and we ask that you, as visitors to UW-Stevens point, protect university equipment, assets, and property while you are here.  Each tournament Challenge Master is given an area to supervise and manage during the day and is asked to follow these guidelines for protecting univeristy equipment and property.  Please bring a copy of this document with you to the event. 

Liability and Photo Release Form

All tournament participants must submit a signed form by April 5, 2013.  Fax forms to Samantha Pech at 715-346-3504 or email scanned forms to spech@uwsp.edu with "2013 DI Release Forms" in the subject line. 
 
If you did not submit a form by the April 5th deadline, please make sure this release form is sent in prior to the event. 
 

Visitor Information  

Go to the Visitor's Page on the UW-Stevens Point website.  
 

Dining on Campus

Meals will not be provided to teams and the general public. Catering will be provided only to the appraisers and Destination Imagination committee members at the event.  The following dining options will be available on the day of the event:


Dreyfus University Center Venues

  • Buen Provencho
  • Up in Flames
  • Sizzlin Wok
  • Dog Deli
  • Spicy Meatball

Venues above will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Ala Carte snacks and beverages will also be available for purchase during these time frames.

Debot Dining Center
Attendees may purchase breakfast, lunch or dinner tickets at the Debot Dining Center on the day of the event.  Visit Debot Dining Center.  Meal tickets are sold at the Upper Debot at the following prices:

  • Breakfast: $5.25
  • Lunch: $6.95
  • Dinner: $8.95

UWSP student organizations may have kiosks at various locations on campus

Boy Scout Troop 298  (held at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish on Reserve between High and Stanley Streets)

Please support the student organizations and Boy Scout Troop 298 as these are fundraising events for them.  Thank you!
 

Stevens Point Area Information

The Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau has complete hotel, restaurant and area attraction information.  Visit the website and click on the  Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau.  

Things to Explore on Campus

NEW!  Visit The Berg Gym Creativity Expo! Visit the exhibit space to find organizations with a focus on opportunities to learn, have fun, and engage in creative problem-solving.  Exhibitors have been asked to share creative problem solving activities and all organizations have a focus is on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, communication, performance, and/or teamwork.  Visit the expo to explore other avenues for using the skills learned in Destination Imagination! 
This event has been until postponed for next year.  The next expo will take place in the Berg Gym on Saturday April 12, 2014.
 
Visit a Herpetology Shows! Presented by the Herpetology Society 
(Table set up in the Trainor Natural Resource Building, 1st Floor)

Planetarium Show 
The Allen F. Blocher Planetarium and The Arthur J. Pejsa Observatorym  

Showing: Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions - (grades 5 - adult) 
This program challenges the audience to think critically about science. Were the Apollo visits to the moon a hoax? Have aliens landed on Earth? Can you tell your future from the stars? Prepare to debunk and tackle pseudoscience head-on in "Bad Astronomy", based on the popular book and website by the same name. Bad Astronomy offers a unique and fun approach to learning about the cosmos. Join the "Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait as he takes a critical look at popular myths and misconceptions to show visitors how science can be used to evaluate questionable claims.
SHOWTIMES: 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. 
 
Shop the University Store in the Dreyfus University Center!  University Store University Store
(Store Hours:  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Visit Schmeeckle Reserve
Schmeeckle Reserve Special Event/Public Program
"Murals Unmasked"    Saturday, April 13, 1 to 2 p.m.
Schmeeckle and Dreyfus — maybe you have heard of them. But what about Ruth Gilfry or Albert G. Ellis? Join us for a stroll downtown to hear more about these iconic Stevens Point citizens and some important historical events, as well as how they came to be featured on the murals. Meet at the fountain in the square in downtown Stevens Point. Presented by Andrea Szcepanski. Dress for the weather!
Visit the Learning Resource Center (our library) and see the "Enchanted Toys" display (first floor loobby)
 
Museums and Art Galleries at UWSP:
  • The Natural History Museum 
    (Museum Hours:  9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m./Store hours: TBD)
  • The Carlsten Art Gallery Exhibit:  "Connecting to Place: Lake Michigan Song" from Diana Black, Associate Professor of Graphic Design (2nd Floor in the College of Fine Arts and Communications Building) 
    (Gallery Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
  • Visit the Dorothy & Jacque Vallier Early American Pressed Glass Goblet Collection (2nd Floor of the College of Fine Arts and Communications, spanning the walls of the Carlsten Gallery)

Things for kids to do off campus (within 5 miles of campus): 

KASH Playground:  http://kashplayground.org/index.htm
Stevens Point Area Children's Museum: http://www.cwchildrensmuseum.org/ 
YMCA Adventure Alley and Family Prime Time (For members only or for a fee): http://www.spymca.org/

Award Ceremony

The awards ceremony is tentatively scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. in the Quandt gym of the Health Enhancement Center (HEC) on Saturday, April 13, 2013.   See photos from the day's event, listen to music, relax and have fun!  Hear the UW-Stevens Point Chancellor's welcome at 5:30 p.m. and maybe even see Stevie Pointer!  
 

Certificate of Participation

A Certificate of Participation will be provided to team members at a later day in 2013.  The form will allow you to enter participants and team manager names. 
 

Winning the Destination Imagination Wisconsin Affiliate State Tournament

Winners of the state event will be moving on to Global Finals. A link to the global finals website will be posted here by April 13, 2013.
 

Contacts

Questions regarding WI DI State Competition for 2013 can be sent to:
Michael Judkins, Affiliate Tournament Director: mjudkins@wisconsindi.org. 

Questions about the university facility, dining and other logistics can be sent to:
Samantha Pech, Outreach Specialist, Continuing Education, UW-Stevens Point at spech@uwsp.edu.
 

Can't find what you're looking for at UWSP?

Email me!  Samantha Pech at Continuing Education at spech@uwsp.edu.