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Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" takes a 50s twist at UWSP, staged by the Department of Theatre and Dance.
The 12th Annual Honors Orchestra Festival brings top high school string musicians to UWSP on Feb. 13.
Bill Meyer, recently retired provost, will return to UWSP to serve as interim assistant to the chancellor for University Advancement.
The UWSP Lakes Program has won a Clean Water Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Visual journals of students' studying abroad will be on display at the Fine Arts Center courtyard on Sat., Feb. 1.
UWSP celebrates Black History Month with the annual Soul Food Dinner and Gospel Festival.
"The Crow and Weasel," a Native American drama, will be performed by The Players student organization Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
Bob and Marilyn Worth have established a $10,000 jazz program endowment to assist the Jazz Studies Program at UWSP.
"Threshold," a photographic narrative created by two UWSP art and design professor John Smith and a colleague at UW-Oshkosh, will be on display Fri., Jan. 31 at the Agnes Jones Gallery at UWSP.
Bruce Froehlke has resigned as UWSP Foundation president and assistant to the chancellor for University Advancement.
"Dismantling Racism through Diversity Circles," a program that will bring small groups together for discussion, is offering facilitator training on Feb. 20-21.
Richard Ruppel, foreign languages, has been named chair of his department.
Experience visual art, design, theatre and dance at the first annual Arts Bash on Sat., Feb. 8.
Ten students have been selected to receive the Chancellor's Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards.
Micheal Dombeck, GEM pioneer professor, received the 2003 Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Conservation Biology.
Alice Randlett, library, an expert in reading and academic literacy, has retired from UWSP.
The UWSP Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Directors is seeking three new members to fill board vacancies.
International Programs scholarship endowments established to support students studying abroad.
Southeast Asian students at UWSP have received a teacher training grant from the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction.
Jim Ramsay, safety and health protection, has been elected vice chair of the National Safety Council's Health Care Section.
Jennifer Blum has been named interim director of Alumni and University Relations.
Ken Risch, theatre and dance, has been reappointed as chair of his department.
"Unraveling Together," a student dance production, will be staged Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8, in the Studio Theatre.
The College of Letters and Science will host a kickoff to its "Grand Slam" campaign on Fri., March 7.
Chancellor George has issued a statement on the state budget proposed by Gov. Doyle on Feb. 18.
Four UWSP faculty members have been recognized as Wisconsin Teaching Scholars and Wisconsin Teaching Fellows by the UW System.
Three exhibitions in Stevens Point area galleries will showcase artwork of UWSP faculty as well as area students.
Thomas Nevins, theatre and dance, has retired after more than 23 years at UWSP.
ROTC cadet chosen for an overseas travel and cultural immersion program.
High school teachers will learn about prairie chickens in a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program in April.
The Wisconsin Lakes Partnership at UWSP is offering workshops on preventing the spread of the Eurasian Water Milfoil and other exotic weeds.
The Wisconsin Stewardship Conference at UWSP Feb. 14-15 is one event that marks the 2003 Year of Water campaign.
A book about recreational use of Wisconsin's waterways has been published by UW Extension's Lakes Program at UWSP.
Student in the School of Education have begun creating professional electronic portfolios with a UW System grant.
The annual regional Hmong conference will be held at UWSP Sat., Feb. 15, with the theme "Hmong Past, Present and Future."
The 30th Annual AIRO Pow-wow will be held at UWSP on Sat., April 5.
The Society for Ecological Restoration is a new student organization in the CNR that hopes to increase ecological awareness and assist in the recover and management of ecosystems.
The world's largest trivia contest will broadcast for its 34th year on April 11-13 on UWSP's campus radio station 90FM WWSP, under the theme "Survivor."
Michael Zsido has been named adviser of the year by the Wisconsin United Residence Hall Association and the UWSP National Residence Hall Honorary chapter received the Building Block of the Year Award.
"Working," a musical based on Studs Terkel's book, will be performed by the UWSP Theatre and Dance Department April 4-6 and 10-12.
Alan Shorter, theatre and dance, composed music for a musical production based on Tomie dePaola's children's book "Oliver Button is a Sissy."
Jack Annis, UW-Extension & resource management, won a $52,600 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Rick Wilke, environmental education, has joined the Wisconsin Stewardship Network board of directors.
Two interior architecture graduates have won student awards from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers.
Indoor spaces will be completely smoke-free at UWSP next fall according to decisions by the University Centers Policy Board and Residence Hall Association.
UWSP's Small Business Development Center is offering Geographic Information Systems services to businesses in nine counties.
An ROTC student has been presented with the George C. Marshall Award.
Theresa Kaminski, history, has been invited to spend two weeks at Chiba University in Japan this summer.
Student tutors are making a difference in the reading habits of area children.
Michael Dombeck, CNR, will sign the book he co-authored with two other nationally known conservationists on Tues., March 11.
Susan Morrison, art and design, will show her work in an annual women's art exhibit in Woodstock, Ill., through May 4.
Abigail Ruskey, NEEAP, has been named president-elect of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).
World-renown comedian and television star Bill Cosby will perform at UWSP in November. Tickets are now on sale.
UWSP offers K-12 teachers courses to fulfill their DPI license renewal requirements.
Six classified staff members won recognition awards at the Classified Staff Advisory Committee's annual awards ceremony on Wed., April 23.
The Danstage 2003 dance concert will be performed May 2-4 & May 8-10. The stories and lives of nine area men will be presented as part of the performance, as will the multimedia dance "Zoom In, Look Out."
A new publication and CD-ROM on environmental education is now available through EETAP at UWSP.
Jane Burroughs, a program assistant in political science, was honored with the Carolyn Rolfson Sargis Award.
Benjamin Ofori-Amoah, geography and geology, has won a grant to study the use of a GIS program at the University of Ghana.
Senator John Warner (R-Va.) will replace Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as the keynote speaker at Laird Youth Leadership Day on April 28.
David Hastings, music, has won a $1,500 grant to commission two new works for the saxophone and piano.
William Rowe has been named the new director of Protective Services at UWSP.
John Munson, health promotion and human development, has been appointed to the Medical Wellness Association advisory board.
Communicare, an event to share ideas sponsored by the Communications Division, will be held April 21 and 25.
Earth Week, April 21-25, will be celebrated with symposiums, an information booth, panel discussions, presentations and an Eco-Fair at the Sundial.
World Water Day, Tuesday, April 22, will be marked at UWSP by a free symposium coordinated by biology students, featuring professional speakers.
The state's first groundwater festival will be held at UWSP on Sat., May 10. Activities are free of charge.
A new major, Web and Digital Media Development, has been approved at UWSP.
Scholarships are available for students of Polish descent who would like to study abroad in Poland. The deadline is May 1.
Healthy potato recipes are featured in a brochure created by dietetics students.
UWSP panelists will discuss on sustainable development will be held Wed., April 16.
Outstanding student employees and their employers are honored as part of Student Employment Week, April 7-11.
Four UWSP master's degree candidates won the 2003 Gaylord Nelson Earth Day Fellowship.
Kristin Thielking, art & design, has won a $5,000 grant for a glass-working kiln.
Dorothy Ginnett, CNR, has won a $2,000 grant to explore the impact of parasites in wolves, coyotes and bears.
Robert Kase, music, has been commissioned to compose a work for his alma mater, the University of North Texas in Denton.
UWSP marks the 30th anniversary of Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities, with a display in the University Library.
UWSP has agreed to actions that promote environmental sustainability by signing the international Talloires Declaration of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.
UWSP has canceled international business internships in China this spring due to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Asia.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is scheduled to speak at Laird Day at UWSP on April 28.
A celebration of Theatre Professor Tom Nevin's career will be held after the April 11 performance of "Working."
Well-known author Larry Watson, English, is retiring from UWSP but will become a visiting professor at Marquette University and is working on his sixth novel.
James Moore, theatre and dance, who choreographed Broadway musicals and helped build UWSP's dance program, will retire at the end of May.
Neil Lewis, history, is a Middle East expert and past chair of his department who is retiring this spring.
William Horvath, Stevens Point, and Debra Castillo, Stanford, Calif., were recognized as UWSP Distinguished Alumni.
Wisconsin Bear Hunters will fund law enforcement internships for UWSP students this summer.
Larry Graham, paper science, is retiring after teaching 97 percent of all UWSP paper science graduates.
Gary Meyer, an expert in urban and regional planning in the Department of Geography and Geology, is retiring in May.
"A Thousand Clowns" will be staged June 26-29 by UWSP's North Star Summer Theatre.
UWSP Residential Living was cited for reducing binge drinking on campus.
John Curtis, biology, is retiring and moving to northern Illinois.
Clive David, forestry, has retired after 14 years at UWSP.
Michael Gross, resource management, will retire May 27 after years building the environmental education and interpretation major.
Jin Wang, political science, will attend the Fulbright-Hayes seminar in Brazil this summer.
Russell Nelson, a professor emeritus of history, has donated his media collection to the University Library.
Thomas Buchholz, English, has retired after more than 30 years at UWSP.
Valentina Peguero, history, won a grant to study grassroots women's organizations in the Caribbean.
Adam Hoffman, Park Falls, has been named Student of the Year by the national Paper Industry Management Association.
Chancellor Tom George has announced the formation of a search and screen committee to seek a new UWSP Foundation director.
Gerard Ring, paper science, was a lead editor of a book on colloid chemistry in papermaking.
David Langlois, Elgin, Ill., was named the Student Employee of the Year.
Patricia Schoonover, education, has co-authored a series of books for gifted children.
Senator-Elect Julie Lassa, a 1993 UWSP graduate, will be sworn in as 24th District state senator at UWSP on Thursday, May 8.
About 1,100 graduates will receive their diplomas at the spring commencement on Sun., May 18. Michael Dombeck, GEM Pioneer Professor, and Beth Ann Richlen, Student Government Association president, will address the graduates.
Cathy Palmini, library, has published a book of accounts of women settlers in the 1800s as they traveled across the Great Lakes.
Chancellor Thomas F. George has been named a 2003 Distinguished Alumnus from Friends' Central School near Philadelphia.
Jim Joque, academic advising, has been named Wisconsin's advocate for the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.
A Slovakian student served as UWSP's head delegate at the National Model UN Conference in New York City.
Faculty, academic staff and a classified staff member have been recognized for outstanding teaching, scholarship and service.
Fine Arts Center Addition Project bids have come in under the projected budget.
An international watershed seminar will bring participants from 15 nations to UWSP.
Sally Kent, history, was one of several Croatian experts who helped orient the new U.S. ambassador to Croatia.
The UWSP Foundation discussed its future at its recent spring meeting.
UWSP offering online environmental education course to colleges and universities nationwide.
Renae Franiuk, psychology, is studying the "Soulmate" and "Work it out" theories of relationships.
Beverly David, foreign languages, has been recognized for contributions to campus and community by the UW System.
Participants from 15 nations will gather to participate in the CNR's second annual international watershed seminar.
Charles Clark will become the acting associate dean in the College of Letters and Science.
Elizabeth Van Lysal, Wisconsin Rapids, has won a full tuition Katherin "Kitty" Saunders Sebold Scholarship
UWSP Chancellor Tom George, a professor of chemistry & physics, and Robin Tanke, assistant professor of chemistry, have been awarded a $100,000 grant to develop a course on nanotechnology.
Some UWSP family and consumer education students will work with stepfamilies in the community after undergoing a 12-hour training workshop.
Young musicians gather at UWSP for the 33rd Annual Suzuki Institute, held in two sessions, August 3-9 and 10-16.
Robert Mosier, residence living, has won an award from an international university housing association.
Student volunteers gave over 7,000 hours of their time according to UWSP's Association for Community Tasks.
Chancellor Tom George will leave UWSP to take a position at the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Sept. 1.
Greg Taft, physics, and Chancellor Tom George won a grant to collaborate with Hungarian scientists.
Doug Moore, photography, has again won national honors for a slide show on agates that he co-produced.
UWSP's StWEA chapter won national chapter of the year for the fourth year in a row.
The Home Economics Centennial Leadership Tree Plaque and Centennial Garden will be dedicated on July 16.
A UWSP theatre alumnus will perform on campus July 17 to raise money for a Players scholarship.
Several changes face students as they return for the 2003-04 academic year.
Interim Chancellor Virginia Helm welcomed faculty and staff with the State of the University address on Aug. 27.
Ray and Ruth Mundt have donated $2.5 million to his alma mater, the largest gift UWSP has received to date.
Steve Bondeson, chemistry, will serve as interim associate vice chancellor for personnel and budget in the Office of Academic Affairs.
UWSP won a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Kit Werner has been appointed executive assistant to the chancellor and provost.
UWSP has again placed in the top ten of the U.S. News and World Report university rankings.
UWSP has again been included in Kaplan's book of most interesting colleges.
International Programs will offer a semester in Limerick, Ireland, beginning spring 2005.
Wendy Lein has been named the development specialist for the College of Professional Studies.
The Master Woodland Steward Program has graduated its third class.
A scholarship has been created in memory of the late Jay Reed, an well known outdoor writer.
The faculty and staff amassed $8.8 million in grants during the 2002 fiscal year.
The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board announces its grant program.
Nancy Bayne named interim provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs.
Provost Virginia Helm named interim chancellor by UW System President Katherine Lyall. Helm's duties begin on Sept. 1 after current Chancellor Thomas George leaves UWSP.
"Women in Science Day" brings young women to UWSP to discover opportunities and careers in the sciences.
Neil Payne, professor emeritus of wildlife, has co-authored a book about wildlife management.
A 17-member search-and-screen committee has been appointed by UW System to recommend candidates for the chancellor position at UWSP, vacated by Thomas George.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile," a play by Steve Martin, will be performed at UWSP Oct. 10-12 and 16-18.
Events for Homecoming Week, Oct. 7-11, are themed around "Toonstock."
Students repaying loans quickly at UWSP, according to national study.
Bill Meyer, retired provost and vice chancellor, has been honored by his alma mater, Defiance College.
The 16th Annual Festival of India will be held Sat., Oct. 4. Information on the ShamaKids program, which helps Indian children, will be available.
UWSP's traditional Madrigal Dinner has been cancelled due to lack of funds.
Coca Cola of Plover helped Protective Services purchase two Trek bicycles for patrolling campus.
A new Web cam gives birds-eye view of Fine Arts Center construction project.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication received a $50,000 gift for its Great Artists & Speakers Endowment.
Rank promotions have been given to 23 faculty members and 13 received tenure status.
The mainstage season of the Dept. of Theatre and Dance has an international flavor.
UWSP's Wildlife Society has been named the National Student Chapter of the Year.
Stuart Morris, art & design, was chosen to create a memorial sculpture in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois.
A reward is being offered for information on vandalism that occurred in UWSP parking lots the morning of Sept. 6.
The Geography and Geology Dept. received the 2003 Teaching Excellence Award from UW System.
An exhibit of Menominee Clan figures will be dedicated in the library on Sat., Sept. 27.
Maps and note cards depicting the Menominee culture and the new exhibit in the library are now on sale at UWSP.
The history of the Menominee people is told in a new exhibit in the UWSP Albertson Learning Resource Center.
First Nighters set for its 30th season of dinner and theatre at UWSP.
Jim Ramsay, safety and health protection, named top professional by ASSE.
Donald Gunderson has been named the executive director of the UWSP Paper Science Foundation.
The Third Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creativity will be held Friday, Oct. 31.
Cranberries and yellow perch are being raised together in Wisconsin Rapids with the assistance of a UWSP professor and his students.
The decadent night life of pre-World War II Berlin comes to the UWSP stage as the Dept. of Theatre and Dance performs "Cabaret" Nov. 14-16 & 19-22.
A "Night with the Bucks" event celebrating UWSP alum Terry Porter's first night as the team's coach, is still open for reservations.
The UWSP Chancellor Search and Screen Committee has approved a position description and hired a consultation service.
The UWSP Student Government Association has passed a resolution on concealed weapons.
The UWSP Paper Science Foundation recently awarded scholarships at its annual meeting.
A senior has had an article published in a highly respected professional botany journal.
Affirmative Action Day will be held Thurs., Oct. 30.
Informational booths and events are part of Campus Safety Week, Oct. 27-31.
The Student Government Association are urging that the state appoint another student to the
UW System Board of Regents.The Women's Resource Center is holding a benefit ball to raise money for the children of the late Nicole Nowak-Odegaard.
The UWSP Foundation has elected new officers and board members at its fall meeting.
Written by a UWSP senior, the drama "Closing the Door" will be performed by The Players Oct. 24-26.
UWSP students and Green Bay elementary students provided books for a school library and bookmobile in Fiji.
A symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the Korean War will be held at UWSP Sat., Oct. 25.
An annual scholarship has been established for a College of Natural Resources student.
A UWSP junior was featured in the summer issue of 'Wellness Management' as an outstanding student representative of a campus wellness organization.
The UWSP Alumni Association will host a "Night with Bucks" pre-game reception honoring new coach and UWSP alum Terry Porter on Sat., Nov. 1.
Faculty Senate has passed three resolutions dealing with health insurance premium plans.
A second local couple has pledged a gift for the COFAC Great Artists and Speakers Endowment.
English Professor Emerita Helen Corneli will read from her biography of two local naturalists on Thurs., Oct. 16.
Barbara Mihm, business and economics, will travel to New Delhi, India, on a faculty study tour in January.
Geography and geology professor and students' research taking them to Morocco and the Anti-Atlas Mountains.
Alumni Robert Summerfelt will address 600 midyear graduates at commencement on Sat., Dec. 13.
UWSP Extension is helping area Hmong people find bilingual medical and health information on the Internet.
Dave Eckholm is retiring after 35 years in Admissions.
Leslie Midkiff DeBauche, communication, is doing research for her book "Fashioning the American Girl."
Abigail Kreisa, a senior music education major, has been honored as an outstanding future educator.
Stan Gruszynski and Rhonda Ambuehl have joined the staff of the Global Environmental Management (GEM) Education Center at UWSP.
The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (WEEB) has had to eliminate the "Focus on Energy" education grant program.
"A Wisconsin River Almanac: Embracing the Tattered Wild" has been published by the UWSP Editing and Publishing class.
Two works by Charles Rochester Young have been recognized.
Holly Voll, development specialist for the College of Letters and Science, is now a Certified Fund Raising Executive.
Eleven private sector woodland owners recently graduated from UWSP's Master Woodland Steward Program.
Two sisters have established an endowment in memory of their parents for the School of Education and School of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics.
The Student Government Association supports a bill that allows aliens to pay resident tuition fees.
Nine students have been selected to receive the Chancellor's Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards.
A total lunar eclipse will be seen by area sky watchers on Sat., Nov. 8.
Education students and their cooperating teachers were honored at the Celebration of Teaching banquet and award ceremony.
New to UWSP this fall are 24 faculty, 26 members of the academic staff and one military science staff member.
A UW-Madison faculty member will display his "Jumping Scale" art exhibit at the Agnes Gallery through Nov. 14.
The K-12 Energy Education Program has provided 2,000 Wisconsin teachers with knowledge and materials in its five year history.
Fred Hebert has been reappointed as head of the School of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics.
UWSP's EETAP environmental literacy program has been given additional funds by the US EPA and Congress.
More students are studying abroad through UWSP, according to a national report.
Gerry Garski, UWSP Extension, has retired after 38 years on campus.
Mai Vang, student services, won a grant to attend a National Hmong Development Conference.
Rick Wilke, environmental education, has been elected to the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation board in Washington D.C.
Michael Nelson, philosophy/natural resources, has co-published a book on environmental ethics.
Twenty-seven fall graduates were honored with the Chancellor's Leadership Award.
Caren Heft, director of UWSP's Carlsten Art Gallery, has a hand-made book in a New York city art exhibit.
Bryant Browne, soils, has secured a patent for an invention that will help monitor water quality.
Madeline Kovalski, Perkins Loan Office, will retire after 35 years at UWSP.
The "Where's Virginia?" contest has students seeking UWSP's new interim chancellor.
Afterimages 2003 celebrates student choreography and dance Dec. 11-13.
Sheila Sullivan, art and design, is studying the art of autistic children.
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