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715-346-3046, fax: 715-346-2042, news@uwsp.edu
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- A three-week Theatre in London course will be offered again this summer.
- Reservations are now being accepted for viewings of the spring prairie chicken mating ritual at Buena Vista Marsh April 1-30.
- A College of Natural Resources colloquium on sustainable forestry will be held on Wed., Feb. 4.
- The Student Government Association is heading up UWSP's efforts as part in the nation's largest ever youth voter registration project.
- An English comedy, provocative drama, dance concert and studio theatre musical make up the spring offerings of the Department of Theatre and Dance.
- The Pk-18 Council for Central Wisconsin at UWSP has won a grant for several initiatives including teacher training.
- June Everson, Treehaven, has retired as the field station's office manager.
- Register by Feb. 2 for the spring session of the Children's Motor Development Program.
- Student Television will debut "Behind the Scenes," a reality show about its live news program, beginning Mon., Feb. 2.
- UWSP is co-sponsoring the "Beat Meets East" conference in China this June.
- Justus Paul, dean of the College of Letters and Science, will retire this summer after 38 years at UWSP.
- Robert Holsman, wildlife, won a DNR grant to survey hunters in and around the Chronic Wasting Disease eradication zone.
- Molly Roseman, music, will perform a faculty recital on Sun., Feb. 1.
- International Guitar Night brings four renowned guitarists to Sentry Theater on Thurs., Feb. 5.
- An entrepreneurial training course will be offered in Wausau on Tuesdays beginning Feb. 10.
- A search and screen committee has been formed to seek a Foundation Executive Director and Assistant to the Chancellor for Advancement.
- The 13th annual Jazz Festival will feature the Joe Lovano Quartet on Fri., Jan. 30, with proceeds benefiting the UWSP jazz program.
- Thanks to a grant partnership with Portage County, UWSP will complete a study of 29 area lakes by the end of June. Preliminary results will be presented beginning Feb. 12.
- Alexander "Sasha" Popov, an honorary associate professor of physics, is taking part in a national nanotechnology research project.
- Cello Day brings junior and senior high school cellists to UWSP for classes and a concert.
- Michael Keller, music, will present an organ recital on Mon., Jan. 26, at Frame Presbyterian Church.
- "Comets are Coming" to the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium in February.
- "Arts Bash" 2004, a carnival of artistic activity and fundraiser for student artist scholarships, will be held Sat., Feb. 7.
- Marcoux Corner, a Minnesota-based A Capella group, will perform at UWSP Sat., Jan. 24.
- Proposals are being sought for the annual conference of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies in October.
- James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band will come to UWSP on Wed., Jan. 28.
- A guitar workshop and performance by Matt Wahl will take place at the UC Encore on Thursday, Jan. 29.
- Blues legend Jimmy Johnson will perform at the UC Encore on Sat., Jan. 31.
- Thomas Bacon, a top horn player, will present a workshop and master class at UWSP on Wed., Jan. 28.
- The Small Business Development Center now reaches Oneida and Vilas counties through an Internet video link.
- The Players will stage "The Shape of Things" in the Studio Theatre Friday through Sunday, Jan. 23-25.
- Natty Nation, a reggae, roots, and rock group, scheduled to perform at UC Encore.
- Helen R. Godfrey, assistant chancellor emerita, returns to UWSP as interim head of the UWSP Foundation.
- The Surveyors' Institute, a professional forum and training conference, will be held in Stevens Point Jan. 21-23.
- Bari Koral and her band will perform at the UC Encore on Sat., March 8.
- Famed Celtic band Gaelic Storm will return to UWSP for a performance on Wed., March 10.
- The combined Women's Choir, Choral Union and Concert Choir will give recitals on Sat. and Sun., March 6-7.
- Work is progressing at the Fine Arts Center, where students, faculty and staff are adjusting to the work around them.
- The Wind Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, March 2.
- Pianist Erin Mitchell will perform in a senior recital on Friday, March 5.
- The University Orchestra will perform Wed., March 3.Three UWSP students joined other student leaders recently at a conference in Racine.
- The 25th Annual Antique Show & Sale to be held April 24-25.
- "Lisa and David: The Musical" will be performed at UWSP March 10-14.
- "Promoting Positive Peace," the student conference for the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, will be held Fri., April 16 at Norbert College.
- State graphic design students' works will be featured at Carlsten Gallery Feb. 29-March 19.
- Jazz trumpeter Marlin McKay will perform a free recital on Sun., Feb. 29.
- Discover how to become a private pilot during a free seminar on Sat., March 13.
- The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board is seeking individuals to serve.
- Explore and learn at CWES youth camps this summer.
- Women's History Month will be marked with several presentations in March.
- Several bands will play "Punk in Point" live at the UC on Fri., Feb. 27.
- The live "Funk in Point" lineup will be at the UC on Sat., Feb. 28.
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's American Music Recital will be held Wed., Feb. 25.
- UWSP alumni and friends will gather in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sat., March 20.
- The Stoughton Norwegian Dancers will perform at UWSP on Sun., March 7.
- A concert of South American music will be performed by the Concert Band on Tues., Feb. 24.
- Ed Lee has been named the associate registrar.
- An Entrepreneurial Training Course will be offered in Wisconsin Rapids April 15-June 3.
- An online training course on the prevention of sexual harassment is now available through UWSP.
- "Together for Children," a conference on preventing child abuse and neglect, will be held in Wisconsin Rapids on April 14-16.
- Susan Morrison, art and design, will exhibit work in three shows this year.
- The Juried Graphic Design Exhibition will be held at UWSP beginning Feb. 29, featuring work of student artists from across the state.
- Danny Roberts, a cast member of MTV's "Real World: New Orleans" will speak at UWSP Thurs., Feb. 26, about the pressures of being gay.
- UWSP will take part in "V-Day" with a performance of the Vagina Monologues on March 2, 3 and 6.
- Actress Eva Van Dok performs a one woman play on eating disorders on Tues., Feb. 24.
- Comedienne Megan Mooney will perform at the University Center on Thurs., Feb. 26.
- Illusionists The Spencers will perform at Sentry Theater on Tues., Feb. 24.
- Tou Ger Xiong will bring his comedy, rap and storytelling to UWSP on Sat., Feb. 21.
- Tenor Daniel Ebbers will perform a vocal recital on Mon., Feb. 23.
- Hmong culture arts will be featured at the annual Hmong conference on Sat., Feb. 21.
- The 7th annual Business of Communication conference on Fri., March 12, will be held in Wisconsin Rapids.
- World-renown pianist Christopher Taylor will perform at UWSP on Mon., March 1.
- Tabla player Sandip Burman and his sister, vocalist Sima Burman, will perform Indian music at UWSP on Fri., Feb. 20.
- International Programs growing as students pursue more opportunities abroad.
- Rich Dubiel, communication, has written a book about the precursors of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- "Drawn to the Wall" art exhibit features larger than life self portraits.
- Guest artists will perform a duo-piano recital on Sun., Feb. 15.
- Students will perform a free voice recital on Tues., Feb. 17.
- Top mathematics and computing students score at the second Wisconsin Mathematics League meet.
- The comedy "The County Wife" will be presented by the Theatre and Dance Department Feb. 20-22 and 26-28.
- Patricia D'Ercole, music, will present two violin recitals on Sun., Feb. 8, and Sun., Feb. 15.
- A guest trombonist and pianist will give a free recital on Fri., Feb. 13.
- UW System President Katharine Lyall has announced her retirement after twelve years in the position.
- Violinist Eunice Cordero de Paz will perform a free concert on Sun., Feb. 8.
- The "New Findings in Archeology" Series continues with a program on Wed., Feb. 11.
- A Hunger Banquet will be held at the UC on Tues., Feb. 10.
- The annual Soul Food Dinner will mark Black History Month on Sun., Feb. 15.
- Gail Skelton, sociology, retired in January after a 35-year career at UWSP.
- County forests are the topic of a natural resources colloquium on Wed., April 7.
- A faculty chamber performance will be held Wed., April 7.
- The Student Government Association is hosting a Brown Bag Forum with members of the UW System Board of Regents on Thurs., April 8.
- A $5 addition to student fees allows UWSP students unlimited access to city bus services.
- A senior was honored for organizational leadership at a recent Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Services conference.
- A junior piano and bassoon student will present a recital on Mon., April 12.
- Robert Bell, biology, has been reappointed as his department's chair.
- Four CNR master's degree candidates were awarded Gaylord Nelson Earth Day Fellowships.
- The Student Art League will run two foreign films in April, "Run Lola Run" and "Chungking Express."
- A senior saxophonist will perform in a recital on Sat., April 10.
- Civic engagement fellowships and internships are available through two new campus programs.
- A UWSP senior was one of eight to win a national $5,000 sports medicine scholarship.
- Go "Behind the Scenes" at The Pointer campus newspaper office as Student Television airs the second season of its reality television series.
- Student music will be featured in a Composers Concert on Mon., April 5.
- A series on the impacts of the Lewis and Clark expedition will be held Monday evenings April 19-May 17.
- The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering a variety of courses this spring.
- The Theatre and Dance Department is staging "Spinning Into Butter," a drama about racism at a small rural college, April 2-4 and 15-17.
- Centertainment is sponsoring a variety of events in early April, from an alternative music concert to a discussion on "JobSmarts for TwentySomethings."
- Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will perform at Sentry Theater on Wed., April 14.
- Native American Awareness Week will be celebrated March 29-April 3 with activities and the annual AIRO pow-wow.
- Hear languages of the world in songs and poetry during the 15th Annual Celebration of Languages on Wed., March 31.
- The Juried Student Art Exhibition will be held in the Carlsten Gallery April 4-25.
- Benjamin Ofori-Amoah has been reappointed as chair of the Department of Geography and Geology.
- The Latchkey Program has recieved a $1,000 grant to help after-school children at Jefferson Elementary.
- "Vienna, City of My Dreams," will be performed April 1-3 as part of the Opera Workshop.
- The spring 2004 issue of Wisconsin Ideas, a UW System online publication, features how state budget cuts are affecting individuals and programs at system campuses.
- Two percussionists will perform a recital, "From Booms to Bass Drums," on Tues., April 13.
- The Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP) is offering swimming lessons this spring for children six months through age 5.
- "Photographs from Poland and Eastern Europe Revisited" in the Agnes Jones Gallery in CPS features student photos from a study abroad trip.
- Anna Haines, natural resources and land use planning, has been named the director of UWSP's Center for Land Use Education (CLUE).
- The 26th annual Wisconsin Lakes Convention, "The Nature of Water," will take place April 15-17 in Green Bay.
- Groundwater Awareness Week will be held March 14-20.
- A UWSP senior spent two days in New York as part of the American Democracy Project.
- Volunteers are being sought to assist with a study of 29 Portage County lakes.
- The Pittsburgh Reed Trio will perform at UWSP on Mon., March 29.
- Saxophonist David Hastings and pianist Molly Roseman will perform in a faculty recital on Thurs., March 18.
- A state urban forestry coordinator will lead a CNR colloquium on Wed., March 17.
- Two UWSP alumni have been promoted as natural resource professionals.
- Preparing teachers to engage students is the goal of the FACETS program.
- Art and design student John Gerard a finalist in national student photography contest.
- Michael Williams has been reappointed chair of the English Department.
- International Programs introduces new semester abroad program in Ireland.
- The Mostly Percussion Ensemble will perform on Mon., March 15.
- Guest vocalists will hold a recital on Wed., March 17, and a master class for students on Tues., March 16.
- The Jazz Ensemble will perform on Wed., March 17.
- A student recital will feature a horn player and violinist on Fri., March 12.
- A new endowment at UWSP supports the environmental ethics program.
- A debate on the Patriot Act will take place at the UC on Wed., April 7.
- A grant award will continue the popular rocket launch program for area K-8 students.
- Student researchers have won grants for their work in a variety of subjects.
- Resource Recovery and Reuse efforts at UWSP have saved over 13,000 tons of trash from area landfills.
- The New Findings in Archeology series will continue on Wed., March 10.
- The Student Art League is showing three foreign films for free in the coming weeks.
- Three finalists have been named in the search for UWSP's new chancellor. Final interviews will begin Mon., March 8.
- Sites are being sought for the annual Hunger Clean-Up on Sat., April 3.
- The At-Your-Own-Risk Comedy Contest will be held on Sat., March 13.
- A forest entomologist will discuss insects at a CNR colloquium Wed., March 10.
- Comedian Kevin Bozeman will perform Thurs., March 11.
- Six UWSP students will be featured in a Midwest graphic design exhibition.
- Becoming an Outdoors-Woman will hold its Spring Fields Day on Sat., April 24.
- A UW-Madison visiting professor will give a lecture on sociopolitical issues in Argentina.
- A Hmong culture class will be offered on three Thursdays in March at UWSP.
- The annual Gospel Festival will be held at UWSP on Friday, March 12.
- The Seventh Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy will be held on Thurs., March 11.
- An oboist and percussionist will perform a joint recital on Mon., March 8.
- Philosophy students and professors from around the globe will gather for a conference at UWSP Thurs.-Sat., April 1-3.
"In Search of New Worlds" planetarium show at UWSP this spring.
- Volunteers are needed for Destination Imagination tournaments throughout the state.
- UWSP students traveled to Appalachia as part of a service mission.
- A concert and reception will be held Wed., May 5, to honor music scholarship winners.
- Graduate students will perform in a chamber recital on Thurs., May 6.
- UWSP's Student Wisconsin Education Association chapter has won three state awards.
- Gov. Jim Doyle has proclaimed May 3-7 as UW Spirit Week.
- Jianwei Wang, political science, led 17 students to the National Model United Nations conference in New York City in April.
- Combined wind ensemble performance at UWSP Tues., May 4.
- Jazz ensemble performance at UWSP Mon., May 3.
- UWSP has recognized outstanding faculty and staff.
- SGA and multicultural organizations potluck dinner Wed., May 5.
- UWSP Spirit Day and Copper Fountain Festival Fri., May 7.
- Gary Mullins reappointed chair of Business and Economics at UWSP.
- Acoustic rock artist Ben Hacker to perform at the Encore Fri., April 30.
- Flutist Kimberly Michels to perform senior recital Sun., May 2.
- Carlsten Art Gallery to exhibit senior art students works Sun., May 2 - Sun., May 16.
- Combined Choir Concert to be held May 1-2 at UWSP.
- Comedians to present "What's Funny about Climate Change?" Tues. May 4.
- Green Tea to perform at Rainforest Benefit Concert Sat. May 1.
- Wisconsin Learning Center offers workshop on employee theft.
- Honey Tongue to perform at the UC Encore Thur., Apr. 29.
- UWSP grad Tom Reich wins Distinguished Thesis Award.
- Randall E. Faust horn recital to be held at UWSP Thur., Apr. 29.
- Orchestra concert to be held at UWSP Wed., Apr. 28.
- Jim Ramsay named as editor-in-chief of a new online academic journal.
- UWSP English Dept. publishes "Issues in Writing".
- The annual Danstage dance concert, April 30-May 2 and May 6-8, will include dancers rappelling to represent loss of a job.
- The Flute Ensemble will perform Mon., April 26.
- A Battle of the Bands will take place at The Encore on Sat., April 24.
- Asami Harada will perform a solo piano recital on Sun., April 25.
- Victor Phillips has resigned as dean of College of Natural Resources to lead GEM program.
- Teachers 2010 promotes teaching careers for multicultural middle school students.
- Kathleen Paulson, University Center, honored with CSAC Sargis Award.
- Author James Loewen will discuss education issues in the UC Wed., April 28.
- Motor Development program runs June 21-July 8.
- Model rocket program offered Sat. May 1.
- Hypnotist to perform at UWSP Fri., April 23.
- SGA wins Delegation of The Year award.
- CWES and MREA benefit to be held at Clark's Place Fri., April 23.
- ASTEC to hold Spring Festival Sun., April 25.
- UWSP will open its doors to the public on Sun., April 25 for its Open House.
- Interim Chancellor Virginia Helm praised for her leadership.
- The Letters and Science Research Symposium will be held Sat., April 24.
- A forum on Pk-18 education will be held at UWSP on Tues., April 27.
- Seven UWSP students will be part of a celebration of research at the state capitol rotunda on Tues., April 27.
- The Sixth Annual Soiree Musicale will be held at UWSP on Fri., April 23.
- Country music artist Shannon Lawson will perform at UWSP on Thurs., April 22.
- The Concert Band will perform on Wed., April 21.
- Fifteen clinical laboratory students are presenting their research at a state convention.
- Over 600 young students will attend the Second Annual Wisconsin Groundwater Festival on Fri., April 23.
- The first annual Festival of Ideas kickoff Earth Week, April 17-23.
- Sisters Jessica and Sarah Orlofske have won Barry Goldwater National Scholarships.
- The 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act will be marked with a symposium at UWSP.
- A jazz saxophonist will perform a senior recital on Wed., April 14.
- Student employees and employers are being honored April 5-9.
- Linda Bunnell has been named UWSP's next chancellor.
- Registrations are now being accepted for Becoming an Outdoors-Woman's Spring Field Day.
- A String Chamber Orchestra performance on Tues., April 20, will raise money for Habitat for Humanity.
- The Horn Quartet will give a free concert on Mon., April 19.
- The Campus Band will perform on Sun., April 18.
- A senior double bass recital will be held on Sun., April 18.
- UWSP students on the cutting edge of nanotechnology.
- Matthew Stack, a junior political science major, receives prestigious Washington Center Internship.
- Michelle Brophy-Baermann, political science, to research 1996 Welfare Reform Act.
- Interior Architecture students face overcrowding at UWSP.
- Plover's Heritage Park museum exhibit showcases the history of UWSP.
- UWSP students will lead the summer 2004 orientation.
- Michael Wasmundt awarded Kappa Lambda Mu scholarship.
- Andrew Bloeser named recipient of John Anderson Spirit of Community Award.
- Theresa Chao retires from UWSP library after 33 years.
- Dorothy Ginnett to study impact of heartworms on wolves and black bears.
- Two UWSP geographers study Tibetan forests.
- UWSP Planetarium announces summer schedule of events.
- Professor Don Pattow, English, retires after 39 years at UWSP.
- Bob Rogers, forestry, named interim associate dean of the College of Natural Resources.
- Five UWSP alumni receive top honors.
- Constance and Marc Fang to retire from UWSP.
- Sherin Bowen receives Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
- UWSP playwright travels to Alaska to participate in master classes.
- UWSP athletic trainers intern for the Minnesota Vikings.
- UWSP Wisconsin Teaching Scholars and Fellows recognized.
- Summer educational opportunities at CWES.
- Assistant professor Annie Wetter continues research to change freshman lifestyle behaviors.
- Portage County beneficiary of GIS grant.
- A UWSP paper science student has won a national award for a consecutive year.
- Fun and educational camps and activities are planned this summer at the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station.
- Two forestry majors placed first and third in a national tree climbing competition.
- Kathy Soderberg, admissions, will retire this summer after 21 years at UWSP.
- Mark Seiler, foreign languages, is retiring after 35 years as a German professor.
- Christine Thomas has been named the interim dean of the College of Natural Resources.
- The Woodland Leadership Institute is accepting applications for its 2004 class.
- John Birrencott, Business Affairs, will assume the role of interim director of Alumni/University Relations.
- Michael Dresen, Center for Land Use Education, is retiring from UWSP.
- Six UWSP faculty were chosen as Wisconsin Idea Fellows by the UW System Board of Regents.
- Join UWSP alumni and friends for fun and friend raising gatherings this spring.
- Stan Carlson, mathematics, has retired after 41 years of teaching and 35 at UWSP.
- Alice Laskinski, admissions, will retire after 25 years at UWSP.
- Swimming classes for adults will be offered at UWSP this summer.
- Diane Bywaters and Kristin Thielking of Art and Design have won grants to create artwork.
- Clarinet instructor Beth Sandholm will perform a faculty recital on Thurs., May 13.
- David Holborn, English, plans to get back to reading after he retires from UWSP this May.
- Jack Holmes, psychology, will apply his study of task-switching when he turns from professor to retiree this spring.
- Wisconsin's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is offering a June workshop in Madison.
- Kama Almasi, biology, is using a grant to study a threatened butterfly species.
- John P. Droske, chemistry, has been honored by the American Chemical Society of Central Wisconsin.
- The Central State Chamber Orchestra will perform in a free concert on Sat., May 8.
- Seven students won honors, including a Best in Show award, at the 18th Annual Brass Ring Awards juried design competition.
- Todd Kuckkahn of Stoughton has been named Executive Director of the UWSP Foundation.
- Wisconsin's Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton will address spring 2004 graduates and their families at the May 16 commencement.
- Energy educators reaching out to homeschoolers.
- UWSP's Conrad Kelley wins award for home economics video.
- UWSP Foundation spring meeting notes.
- UWSP alumni and friends gatherings in July.
- UWSP departmental histories available.
- Faculty promotions and tenure appointments have been granted at UWSP.
- Charles Young, music, has won his 10th consecutive award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
- UWSP has signed an agreement with the Peace Corps' Fellows/USA program.
- UWSP is feeling the pain of dwindling state support as the UW System Board of Regents votes on the 04-05 fiscal year operating budget on June 10.
- Jim Canfield, political science, is retiring after 35 years at UWSP.
- Forestry students are monitoring the ecological health of three natural areas on Indiana's Lake Michigan shores.
- The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board is seeking nominations for its agricultural seat.
- Steve Taft, biology, is retiring after 34 years at UWSP.
- Thirty-two Wisconsin teams competed in the Fourth Annual Global Finals in Destination ImagiNation.
- Marie Sadler, communicative disorders, has won a grant to work with young children.
- Jeffrey Morin, art and design, has been reappointed as department chair.
- UWSP's K-12 Energy Education Program will sponsor an educator tent at the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair in Custer June 18-21.
- Anita Godin Borski, revenue, liability and parking, has retired after 35 years.
- Mary Whalen, mathematics and computing, has retired after 40 years as an educator.
- Private music lessons are available from UWSP students and faculty.
- Diversity programming at UWSP have led to positive changes but more needs to be done.
- ArtsQuest 2004, a summer day camp for ages 5-16, offers workshops in dance, music, theatre and art.
- Lance Grahn has been named the new dean of Letters and Science.
- Renae Franiuk, psychology, is researching the early stages of relationships.
- American Suzuki Institute announces recitals.
- Diane Bywaters, Art & Design, to exhibit paintings in North Carolina.
- Proposals sought for Small Cities Conference.
- Ron Weseloh, Telecommunications director retires after 32 years of service at UWSP.
- Neale endowment grows as students benefit.
- BOW announces summer outdoor skills workshops.
- Michael Hansen, fisheries, has been appointed to Great Lakes Fishery Commision.
- Governor proclaims Destination ImagiNation week.
- UWSP Student Wisconsin Education Association named best in nation.
- David Cohen, Communication student, researching Jewish cultural ties to "Beat" literature.
- UWSP assistant professor of Military Science Doug Ferrel promoted to Major.
- UWSP announces Student Affairs personnel changes.
- UWSP partners with Marquette for HIV/AIDS project in Kenya.
- Becoming an Outdoors-woman (BOW) to offer instructor course.
- One-act plays set for UWSP summer theatre.
August 2004
- Eric Anderson, wildlife, has received one of two 13th Annual Regents Teaching Excellence Awards.
- UWSP again named among top Midwestern universities by U.S. News and World Report.
- "Illusions of Reality" magic show to be held at UWSP Saturday, Sept. 4.
- Celebrate one hundred years of forestry in Wisconsin during "Walk in the Woods" at CWES.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, David Maraniss, to speak at UWSP.
- John Timcak is retiring after 32 years of service at UWSP.
- Aquatic classes offered for for adults at UWSP pool.
- UWSP Foundation names new board members.
- Sustainable forest management workshops offered for private woodland owners.
- Business planning course offered for area residents.
- Tibetan photographs by Karl Ryavec, geography, headed for New York City Foundation.
- A paper written by senior Andrew Bloeser, Sturgeon Bay, was named best in the nation by Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
- UWSP professor researches ice storm resistance for urban trees.
- UWSP Students research military-style treatment of adolescents.
- Children's Motor Development Program offered.
- Environmental education part of Godfrey Child Learning Center at UWSP.
- FIRST LEGO League receives grant from Rockwell Automation.
- Paul DeLong, Wisconsin's chief state forester and a UWSP alumnus, will give a CNR colloquium on Wed., Oct. 6.
- Jenny Baeseman, a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton and a UWSP alumna, will speak at UWSP on Tues., Oct. 5.
- Father Angelo D'Agostino, founder of an orphanage in Kenya for AIDS orphans, will speak at UWSP on Tues., Oct. 12.
- Instruments from the Bukolt Collection will be played during a faculty recital by Catalin Rotaru, music.
- UWSP students John Anderson and Ryan Gerlach will perform at The Encore on Thurs., Oct. 7.
- Valentina Peguero, history, has authored a book about militarization in the Dominican Republic.
- A panel discussion on feminism will be held Tues., Oct. 5
- Two folk artists will perform at UWSP on Fri., Oct. 8.
- The Student Art League kicks off its Fall Film Series Sun., Oct. 3.
- A model rocket program will be held at UWSP Sat., Oct. 16.
- A parody of the Sherlock Holmes mystery series will be staged at UWSP beginning Fri., Oct. 8.
- Portia Hamlar retires as director of affirmative action.
- UWSP announces Homecoming activities Sept. 27 - Oct. 2.
- 17th annual Festival of India to be held Sat., Oct. 9.
- Lamps on Lilypads to perform at UWSP Fri., Oct. 8.
- UWSP to host Conference on the Small City and Regional Community Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
- Comedian Amy Anderson to perform at UWSP Friday, Oct. 1.
- Professor of Physics Bob Beeken reappointed chair of Physics and Astronomy Department.
- 90FM WWSP's celebrates 22 years of music with Jazzfest Oct., 15-18.
- UWSP instructor Bill McKee showing sculptures in Seattle.
- UWSP students to show paintings completed for environmental literacy class.
- Internationally known Crossroads Trio to perform at UWSP.
- UWSP announces Special Needs Aquatic Program classes.
- UWSP Jazz Faculty Sextet will perform Count Basie Tribute Monday , Sept. 27.
- Paul Doebler to perform flute recital at UWSP Thurs. Sept., 30.
- Kathe Stumpf Julin reappointed as head of Interior Architecture at UWSP.
- Treehaven director, Charles "Corky" McReynolds named recipient of national leadership award.
- UWSP theatre alumna Andrea Anders a regular on NBC's sitcom, "Joey."
- Music professor Andrea Splittberger-Rosen to hold recital Sunday, September 26 highlighting work from sabbatical.
- UWSP to host second annual Early Childhood Conference Saturday, September 18.
- This year's Department of Theatre and Dance's main stage season is one of great stories by great storytellers.
- NBC's "The Apprentice" William Rancic to appear at UWSP Wednesday Sept. 22.
- Comedy Central's Lewis Black to perform at UWSP Saturday October 9.
- Robert Holsman, wildlife, releases preliminary CWD hunter survey results.
- UWSP galleries feature graphic design and student photographs.
- Travel with the Voyager spacecraft at the UWSP planetarium.
- UWSP announces 2004-05 Performing Arts Series.
- Robert Holsman, wildlife, releases preliminary CWD hunter survey results.
- UWSP galleries feature graphic design and student photographs.
- Travel with the Voyager spacecraft at the UWSP planetarium.
- UWSP announces 2004-05 Performing Arts Series.
- Eric Anderson, Wildlife, working with students and Wisconsin DNR to research Mountain lions in Wisconsin.
- Swami Japananda coming to UWSP.
- UWSP's program to increase environmental literacy received an additional $2.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- A guest saxophonist and composer/engineer will present a multimedia concert at Michelsen Hall on Wed., Sept. 15.
- The College of Natural Resources colloquium series begins on Wednesday, Sept. 8, with the theme "Year of Forestry in Wisconsin."
- This year's Student Government Association officers have been announced.
- A land donation to UWSP will benefit the GEM sustainable energy program.
- UWSP Extension won a grant to control invasive and exotic species in Wisconsin.
- Changes at UWSP this fall include new administrators, technology enhancements and upgrades to several buildings.
- Jim Haney, communication, won a grant to help law enforcement work with the media.
- The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering computer, business and foreign language classes this September.
- Anglo American educator, Leslie Zweigman, will visit UWSP on Monday, Nov. 8 to discuss American-European relations.
- Architects have been selected for the University Center addition and Renovation project.
- The Vienna Boys Choir will perform at the Sentry Theater in Stevens Point on Thursday, Nov. 11.
- Retired Chief State Forester of Wisconsin, Gene Francisco will present a College of Natural Resources Colloquium on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
- UWSP voice students will perform solos in concert on Monday, Nov. 1.
- The UWSP College Greens will host the 7th Congressional Districts Green Party Candidate on Friday, Oct. 29.
- The Wisconsin Learning Center has has announced its November class offerings.
- The "New Findings in Archaeology" lecture series will begin Wednesday, Nov. 3 with a look at Yumbo and Incan monuments in the mountains of Ecuador.
- UWSP welcomes new faculty, administrators, academic staff, and military science personnel.
- Motivational speaker, Matt Glowacki, will present "Walking is Over-rated" on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
- Africa's Lake Victoria will be the focus of the next international seminar at UWSP on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
- Bobby McFerrin will work with local college, high school, and grade school students during his residency at UWSP from Nov. 1 to 3.
- Acoustic R&B performer Ruth King will perform at UWSP on Friday, Nov. 5.
- Mai Vang, coordinator of Project Forward, has been named a Woman Of Color Honoree for 2004.
- The Air Force Band of Mid America Chamber Winds will perform at UWSP on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
- Local rap artist, Arkane, will perform at UWSP on Thursday, Nov. 4.
- An exhibition of photographs taken by students studying abroad will be featured in the Agnes Jones Gallery at UWSP.
- The Fourth Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creativity will be held at UWSP on Friday, Oct. 29.
- Jazz pianist, Geoffrey Keezer will perform with his Jazz Trio at Clark Place on Monday, Oct. 25.
- A total lunar eclipse will be visible Wednesday, Oct. 27.
- Kevin Russell, assistant professor of wildlife ecology and management, publishes research about endangered salamander.
- Rock group Ingram Hill will perform at UWSP on Saturday, Oct. 30.
- Guest artist from Arizona State University will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
- Chancellor Linda Bunnell joins effort to improve nation's writing skills.
- A Battle of the Bands will be held in the Encore on Fri., Oct. 22.
- Outdoor EdVentures offers fall and winter activities.
- 'Midwest Painters' and student artwork on display at the Carlsten Gallery.
- Dean Gerard McKenna has been honored with the Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation Award for Excellence and announces his retirement.
- UWSP Jazz Ensemble concert to be held Wed., Oct. 18.
- Students Declare Campus Safety Awareness Week.
- Wisconsin's tree farm program to be topic of UWSP colloquium Wed., Oct. 20.
- UWSP announces Writer's Workshop 2004.
- A �Choral Collage� concert will be performed at UWSP on Sat., Oct. 23, and Sun., Oct. 24.
- Comedian Brad Lowery will perform at the Encore on Sat., Oct. 23.
- Tom Charlesworth, News Services Photography, won two prizes from the University Photographers Association of America.
- Two forestry students won awards at the National Game of Logging collegiate competition.
- "Big Mean Dog" lectures touch on environmental ethics issues, including endangered species.
- Jimmy Wayne will perform at Sentry Theater Thu., Oct.28.
- Czech composer Antonin Dvorak will host Music of the Masters Sat., Oct 23 at UWSP.
- Flutist Jacob Roseman to perform Mon., Oct. 18.
- Jazz pianist Laura Caviani to perform Fri., Oct. 22 with UWSP faculty.
- A student horn recital is set for Fri., Oct. 15.
- "Learning is Local," a workshop on university involvement in community life, will be held at UWSP Friday, Nov. 19.
- The UWSP Board of Visitors has named two new members.
- Native American artist Truman Lowe will discuss his new book on Wed., Oct. 13.
- The Players will hold its annual costume sale Oct. 14-16.
- A discussion on Oneida origin myths will be held on Wed., Oct. 13.
- UWSP will launch its new Web site on Mon., Oct. 11.
- Guitarist and singer Matt Nathanson will perform on Sat., Oct. 16.
- The UWSP Wind Ensemble will give its first concert on Fri., Oct. 22.
- A faculty recital will be held on Tues., Oct. 19.
- The Concert Band will perform on Thurs., Oct. 14.
- A lecture on "Vegetarianism and You" will be held Tues., Oct. 12.
- The DREAM dance group will give a show on Fri., Oct. 15.
- Join the creatures of the night at the CWES Hoot and Howl Fest, Fri., Oct. 22.
- The University Symphony Orchestra will perform Wed., Oct. 13.
- The Student Government Association is hosting a political forum on Wed., Oct. 13.
- Three political films will be shown by the Student Art League on Sun., Oct. 17.
- A UWSP graduate will continue the CNR's Year of Forestry colloquium series.
- Adults offered Special Needs Aquatic Program classes.
- Local rock-a-billy group Elf Lettuce will perform on Thurs., Oct. 14.
Singer-Songwriter Justin Roth will perform at UWSP on Saturday, Dec. 4.
UWSP is organizing a trip to Chicago to see a Blue Man Group performance on Sunday, Dec 5.
UWSP ranks 16th in the nation for total number of students studying abroad.
More than 85 students and leaders from UWSP are studying abroad during the fall semester.
Two holiday programs will be offered at the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium through December.
"The Santaland Diaries" a satire on the holidays, will be performed in the Encore on Mon., Dec. 6.
The UWSP Campus Band will perform a concert entitled "Fanfares and Folksongs" on Sunday, Dec. 5.
Chapter 6, an A Cappella group, will perform at UWSP on Thursday, Dec. 2.
The String Chamber Orchestra will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
Jazz saxophonist Jon Hoel will perform a senior recital at UWSP on Monday, Nov. 29.
- Six UWSP voice students have been honored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
- UWSP Extension is offering a courses in beginning and advanced sales training.
- The Small Business Development Center and UWSP Extension are offering "Confused About Business Taxes," a business tax workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
- Mezzo-soprano Allison Kokkeler will perform her senior voice recital at UWSP on Friday, Nov. 19.
- Kristin Duckart and Tiffany Wilhelm have joined the UWSP College of Fine Arts and Communication as development officers.
- The UWSP Lab Jazz Ensemble will perform in Michelsen Hall of the Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 18.
- UWSP Extension is offering a course in construction law in Wausau on Thursday, Feb. 10 and in Rhinelander on Friday, Feb. 11.
- UWSP's Adventure Tours is offering a bicycle tour of Mallorca in March of 2005.
- Students at UWSP will be assembling care packages for U.S. troops serving over seas on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
- A major professional enrichment award has been named for Robert Mosier, the former director of residential living at UWSP.
- The Wisconsin Learning Center has announced that it will offer a class focusing on Effective Fundraising and Development beginning next year.
- The UWSP Foundation Board has named new members in its fall meeting.
- Dan Dieterich and Hank Sparapani have been honored by the Association of Professional Communication Consultants.
- UWSP will celebrate the Hmong New Year on Saturday, Nov. 20 with the "Taste of Toj Roob" Festival.
- Delta Omicron, a professional music fraternity at UWSP, will perform in Michelsen Hall of the Fine Arts Center on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
- UWSP Student Television will debut a new sitcom, "Undergrads,"scheduled to begin Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 9 p.m.
- Eighteen area woodland owners have completed the requirements to become Master Woodland Stewards.
- The UWSP Student Art League will present the film "Harold and Maude" on Sunday, Nov. 14.
- The Chief of the U.S. Forest Service will speak at a UWSP College of Natural Resources Colloquium on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
- Stevens Bjella, professor of violin at UWSP, will perform his faculty recital on Sunday, Nov. 14.
- UWSP clarinet students will present a recital on Sunday, Nov. 14.
- The composers Concert on Monday, Nov. 15 will feature music written and performed by students at UWSP.
- Members of the UWSP and UW-Marathon County faculty are working to prepare education students for national tests.
- The First Lego League presents the NO LIMIT challenge for over 900 Wisconsin children.
- Tom Reich, a government documents manager at UWSP, has recieved The Winn Rothman Award from the Portage County Historical Society.
- UWSP students turned out to vote in record numbers on Nov. 2.
- "Faces of Jihad," a lecture about Islamic concepts, traditions, and contemporary politics, will be presented on Monday, Nov. 8.
- Kristin Wockenfus will perform a senior violin recital on Saturday, Nov. 13.
- UWSP production of "Fiddler on the Roof" will open Friday, Nov. 12.
- The Children's Motor Development Program at UWSP will be open to three and four-year-olds.
- Vanalyne Green, award winning videographer, artist, and writer, will present a lecture at UWSP on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
- Seventy-five children's landscape paintings are on display at the Lincoln Center Gallery.
- Music Department faculty, Stacey Berk and Patricia Holland will perform an oboe and bassoon recital on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
- The UWSP Horn Choir will perform Monday, Nov. 8.
- Country folk singer, Zane Williams, will perform at UWSP on Saturday, Nov. 13.
- Mormon comedian Bengt Wasburn will bring his unique brand of comedy to UWSP on Thursday Nov. 11.
- The Governor's High School Conference on the Environment will focus on forestry.
Entrepreneurial training classes being offered for small business development.
Scott Winn working at UWSP to incorporate service-learning projects on campus.
Phil George, financial aid, will retire after 34 years at UWSP.
- Retired forestry faculty member Bob Brush has been inducted into the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
- The Paper Science Foundation at UWSP awarded scholarships to 39 Paper Science students in the fall of 2004.
- The UWSP Extension Conservatory for Creative Expression is offering winter mini-courses for the first time.
- "Protecting the Environment While Shaping the Future" is the title of the 56th annual Surveyors' Institute on Wednesday through Friday, Jan. 26-28.
- Thirty-six graduating seniors at UWSP were recognized as recipients of the Chancellor's Leadership Awards.
- Assistant Professor Yan Liao has been awarded one of UWSP's University Personnel Development Committee grants to gather information about natural history collections throughout Wisconsin.
- Professor of Art and Design Robert Erickson has been awarded one of UWPS's University Personnel Development Committee grants to study in art in Ballycastle, Ireland.
- The Student Government Association at UWSP passed Official Letter to Troops, a piece of legislation showing support for armed service personnel serving over seas.
- University Pass (UPass) usage reached reached a record high in November.
- The Student Government Association (SGA) at UWSP will be offering a new way to search for off-campus housing.
- SGA has passed a resolution to further promote the UWSP Rideboard.
- SGA has passed a resolution to commend Dr. Bryan Brophy-Baermann for service to UWSP.
- The third edition of the online student research journal highlights the best work of students from each of UWSP's four colleges.
- UWSP Extension is offering Private Pilot Ground School in 2005.
- The Jazz Improvisation Ensemble will perform at UWSP on Sunday, Dec. 12.
- UWSP Extension has launched a new website that deals with forest and land use planning.
- Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, an outdoor skills training program for women, is offering a Winter Workshop Friday through Sunday, Feb. 11-13.
The Madrigal Singers and the Women's Choir will perform at UWSP on Sunday, Dec. 12.
The Central State Chamber Orchestra will perform in the Lincoln Senior Center on Saturday, Dec. 11.
Two small Jazz combos will perform at UWSP on Monday, Dec. 6.
The University Orchestra will perform at at UWSP on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Voice students at UWSP will present a Recital on Monday, Dec. 6.
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