April 21, 2009
Central Wisconsin eighth-graders visit
campus for Wisconsin Covenant Day
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Gov. Jim Doyle will welcome nearly 300
Central Wisconsin eighth-graders this Friday, April 24, during UWSP's Wisconsin
Covenant Day.
The Wisconsin Covenant is a pledge that all of the state's eighth-grade students are
urged to sign, committing to meet certain requirements in their high school years in
exchange for a guaranteed spot at a Wisconsin public university or two-year college,
as well as a financial aid package based on their family's needs.
"I have no doubt that we will be greeting dozens of future Pointers this Friday,"
said UWSP Chancellor Linda Bunnell.
"This event will give our young visitors just a hint of what university life is like,
and I know it will spark many dreams that will one day come true through a UWSP education,"
she added.
Doyle is scheduled to be accompanied by Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley
Abrahamson, Pepi Randolph, the CEO of the Potawatomi Business Development Corporation,
and former Green Bay Packers linebacker George Koonce.
Covenant Day participants will meet UWSP students and faculty members, learn about
how a university works, explore campus, and eat lunch together.
UWSP's Wisconsin Covenant Day begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Alumni Room of the Dreyfus
University Center.
