{"id":424,"date":"2026-05-21T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:38:04","slug":"student-experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/student-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17743641172695378\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Learning Opportunities in Our Center<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">The Center for Watershed Science and Education provides meaningful, practical and positive educational and professional experiences for UW-Stevens Point students pursuing careers in natural resources. Opportunities exist for graduate and undergraduate students to work side-by-side with faculty and staff conducting scientific research and performing laboratory analysis.\nThese experiences prepare students for careers in a variety of private and public sector roles in monitoring and water resource management of groundwater, lakes, rivers, and drinking water quality.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-threeimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/evelyn_trilakes.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/IMG_2500.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/IMG_2538.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1774364275042787\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split3366 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Undergraduate Experiences<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Undergraduate students are able to gain valuable experience by working in the Water and Environmental Analysis Lab (WEAL), assisting with research projects, and\/or helping with water outreach activities.\nThese are often paid experiences with students also being eligible to receive internship credit in WATR 381.\nMany undergraduate students who assist with research or conduct independent research projects have gone on to present their work at the College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Symposium or other state and national conferences.<\/div><div>\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"mailto:%20anitka@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_self\">Inquire about working at the WEAL <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/AbbyG-with-UWGB-student-organics-collaboration-Aug-2019-3.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17743645760716504\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Graduate Students<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Graduate students are able to earn a master&#8217;s degree (MS) in Natural Resources by completing an approved course of study and completing a graduate thesis that researches an applied water resource issue or concern.\nStudents work with a faculty advisor in the Center to develop their research topic. 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