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Mrs. Wisconsin America 2022 Sasha Everett, a 2016 alum of the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, has turned her passion for promoting literacy into a book drive that will culminate at a Wausau Woodchucks baseball game next month. The “Books and Baseball” event, a part of Everett’s Pages with a Purpose platform, will provide a […]

Cody Kamrowski, Melrose, had specific career goals as he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in May 2016 with a major in natural resources social and policy sciences. “I deeply value natural resources and want to preserve them for future generations to enjoy it just as I have,” he said at the time. Today, […]

Learn about how environmental policies have had profound effects on the environment and natural resource management in the United States and how they affect our air, water, wildlife and community. The Wisconsin Center for Wildlife at UW-Stevens Point will host a six-part speaker series through its annual College of Natural Resources (CNR) Spring Seminar Series, […]

Students at Royall High School in Elroy, Wis., who attend the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit through scholarships funded by a $1 million endowment. Gifts from Thomas F. Davis estate created the Carol Krohn College Scholarship, which will support one or more $2,500 scholarships for Royall graduates. The award is renewable for up to […]

Recognizing decades of support of higher education in central Wisconsin, Sentry Insurance was presented with a UW Regents Business Partnership Award today. Leadership from Sentry, UW-Stevens Point and the Universities of Wisconsin, as well as Sentry employees who are UW-Stevens Point alumni, were in attendance. “I am proud to recognize Sentry Insurance for all the […]

Wausau area alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, including those from UWSP at Wausau, are invited to take part in an Alumni Day of Service project on Tuesday, April 25. The “Blessings in a Backpack” project will be held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the new Community Partners Building, 360 Grand Ave., Suite 700, Wausau. […]

The journey to performing under the bright lights of Broadway usually begins with an audition. For University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point bachelor of fine arts acting alumnus Felix Torrez-Ponce, Green Bay, that audition happened last spring while he was a student in the university’s Senior Showcase course. The class led to an opportunity to meet with […]

Education and family are at the heart of John and Rita Canning’s philanthropic legacy. Those values are integral to the couple’s most recent gift to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Cannings have pledged $100,000 in support of the Thomas E. Meiers Memorial Scholarship. The fund was established in honor of Rita Canning’s brother, who […]

Gear up for a Pointer Homecoming Week celebration with something for everyone at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Oct. 3-9. This year, events culminate on Saturday, Oct. 8, with Homecoming, Family Day and Iris Reunions combined for “The Pointer Bundle.” Featured activities on Saturday, Oct. 8, will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Goerke […]

Current and former UW-Stevens Point students are working to improve access to nutritious food at farmers markets in central Wisconsin. Thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of $200,000, they are studying farmers markets in Adams, Marshfield, town of Rome, Stevens Point, Waupaca, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids. The project aims to establish a Central Wisconsin […]

On July 2 of this year, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2018 alumnus Zachary Finnegan found himself on the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England, playing trumpet for a crowd of 11,000. It was raining, but as the first song began, the clouds parted and a full a rainbow appeared above the crowd. It was […]

Sam McLellan, a UW-Stevens Point graduate currently in the Broadway touring production of “Anastasia,” returned to his alma mater Wednesday to give a master class while the show performed at the Grand Theater in Wausau. McLellan said acting wasn’t always on his radar, though. “In high school, I was playing football and one of my […]