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Entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey are invited to expand their networks and discover resources available close to home during Emerging Entrepreneur Night. The event, hosted by the UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics through its Founders Network initiative, will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5-7 p.m. at Mosinee Brewing […]

A collaborative leader in public higher education with a commitment to a culture of community and mentorship has been named the provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn will begin his new role on Jan. 11, 2027, serving as the university’s chief academic officer and providing oversight […]

The College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host the first public event in its new community engagement series starting this October. The “Truth, Trust and Technology: Information in the Age of AI” series for the 2026-2027 academic year aims to help people navigate the complexities of information people must […]

Learn about the rules and policies for supplying goods and services for the State of Wisconsin at a workshop held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this month. The Regional Supplier Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Alumni Room in the Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St., […]

A program to help educate voters on the election process and the safety checks that are in place will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Wednesday, Oct. 14. “Trust in Our Elections: A Community Conversation,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Laird Room in the Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve […]

Join the festivities on Saturday, Oct. 10, as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point celebrates Homecoming and Family Day, with activities for Pointers of all ages themed around “Decades.” Activities will be offered at the Homecoming Hotspot from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Goerke Park in Stevens Point. This year’s Homecoming Hotspot features: The Pointers football team takes on […]

Wisconsin will celebrate one of its largest sectors during Forest Products Week, which runs October 18-24. A week of events and behind-the-scenes tours, Forest Products Week invites the public and school groups to learn about sustainable forest practices and to develop an appreciation for the valuable resources that Wisconsin forests provide. The Wisconsin Institute for […]

Traverse the cosmos this October at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The Blocher Planetarium will be hosting planetarium shows and a stargazing session during Homecoming/Family Day on Saturday, Oct. 10: Planetarium shows will be offered at 2 p.m. on Sundays in October. All regular public shows are around one hour long […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is hosting a variety of music concerts on all three campuses in Stevens Point, Marshfield and Wausau this month.   UW-Stevens Point concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Noel Fine Arts Center Michelsen Hall, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point. Tickets are $18 for the general public, $16 for seniors […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has again been rated among the best public universities in the Midwest, according to U.S. News and World Report. UW-Stevens Point was rated 14th among regional public universities in the 12-state Midwest region, according to the magazine’s 2027 rankings. The key factors for the placement were a high graduation rate, […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomed its second-largest first-year class in 40 years as well as saw increases in graduate and main campus enrollment, according to official 10th-day census data for the 2026-27 academic year. This fall saw a first-year class of 1,905 and a growth of 5% in graduate students. At the main Stevens […]

One year after the launch of a fundraising campaign to support a major Allen F. Blocher Planetarium technology upgrade, the system is ready to launch for the public. The aging computer software and hardware was replaced in order to integrate with the latest version of the Planetarium’s Digistar projection software with enhanced features. The installation, […]