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The Olson Museum of Natural History at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will increase its community engagement through displays and programming for all audiences with help from a federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Inspire! Grant for Small Museums totals nearly $75,000 for more than two years with a […]

In addition to care offered by the campus Counseling Center, all University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students now have access to services under the umbrella of “Whole Campus Care.” With support from the Universities of Wisconsin and in partnership with Mantra Health, Whole Campus Care creates a student mental health and wellness pathway from the moment […]

Travel the greater universe this September at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered at 2 p.m. on Sundays in September. All regular public shows are around one hour long and include a 25-min presentation focusing on the current night sky of Central Wisconsin (bright stars, constellations, planets, […]

Iconic Smokey Bear artwork will be on display at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau on Saturday, Sept. 7. The traveling exhibition, celebrating Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday, will take place at the UW Center for Civic Engagement, 625 Stewart Ave, Wausau, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. We are pleased to be hosting this limited exhibit […]

The Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors – Woman (BOW) program is offering an “Introduction to Archery and Shotguns” workshop on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Bill Cook Izaak Walton League property just east of Stevens Point. This workshop is a safe and fun course that will introduce participants to recreational shooting with compound bows, crossbows, and […]

Several University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumni are being recognized for their service to their communities. The Pointer Impact Award, created by the UW-Stevens Point Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2020, honors alumni doing good works for their communities and beyond. Whether it be through volunteering or as part of their career, Pointers shape the […]

Local youth will perform in Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” August 15-17 as part of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield Theatre Camp.  Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, August 15-16, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 17, at the Helen Connor Laird Theater at UWSP at Marshfield. Purchase tickets at tickets.uwsp.edu […]

The Aber Suzuki Center and students within the Department of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit from gifts from a local foundation funded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt. The Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point gifted the UW-Stevens Point College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) with $130,000, with $80,000 […]

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point emeritus biology professor and founding member of a local conservation organization will be honored for his lifelong environment work on Wednesday, July 17. Professor Emeritus Robert Freckmann will be presented the 2024 Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award by the North Central Conservancy Trust (NCCT) and Gathering Waters, Wisconsin’s Alliance […]

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau will have additional scholarship opportunities thanks to gifts from a local business and the UW Wausau Campus Foundation. These scholarships, offered in three different increments based on grade point average, will be awarded through a $25,000 gift from Rocket Industrial in Wausau and $100,000 from the […]

A variety of free, public instrumental and vocal performances will be offered at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as parents, students and teachers of the Suzuki method come from around the world for individual musical instruction, chamber music intensives, lectures and concerts at the American Suzuki Institute (ASI). ASI is sponsored by the Aber Suzuki […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is seeking the perspectives of community members as it develops a plan to respond to environmental and social pressures related to climate change. The public is invited to UW-Stevens Point’s Community Resilience Assessment session from 4-5:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Portage County Library’s Pinery Room. Working with members of […]