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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 […]

Unparalleled. The way that Valerie Barske, UW-Stevens Point Department of History and International Studies professor, has stepped up in various roles to serve has been characterized by her colleagues as both invaluable and unparalleled.  Whether she is deeply involved in strategic planning initiatives to benefit students at the university level or co-organizing an engaging night […]

Diligent work of lab assistants leading research studies with associate chemistry professor Joe Mondloch is focused on the emerging environmental concern over per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), dubbed forever chemicals. The work is bolstered by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin grant funding; one of the seven grants Dr. Mondloch has secured for ongoing PFAS adsorption […]

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 […]

By Wyatt Williams According to Robert Michitsch, Professor of Soil and Waste Resources at UW-Stevens Point this strand of the H5N1 started in 2021 in Asia, and since has slowly made its way across the world through migrating birds making its appearance in the states back in spring of 2022. Michitsch works to prevent the […]

The Outstanding Work Performance Award recognizes performance beyond what is normally expected of an employee, including increased workload, special projects, developing or modifying procedures and improving effectiveness and efficiency. Kelly Bird Efficiency and dedication were needed as Kelly Bird, administrative assistant, went out of her way to assist Continuing Education in a variety of areas. […]

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 […]

Emeritus Professor of Biology Bob Freckmann isn’t one for drawing attention to himself and his legacy of nature conservation. But he is hopeful that his land conservation leadership award, the Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award, will draw attention to one of the largest land stewardship organizations in Wisconsin, the North Central Conservancy Trust (NCCT). […]

Student, insurance professional, mother, executive director and music educator are all titles that Karen Bullock (MME ’23) has taken on in her adult life. With an educational journey that began and ended at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Bullock attributes her most recent successes to the university’s online Master of Music Education (MME) program.  Unlike […]