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Celebrate Hispanic culture at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with events marking Hispanic Heritage Month. Salsa and bachata dance lessons will be offered free of charge Friday, Sept. 16, from 6-8 p.m. as part of the “Vamos a Bailar (Let’s Dance)” event in Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center (DUC), 1015 Reserve St., Stevens […]

A member of the Ho-Chunk Nation has been selected as the artist who will create an outdoor memorial to Native Americans buried on campus grounds before the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was established. Christopher Sweet, a contemporary artist, has been commissioned for the Native American burial ground memorial. His project is a mural that will be […]

The Upward Bound program has been renewed at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It offers low-income and first-generation high school students the skills and motivation needed to realize their dream of pursuing and completing a college education. The program was awarded a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to serve 96 eligible students […]

Having not been held since 2019, the American Indians Reaching for Opportunities (AIRO) Pow Wow returned for its 47th rendition Saturday at UW-Stevens Point. Wisconsin is home to eleven federally recognized American Indian tribes. The pow wow is organized and put on by UWSP students as a culmination of Native American Awareness Week. “We’re actually […]

Events dedicated to Native American education and culture will be offered at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to mark Native American Awareness Week, May 2-7. Sponsored by UW-Stevens Point’s Native American Center, all events are open to the public. There is an admission fee for Saturday’s pow-wow, other events are free of charge. “The Native […]

Native American women are murdered at a rate 10 times the national average. Learn about the work underway to protect and fight for the rights of these women at a free panel discussion at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Tuesday, April 12. “Indigenous Women Pursuing Safety and Justice: A Conversation with Advocates” will be […]

More than 30 years ago while on a Rotary International study exchange as a young professional, Al Thompson learned an important lesson about leadership: Service above self. This has shaped his leadership style, focusing on what’s best for all. As vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Thompson continues to lead […]