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The field of social work is increasingly expanding to meet community needs wherever they are. In the Stevens Point community, the Portage County Public Library is charting its own course in the new realm of library social work, in partnership with UW-Stevens Point. The library is connecting patrons with resources well beyond the scope of […]

For years, Chiamaka Daniella Obinna just wanted to fit in. Then, she discovered what she really wanted: to be taken seriously. The journey between these two goals took center stage while Obinna was at UW-Stevens Point. Now the senior majoring in sociology is president of the Black Student Union, co-president of the UWSP chapter of […]

As senior Pa Chai Yang works toward completing her degree at UW-Stevens Point, her goal is to succeed in a career path that brings her joy and to bring a sense of pride to her father.  Yang is the first generation in her Milwaukee area family to attend college. Her dad, who works in manufacturing, […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting. UW-Stevens Point was recognized for creating a student organization, the Pointers Vote Coalition, to grow civic engagement on campus. The group created an action plan with guidance from […]

As he does each Veterans Day, Professor Justin Rueb, psychology, will reflect on the loss of friends in the military who he met serving in the U.S. Air Force. The military shaped the first 25 years of Rueb’s career, teaching him lessons he would bring to UW-Stevens Point.  Rueb, and his sister Candy, followed their […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Center for the Small City will present “Small Cities’ Response to Public Emergencies and Future Pandemics” with both in-person and virtual options on Friday, Nov. 4. Free and open to the public, the presentation will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. at UW-Stevens Point’s Chemistry Biology Building Room 135 […]

Genesis Santos describes herself as “the kid who sat with the adults.” She listened and learned. Her curiosity turned toward history, guided in part by her history-buff grandfather. The more she learned of various perspectives, the more she challenged herself to question what she thought she knew. And that inspired her to want to learn […]

Experience, Engagement, Service-Learning As far back as high school, Jeana Magyar has been a shoulder to lean on. She was voted by her student body as the best “peer listener.”   Professor Magyar is a trusted advisor now to hundreds of UW-Stevens Point psychology alumni who keep in touch with her as they begin and grow […]

When University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point May graduate Sara Kalkhoff is on your trivia team and the topic is geography, there is a good chance you are getting the answer right. Kalkhoff, an international studies major, plays with her team, the Crazy Rat Ladies, during Tuesday Trivia Night at the Basement Brewhaus on campus.  Kalkhoff has […]

A new Mid-State Technical College and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point transfer agreement enhances access to a sociology bachelor’s degree. The new “2+2” articulation agreement grants junior status to students with a Mid-State Criminal Justice-Corrections & Community Advocacy associate degree when they seamlessly transfer to UW-Stevens Point to complete a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. The agreement […]

Three University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty members are among the 2023-24 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars. UW System recently announced that Associate Professor Lauren Gantz, English and Women’s and Gender Studies; Assistant Professor Sarah Ross, Theatre Design and Technology; and Assistant Professor Erica Ringelspaugh, English, will participate in the program. Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars […]

In March we celebrate Women’s History Month and honor the women of our past, present, and future. The UWSP Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Committee has nominated Professor Emerita Nancy Bayne as an honoree this year on our campus in recognition of Women’s History Month. The Women’s Studies minor, now called the Women’s and Gender […]