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On any given afternoon in the College of Professional Studies Building at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, you might find students playing soccer with customized cars, creating heroes and fighting legendary battles. Within the new Esports Center, located in CPS room 104, anything is possible. With competitive online gaming taking off, this space offers UW-Stevens […]

Student members of The Wildlife Society (TWS) organization at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point actively participate in wildlife conferences and successfully manage 22 student-led projects, including hands-on research on a multitude of animal species from bats to woodpeckers and upkeep of the nearby Buena Vista Wildlife Area. The organization has also made strides in conservation […]

For more than 30 years, students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have created a special bond with students within the Stevens Point Area Public School District who have different abilities. For 10 Fridays each semester, the university’s longstanding Swim/Gym program brings K-12 students with mild to severe disabilities to the university where they are […]

Olivia Franklin was drawn to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for her college experience so she could continue her two passions – cross county running and environmental study.   As a state qualifier for Kaneland High School in Maple Park, Ill., Franklin spent hours running through nature preserves in her hometown. This not only provided the experience […]

Dominick Reyes discovered his purpose at a young age and is making it happen at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Realizing the difference that therapists and others made in the life of his little brother, who has autism, 10-year-old Reyes saw the impact of those in human service roles. He knew then that he wanted […]

Elliot Becker, a biochemistry and biology pre-medicine major, had three minutes to explain the methods, results, study conclusions and implications used in her reproductive biology research. She was competing in the WiSys Quick Pitch research competition held this spring at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, under the guidance of her faculty mentor, Professor Karin Bodensteiner, […]

Allison Schmidli visited the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus last fall during her senior year at Neenah High School and liked what she saw. What made the university her top choice was learning that UW-Stevens Point would offer varsity women’s lacrosse in the fall of 2023. “I was so excited to find out I could […]

When Olivia Molle took on her University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Master of Business Administration fellowship in fall of 2021, she had no idea where it would take her. She just knew the assignment – to find an idea that would raise awareness of UW-Stevens Point’s brand on campus and in the community, then develop that […]

The 43rd U.S. Senior Open at SentryWorld–one of the biggest events in Central Wisconsin history–took years to plan and thousands of volunteers to organize. But it wasn’t just the professional golfers inside the ropes who were the focus when it came to health and safety on the course.   Several University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students and […]

When 2023 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point English graduate Dylan Potter, Crandon, began his independent research with History Professor Rob Harper, he had no expectation where the work would take him – just a curiosity of how the Native American indigenous people made a life and left a mark around the Stevens Point area.  Two years […]

What do football and Figaro have in common? At UW-Stevens Point, the answer is Chandler Benn. Music has been important in his life. His mom, Becky, sings, and his dad, Tim, has played in bands. Both were strong influences on Chandler, who grew up in Amherst Junction, Wis. He began piano lessons at age 3 […]

Five University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students spent a portion of their time between semesters recently observing diagnostic procedures, lab techniques and surgeries at Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield. Nothing quite replaces the opportunity to watch medical personnel and physicians on the job for students interested in studying medicine. Thirty-three years and nearly 500 students later, the […]