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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host the UW System Board of Regents April 7-8 on the Stevens Point campus, for the first time in eight years. This is an opportunity to showcase both the campus and community, said Chancellor Thomas Gibson. “We look forward to sharing how UW-Stevens Point transforms lives through the delivery […]

Flexibility, adaptability and kindness. These words were a motto to Helen Luce, D.O., and her team in UW-Stevens Point Student Health Service for the past two years. They dispensed large doses of each. Five months after Dr. Luce became medical director of the Health Service, a novel coronavirus appeared that changed the world. Everyone has […]

UW-Stevens Point’s Disability Resource Center helps students succeed despite challenges Before she even entered a college classroom, sophomore art major Tessa Rudig knew she would need some accommodations to help her succeed as a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Thankfully, the Chilton native found it easy to contact the university’s Disability Resource Center […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will develop their online programs in freshwater science with $460,125 in support from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. The funding is part of a statewide initiative, backed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers, to tackle 10 grand water challenges and support curriculum development, undergraduate research opportunities, career […]

Tommy Thompson will step down as UW system president on Friday. He took over in 2020 during the pandemic. Before his departure, he chose to share his wisdom as UW-system president and the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history to UWSP students. Tommy Thompson added a new role to his resume on Tuesday: college lecturer. He […]

Point businesswoman helps nontraditional students through scholarship creation Conventional wisdom holds that you can’t be all things to all people. On that point, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point MBA graduate and local small-business owner Quyen Hom begs to differ. She believes people should at least try to be “all the things”—but to satisfy themselves, not to appease other […]

The Center for Inclusive Excellence in Marshfield is now open to the community and campus. Located at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield, it provides a comfortable, bias-free place where individuals and groups can hold meetings and enjoy educational programs. The center is physical space representing one of UW-Stevens Point’s key goals, Chancellor Thomas Gibson […]

The School of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has again earned accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an achievement earned by only 5 percent of the world’s schools offering business degrees at the bachelor’s level or higher. “AACSB accreditation is very significant for the School of Business […]

Isabel Dunn spent summers on an island in Lake Huron in the Great Lakes, where her family enjoyed birds, bugs and plants. “We were surrounded by water. I didn’t realize how special that was until later.” Those experiences formed her love of water and interest in water quality. Originally from Johnsburg, Ill., Dunn discovered UW-Stevens […]

The Chinese National women’s ice hockey team may not be the first team you’d cheer on at the Olympics. But this team has the strongest ties to northcentral and western Wisconsin.  It is coached by Brian Idalski, and Hailey Rock is its athletic trainer. Both are University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumni, and Rock is from […]

Since sixth grade, Tahyae Rimson knew she wanted to go to college. Unlike many middle schoolers, she was already planning how to pay for it. “I’ve always been aware my needs are different than other students.” Rimson said. She recognized early that education was a key to success. “As a first-generation student – I didn’t […]

A new community sustainability major will be offered this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, integrating the social, ethical and political dimensions of environmental sciences with the tools to foster community change. The degree will include courses in several disciplines as diverse as psychology and chemistry. The program complements existing sustainability degrees at UW-Stevens Point that […]