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Victor Chukwuemeka, Stevens Point, met the right person at the right time during a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a few years ago. He had been taking nursing classes, but that wasn’t the right fit. He knew he wanted to help people and work in health care. With his brother George attending UW-Stevens […]

A roundtable discussion on “Town-Gown Relationships in Stevens Point” will explore ways higher education and local institutions and residents can build a better community together. The event will be held Thursday, April 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Portage County Public Library Pinery Room. Sponsored by the Center for the Small City at […]

More than 50 years ago, when most textbooks were written by men, most courses were taught by men, and women’s history wasn’t discussed, the Women’s Studies program began at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Just one year prior in 1970, the first women’s studies program in the nation had begun at San Diego State University. […]

The journey to performing under the bright lights of Broadway usually begins with an audition. For University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point bachelor of fine arts acting alumnus Felix Torrez-Ponce, Green Bay, that audition happened last spring while he was a student in the university’s Senior Showcase course. The class led to an opportunity to meet with […]

The “HANK Talk” on the James Webb Space Telescope at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 28. “The James Webb Space Telescope: An Amazing First Year,” will be presented at 7 p.m. by Associate Professor Aaron Steffen, astronomy. The discussion on its scientific discoveries and breakthroughs will be […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and its faculty and staff members have been recognized for achievement and excellence.

All three men being inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame this spring have ties to UW-Stevens Point and have spent their lives protecting natural resources. Inductees are: The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to encourage the growth and practice of a conservation ethic. Past inductees from UW-Stevens Point include […]

A talk on the historic relevance of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine will be the first in a series of lectures during the spring semester by faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau. “Hank Talks,” named for Hank the Husky campus mascot, will be offered on various Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on […]

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Scholars. This recognition is given to universities and colleges that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Two UW-Stevens Point faculty members were selected for […]

From the Tomahawk Leader, by Emily Stone With bright sunshine to provide at least the appearance of warmth, single-digit temperatures didn’t phase us much. Hand and foot warmers took the edge off, too, as did the brisk pace set by college students from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s (UWSP) Wisconsin Black Bear Project. The students weren’t […]

“I love a challenge.” Those words from Michelle Boernke, campus executive at UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield, came on her last day before retiring this month. Rising to the challenge kept her at the campus for 18 years, the longest time at any job. “My job here has changed four times,” she said. “They’ve all been […]

Improvisational jazz music and adventure racing are not often spoken about in the same sentence or found to have much in common. That is, unless you know Tim Buchholz, an associate professor of music at UW-Stevens Point campuses in Wausau and Stevens Point. “Both require prerequisite knowledge, multi-tasking, flexibility, a willingness to make mistakes and […]