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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 college degree was not on the radar when Mitchell Imlah graduated from Rosholt High School. With a grade point average of 2.1, “I wasn’t that kid who did well in school,” he said. Imlah graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a biochemistry degree and 4.0 GPA in May. He is undertaking the […]

Art and science come together in a project that blends and flows as it illustrates water. The Flow Project was illuminating for both the artists and water professionals. Seven UW-Stevens Point students are among 31 undergraduates from every UW who participated in The Flow Project. Student artists were paired with water professionals across the state […]

It’s all about the numbers for 18-year-old Madison Ackley, who will break several records when she graduates from UW-Stevens Point May 20 with a degree in accounting. She will be the youngest graduate in 41 years, the second youngest overall, the youngest female and the youngest Native American to ever graduate from the university. Was […]

Anthony Spiegel may not be a typical College of Natural Resources student. The senior from Milwaukee, who is studying soil science and land management, is following his own path. This semester, that path led him to France on a first-ever federal scholarship awarded to a UW-Stevens Point student.   The path began in the Black […]

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 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 […]

How does a college education impact income inequality? University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior Kyle Pulvermacher took on this question as part of research he will present at the UW System Research in the Rotunda event on March 8 in Madison. Held at the State Capitol, the event invites undergraduates from across the UW System to […]

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 […]

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 […]

As the spring semester begins and students return to the three University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campuses, the need for assistance in food, school supplies and other items also returns. According to Feeding America, 39% of undergraduate students are low income, and nearly 8 million college students across the nation are at risk of facing hunger. […]

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, […]