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Chicago-based filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Gilio and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alum Emily Ruth will visit the campus and share their insights into the filmmaking process Sept. 23 and 24. The visit, coordinated by media studies and the Department of Theatre and Dance, includes a screening of Gilio’s film “Kwik Stop”, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24in the Dreyfus University Center Theater, 1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point. The screening is free and open to the public. Students will participate in a masterclass on […]

UW-Stevens Point among the ‘Best Colleges for Rural America’ The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was named among the “Best Colleges for Rural America” by the Washington Monthly magazine, ranking first among the rural Universities of Wisconsin campuses. UW-Stevens Point was ranked 47th out of 100 rural universities, notably for having in-state students and graduates, a […]

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Sentry Insurance leaders marked the official start of a major transformation on campus Wednesday, Sept. 9, with a ceremonial wall-breaking for Sentry Hall, the future home of the Sentry School of Business and Economics. UWSP Chancellor Bob Brinkmann, Sentry School Head Kevin Neuman and Sentry Chairman and CEO Pete McPartland […]

he teachers we remember years later are often the ones who made learning feel real. They encouraged us when something was difficult, helped us find confidence in unfamiliar situations, or showed us that what we were learning had a place beyond the classroom. For Laura Anderson McIntyre, those teachers helped shape the educator she would […]

Travel through the universe this September at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered at 2 p.m. on Sundays in September. All regular public shows are around one hour long and include a 25-min presentation focusing on the current night sky of Central Wisconsin (bright stars, constellations, planets, […]

Join Associate Professor Lyna Matesi and MBA graduate Kelsy Saldivar as they talk with leaders who are making an impact in their communities, Wisconsin and the world on the Women Trailblazers Podcast. Series 10 centers on Pointers Leading Together, where we hear from the students leading and driving change at UWSP.    Tune in to hear from the UWSP students that shape our campus. From […]

For as many years as English professor James Berry has been teaching, he is also still a scholar of teaching. It has been his own passion for improvement, and for learning all that he can to impact the learning environment, that reveals the kind of educator he strives to be. In composition and linguistics classes, […]

A major gift from the McPartland Family Foundation will drive the creation of a Future Leaders Program through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics. The McPartland Family Foundation will support a new, highly experiential program beginning this fall for a select group of Sentry School students. It will identify those […]

Known as a leader in teacher and healthcare education, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has taken these programs to the next level, offering the most doctoral degrees out of all the comprehensive Universities of Wisconsin (outside of the Madison and Milwaukee Research 1 campuses). With programs including a consortium Doctor of Audiology, independent Doctor of […]

When University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student Kayla Antos began her summer internship at the Red Cliff Boys & Girls Club of Gitchigami, she expected to work with youth and facilitate programs. Instead, about two months into her placement, she was unexpectedly moved into a full-time position that challenged her to put her classroom learning into […]

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield and McMillan Memorial Library will host a special presentation to commemorate its anniversary. “September 11: One Man’s Story, 25 Years Later,” will be screened from 1–2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the following locations: Participants may also attend virtually via Zoom. The program […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance offers shows themed with “Defiant Hearts” that celebrates courage, boldness, and the unbreakable human spirit. “From the picket lines to the dance floor, from the corporate office to our own imagination, these seven productions remind us that defiance takes many forms,” said Michael Estanich, chair […]