1. UW-Stevens Point is among first to offer new science education major

    Photo of UWSP student Christina Mitchell

    UW-Stevens Point will offer a new science education degree this fall, one of the first in the University of Wisconsin System. The natural science for science teaching certification is a collaborative bachelor’s degree program. Students will take core science courses and select a minor in one of those disciplines and a certificate in an additional field of science. The […]

  2. UW-Stevens Point graduate finds passion, purpose in art

    Photo of UW-Stevens Point graduate Karen Drewry

    It has been a long journey to becoming an artist for Karen Drewry – one that took her to three institutions of higher education, through a military career, across several states and countries, and finally, on a path to finding art as a way to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and share her life experiences […]

  3. UW-Stevens Point nursing students assist with COVID-19 vaccines

    Photo of UW-Stevens Point student Nicholas Tierman receiving his COVID-19 vaccine from Hanna Christensen, one of several UWSP nursing students who are assisting with COVID-19 care and vaccination this spring.

    Real-world experience is essential to be prepared to enter a profession. That’s especially true for nurses. Several UW-Stevens Point students are getting both experience — and a financial incentive – for assisting with COVID-19 care, including vaccines. “I want to help where I can,” said Hadley Koula, a nursing student who assisted with the UW-Stevens […]

  4. UW-Stevens Point childcare center nationally recognized for environmental education, practices

    Photo of UCLCC children having hands on experiences with all aspects of the planting and upkeep of the garden. They also harvest and prepare food for snack times.

    The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Helen R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care Center (UCLCC) has been recognized among the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees. The center, nominated by the Wisconsin Department of Public instruction, is one of three early learning centers across the country to earn this recognition. The center […]

  5. UW-Stevens Point dietetics students use their kitchen skills to connect with the community

    Photo of dietetics students making soup that will be shared with the community through Farmshed's Buy a Quart, Donate a Meal program.

    Nothing says comfort food more than a hot bowl of homemade soup, especially during the cold winter months. A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Central Rivers Farmshed is bringing some of that comfort into homes in Central Wisconsin. Senior dietetics students are using a practicum class to create a variety of homemade soups […]

  6. UW-Stevens Point students serve on the front lines of the pandemic

    Photo of UW-Stevens Point's Veronica Pieters

    “I’ve seen more deaths in the last 10 months than any 21-year-old should.” This statement was made by Veronica Pieters, one of the many University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point health science students who are using their education to make a difference on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are working in hospitals, laboratories and […]

  7. UW-Stevens Point program offers careers in caring for children when they need it most

    Photo of UW-Stevens Point students

    When a child is sick, needs emergency stitches or an MRI, a hospital or clinic visit can be scary. A child life specialist can ease the anxiety for both the patient and parents. By demonstrating the use of medical equipment in a nonthreatening manner, offering coping plans or distractions in the form of a game […]

  8. Couple’s gift to UW-Stevens Point funds Pointers Athletics graduate assistant positions

    A substantial gift from a couple with careers as executives in professional sports and arena management will help support University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Athletics through five graduate assistantships. Dan Hauser, a 1977 alumnus in business education, and his wife, Marilyn, will fund five graduate assistant positions in Pointers Athletics for two years each. The positions […]

  9. UW-Stevens Point certified as Bee Campus USA

    Photo of bee sitting on flower

    The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is taking part in a nationwide program to improve environments and awareness of threatened bee and pollinator species. Certified as a Bee Campus USA, UW-Stevens Point joins other cities and campuses across the country in providing pollinating insects and birds with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants […]

  10. UW-Stevens Point celebrates 1,300 Pointer graduates

    Photo of Chancellor Bernie Patterson and a 2020 spring graduate giving a congratulatory elbow bump

    May 16 was a special day for nearly 1,300 Pointer graduates and their family and friends. See congratulatory video Related: Spring 2020 Commencement Celebration (Facebook video) UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield graduate is on a mission to help others