{"id":7958,"date":"2022-05-23T09:46:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=7958"},"modified":"2022-05-23T09:46:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:46:22","slug":"uwsp-student-earns-top-dietetics-honor-in-the-state","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uwsp-student-earns-top-dietetics-honor-in-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"UWSP student earns top dietetics honor in the state"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brookelyn Heiss, UW-Stevens Point student who won a top state honor in dietetics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brookelyn Heiss sets high standards for herself.<\/p>\n

The senior from Marietta, Ohio, wanted two things in a university: An accredited dietetics program and the ability to play soccer as a goalkeeper. She found both at UW-Stevens Point.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an internal drive that I push myself to get outside of my comfort zone. I\u2019m always looking for that next experience and ways I can make connections.\u201d<\/p>\n

She graduated early from high school and began at UW-Stevens Point in the spring semester of 2019. \u201cI didn\u2019t know anyone. I have my teammates and I have my schoolwork, so those are what I\u2019m going to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heiss went to the Tutoring-Learning Center for tutoring, then became a tutor. \u201cI got to know the tutors and that really set me up for success, not only in coursework but making those connections,\u201d she said. She worked her way up to being a tutor mentor.<\/p>\n

Making connections was key throughout her academic and campus life experience, she said.<\/p>\n

She got involved in the Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics (SAND) her first semester and now is the treasurer. She has taken on mentoring and management roles there, too.<\/p>\n

As a student manager of the\u00a0CPS Caf\u00e9<\/a>, Heiss is involved with food service, catering, planning, budgeting, and food safety, and assists the caf\u00e9 manager with training new employees. Working there, both pre- and post-COVID, has also been an opportunity to work with professors and community organizations on different projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of the aspects of the caf\u00e9, and it\u2019s truly been a great experience and all the exposure I\u2019ve been able to have through that business.\u201d She has also gained experience working as the student lab manager for the university\u2019s food lab courses and volunteering with\u00a0Feed My Starving Children<\/a>,\u00a0Special Olympics Wisconsin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Central Rivers Farmshed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heiss plans a career in sports nutrition. \u201cI\u2019ve always been an athlete, and this is a bridge to my two favorite things.\u201d<\/p>\n

She had nutrition battles as a teen and said she saw how it hindered performance. Speaking with fellow athletes here plus her academic and business experiences at UW-Stevens Point have made her more passionate about the career path, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy professors really get to know you on a personal level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knowing her interest in sports nutrition, her adviser Deborah Tang, program director and senior lecturer of food and nutrition at UW-Stevens Point, helped connect Heiss with a sports nutrition internship last summer. She interned with the\u00a0Wausau Woodchucks<\/a>, a summer collegiate baseball team in the Northwoods League. Heiss managed the food service operation for home and visiting teams, coordinating purchasing, inventory, menu creation, production and nutrition education for players and coaches.<\/p>\n

She is working with Professor Annie Wetter to provide nutrition counseling to student-athletes, \u201cwhich is a great experience as an undergrad,\u201d Heiss said.<\/p>\n

These experiences contributed to Heiss being named the 2022\u00a0Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics<\/a>\u00a0(WAND) Outstanding Dietetics Student for her demonstrated leadership and professional potential this month. \u201cI am certain Brookelyn\u2019s strong work ethic, standards of excellence, and interpersonal skills will ensure her success as a future dietitian,\u201d Tang said. \u201cBrookelyn is extremely deserving of this award, and I know that she will represent our profession well and dedicate her career to serving and leading others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heiss has been accepted into the highly competitive U.S. Army-Baylor Master\u2019s Program in Nutrition. Selected candidates become commissioned officers and attend professional military education prior to starting the MPN, including four-year active duty service commitment after graduation.<\/p>\n

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