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Rachel Pukall rpuka198@uwsp.edu The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point has been awarded a $1.8 million federal grant, which went into effect on Oct. 1. This grant goes towards improving academic services in order to help more students succeed. The Strengthening Academic Success: More Graduates in Wisconsin program will be funded by the Title III grant from the U.S. Department of ... Read More »

Vanessa Vincent vvinc350@uwsp.edu The Cupboard has already been visited 115 times by students in need this semester and is preparing to help even more students who are not able to make ends meet. For the last few years, The Cupboard’s goal has been to support University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point students by providing free, non-perishable food items in a friendly ... Read More »

Rachel Pukall rpuka198@uwsp.edu The Institute of Higher Education Policy and the Lumina Foundation have funded a grant to assist institutions in identifying former students who have invested time and money into college, but left before completing their degree. Project Win-Win, a program that the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point incorporates, uses data collecting techniques to track down people who have ... Read More »

Emily Margeson emarg634@uwsp.edu Over the course of the last fiscal year a surplus was accumulated for the overall allocated segregated fee fund and it will remain in the account in case of emergencies. The surplus came to a total of about $214,000, which is the typical average of institutions similar to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Student Government Association ... Read More »

The United Way of Portage County has 33 partner programs and strives to make a difference within Portage County. This includes the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point community. United Way is committed to researching and understanding the needs of a community. Those needs are then addressed by use of the partner programs, assistance from volunteers, donations and resources. By addressing the ... Read More »

Over the past three years, the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology has partnered with the Paper Science and Engineering Department and the Division of Fine Arts and Communication. Together, they created RiverPoint paper, an art paper that is produced on campus and distributed nationwide. “What’s happened with RiverPoint has kind of exceeded all expectations,” said Paul Fowler, the Executive Director ... Read More »

The “Do Not Walk Alone” program recently began in Portage County. This program aims to raise awareness for individuals to have a buddy when walking alone at night, especially if intoxicated. Daren and Joan Duffey, parents of Eric Duffey, who died in March of 2012 when he walked into the Wisconsin River near downtown Stevens Point, started the new program. ... Read More »

The new General Education Program’s modifications made in the spring semester of 2013 are essential to a student’s career path, according to the American Council. The curriculum has been modified to better fit the expectations employers have of graduating students. It cuts back on unnecessary courses and allows students to begin studying in their intended field earlier than before. “Even ... Read More »

During a conference held last month by The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, a number of Wisconsin legislators suggested the role of Regent Governance within the UW System might soon change. “I think we need to take a look at governance and I believe the system needs to be driven by the campuses with the campuses driving what ... Read More »