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Students Gain Experience through Fire Crew

This fall, the College of Natural Resources added the Wild Land Fire Science program. With this program, experience in firefighting is needed to be successful and the Fire Crew has been set up for that purpose. The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Fire Crew has a large number of new members as well as active federally certified members. Weekly meetings ... Read More »

Academic Strategic Plan Takes Shape

When Bernie Patterson accepted his role as Chancellor in the 2010-2011 school year he had a new vision for the university. One of those visions included an academic strategic plan to be implemented and used as a living document. That plan was implemented during that school year and is now undergoing change. The strategic plan is meant to be an ... Read More »

Students Condone Concealed Carry

Students for Concealed Carry will be offering a concealed carry class through the Wisconsin Concealed Carry, LLC this semester. Students for Concealed Carry is a non-politically affiliated organization dedicated to restoring Second Amendment rights to lawful students on campus. They believe in legal concealed carry on campus for self- defense purposes. Brock Majkowski, President of the group, says that their ... Read More »

Academic Strategic Plan Takes Shape

Emily Margeson emarg634@uwsp.edu When Bernie Patterson accepted his role as Chancellor in the 2010-2011 school year he had a new vision for the university. One of those visions included an academic strategic plan to be implemented and used as a living document. That plan was implemented during that school year and is now undergoing change. The strategic plan is meant ... Read More »

Shankland Gets to Know Campus

Sarah McQueen smcqu643@uwsp.edu State Assembly representative Katrina Shankland visited the university last Friday to tour the campus, speak with faculty, and meet students. “I like being on campus,” Shankland said. “There is so much energy on campus. I feel like we are all accomplishing something together and I think that is very valuable. One of the things that I feel ... Read More »

Students Condone Concealed Carry

Rachel Pukall rpuka198@uwsp.edu Students for Concealed Carry will be offering a concealed carry class through the Wisconsin Concealed Carry, LLC this semester. Students for Concealed Carry is a non-politically affiliated organization dedicated to restoring Second Amendment rights to lawful students on campus. They believe in legal concealed carry on campus for self- defense purposes. Brock Majkowski, President of the group, ... Read More »

Students Gain Experience through Fire Crew

Emily Margeson emarg634@uwsp.edu This fall, the College of Natural Resources added the Wild Land Fire Science program. With this program, experience in firefighting is needed to be successful and the Fire Crew has been set up for that purpose. The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Fire Crew has a large number of new members as well as active federally certified ... Read More »

Wisconsin Supreme Court to Review Jeffrey Decker’s Ban from UW System Campuses

Kyle Florence kflor654@uwsp.edu The UW System Board of Regents has challenged the state Supreme Court to reconsider their decision to reverse the harassment injunction against Jeffrey Decker, a former student of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Decker, a 2005 UWSP graduate, re-enrolled to the university in 2010 to challenge the university’s management of segregated fees. He contends that these fees ... Read More »

Secret Life of the American Professor

Professors are the backbone of university life, but have you ever wondered what else they do besides teach? Seeing your professor out and about can be as startling as a dog playing the piano. It’s easy to forget that they have their own lives outside of school. One of the big pieces in the professor puzzle is research. Professors often ... Read More »

Cadets Learn Navigation Skills

9907 3450. These numbers probably mean nothing to you, but to the students in ROTC who spent last Thursday evening in Wells Field taking a land navigation course, those numbers were the reason for giving up an evening off to spend two hours out in the rain. One of the benefits of being in ROTC is that not every class ... Read More »