The word “gymnasium” carved into the back of the Communication Arts Center has been a basis for countless rumors I have heard that the building was once a high school. I kept wondering about the history of the building I spend most of my days, so I decided to investigate. In the year of 1926, President John Francis Sims of ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point needs to cut 2.5 million dollars from their spending for the fiscal year of 2019, which begins July 2018. Provost Greg Summers said that there is an ongoing structural deficit that was in danger of growing beyond six to seven million dollars. Structural deficit is when the spending goes beyond the revenue. “Part of this ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Division of Communication hosted its annual Communication Week from October 15-18, 2012, bringing alumni into the classrooms to speak with students about their professional experiences. Communication Week (Comm Week) first started in 1989 and occurred a few years in a row. Dr. Jim Haney and other faculty members developed the idea with the ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Division of Communication has re-opened its production studio after years of proposals and securing funds to use the area as an educational facility for students and faculty starting this fall. The 3,500 square foot television studio has been associated with the Division of Communication for many years. A group called University Telecommunications (UT), who ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Division of Communication appointed Dr. Rhonda Sprague as the new chairwoman of the department after Dr. Jim Haney decided to not seek a third term; Dr. Sprague started in the position on August 1, 2012. Haney explained that the procedures for the Division of Communication indicate that the head of the department should not ... Read More »
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