Tag Archives: UW-Stevens point

Campuses on the Merge

While there had long been talk of merging UW-Stevens Point with the two year campuses of UW-Marshfield and UW-Marathon County, that talk seems to have finally turned to action over the summer. In an early summer interview with WSAW, Greg Summers, UW-Stevens Point Provost and Vice Chancellor, provided the following statement, “We’re going to be one single university with two ... Read More »

SPARC’s Open Forum on Point Forward

Last Friday the Stevens Point Academic Representation Council (SPARC) held a public forum to discuss the Point Forward proposal, which seeks to address the university’s budget crisis through disputed means. The forum hosted four speakers. Each speaker attended to the Program and/or Unit Discontinuance Consultative Committee (PUDCC) that was created in late Spring 2018, as well as the newly-created Academic ... Read More »

An Unexpected Journey

Starting school at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was a decision made out of practicality rather than anything else. I had already had my “college experience” and transferring to the UWSP was just another step. I was slightly older than everyone else and had lived on my own for a number of years, so I did not think that my ... Read More »

Staying Connected With the UWSP Alumni Association

With graduation fast approaching and the UW-Stevens Point Alumni Association’s recent anniversary, now is the perfect time to start thinking about getting involved with the Alumni Association. The UWSP Alumni Association celebrated its 50 year anniversary in April and is looking forward to the next 50 years. Laura Gehrman, Executive Director of the Association, said the association started in 1968 ... Read More »

NRA-University Comes to UWSP

The National Rifle Association came to campus on April 25 to host their NRA-University seminar, an event promoted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans. The NRA arrived on campus in a cloud of controversy with reports that posters for the event had been torn down. Nick Majerus, college republican member, said, “We had a pretty amazing turnout. There ... Read More »

Humans of Point

Amber Mathison is a sophomore biology and wildlife ecology major.   Now that finals are getting closer, what’s your favorite way to de-stress? I like to read a lot! I’m a pretty avid reader. What’s your favorite study spot on campus? I study a lot in the library on the first floor, or outside on the tables. Which class has ... Read More »

Buzz About “A Quiet Place” Is Getting Loud

Self-conscious movie goers are advised to skip the popcorn while watching “A Quiet Place,” which really lives up to its title. The movie, directed by and starring John Krasinski, follows a family living a desperate life of survival after blind beasts with super-hearing started hunting humans. The family snips the audio wires in any electronics they come across, avoids clanking ... Read More »

Humans of Point: Faculty Edition

What’s the best thing about UWSP? SR: I would say my colleagues and the students. JZ: I did my undergraduate here, so it’s interesting to be on the other end of things. The varied opportunities UWSP has historically offered literally changed my life. The wonderful people, the students and faculty. Interacting with students and faculty is fantastic. RS: The students. ... Read More »

Using Facebook After Cambridge Analytica

Facebook has recently admitted that approximately 87 million users, primarily in the United States, had their information collected and sold to Cambridge Analytica. Only a small percentage of users allowed access to their profile information, through the use of a personality quiz developed by Aleksandr Kogan, data scientist at the University of Cambridge. People who took the quiz accidentally gave ... Read More »

Humans of Point: SGA Edition

Get to know Brailey and Dyllan, the SGA President and Vice President Elect!   Brailey Kerber is a junior elementary education major with a minor in English as a Second Language. What’s your favorite study spot on campus? My favorite study space on campus is 054 in the basement of the DUC. It’s always warm in there and there is ... Read More »