University of Wisconsin Stevens Point News Archives

There is something ironic about a gathering to remember a man who months before he passed away was so vehemently against such a gathering.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team tallied two victories Wednesday evening, defeating Milwaukee School of Engineering and Edgewood College by identical scores of 3-0. The two nonconference victories improve the Pointers to 13-19 overall heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Finding faith can take a lifetime. There is no one path that everyone takes, no guideposts to show the way.

Staff members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have begun talks that eventually will lead to determining which departments will be housed in a new academic building slated to be built in the next decade.

Stevens Point, meet 18th and 19th century Japan. A monthlong exhibit at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will explore the history and culture of Japan from the Tokugawa period.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student Beth Juris, 29, spent her Saturday afternoon hoping to improve the relationship between the campus and the community.

The art, history and culture of Japan will be featured on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus in a monthlong series of exhibits, lectures, workshops, films and performances.

Benjamin Hansen of Milladore is a recipient of a Wisconsin Towns Association scholarship sponsored by Rural Mutual Insurance Company.

This isn't your grandparents' Shakespeare. Or your parents'. For that matter, it isn't even the Shakespeare from high school.

This isn't your grandparent's Shakespeare. Or your parents. For that matter, it isn't even the Shakespeare from high school.

Last April, an enthusiastic group of 50 central Wisconsin business and community leaders descended on the state Capitol in Madison as part of an annual event to raise awareness about promising initiatives to help our area grow and prosper.

Local Celtic band Green Tea will film its next music video, 'Shafted,' at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Encore at Dreyfus University Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is making a difference one campaign at a time.

Poverty might be an uncomfortable subject, but it's not something local residents shy away from.

Enjoy the outdoors as well as hands-on nature and history programs this fall and winter at Schmeeckle Reserve on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus.

The recent accreditation of a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point engineering program will help graduates earn their licenses faster while drawing more attention to the program itself.

About 50 people gathered Thursday to celebrate Wisconsin's domestic partnership law.

The 2009 American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this weekend.

Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

Internationally renowned and best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and broadcaster Mitch Albom will bring his inspirational message to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 7:30 p.m. Oct.

A partial lock down is now over at UW-Stevens Point after a custodian noticed a student walking into the Noel Fine Arts Center with a suspicious package about 9 a.m. this morning.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point authorities say a student carrying a sword as a prop for a theater class prompted a campus alert and the evacuation of one classroom building.

Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

Editor's note: This is the second article in an occasional series looking at some of the businesses and groups that have expressed interest in Domtar's Port Edwards mill, which the papermaker shut down in the summer of 2008.

As Shannon O'Brien sat watching a documentary about displaced children in Uganda, tears streaming down her face, she knew she had to do something.

Educators say school programs that teach environmentally friendly practices produce good habits that students carry with them throughout their lives.

A possible attendance policy at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to deal with swine flu would require greater flexibility from professors for students who miss classes, while at the same time documenting when students were absent to prevent abuse of the policy.

During the past three years, the Department of Natural Resource's Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center has been working with wildlife students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in a joint saw-whet owl banding project.

Homecoming at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point might mostly be for the students and alumni, but there is a focused effort to get the community more involved this year.

Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point quarterback Jared Beckwith threw five touchdown passes - four of them to Jared Jenkins - as the Pointers defeated UW-Eau Claire 48-33 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener at Community Stadium at Goerke Park.

Eric Roeske, 92F petroleum supply specialist with the E Company First 147th Aviation Battalion, completed instrument flight training and now is certified to fly in weather with visibility below 3 statute miles to flying in clouds with zero visibility.

In today's global marketplace, other nations' economies directly impact not only the U.S. economy but also that of central Wisconsin -- and not just negatively.

Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts is the place to be for two great musical opportunities this weekend.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty members might inadvertently be bumping against a federal law protecting education records when they talk with parents about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu.