​News Release Archive

The following archive includes releases from September 2011 through March 2022.
Current releases may be found at the News Center.

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3/11/2022
UW-Stevens Point students capturing 'the spirit of curling' at national championships
The Curling Association of UWSP took gold in the 2022 USA Curling College National Championship March 11-13.

2/10/2022
UW-Stevens Point alumni in key roles for Olympic team
The Chinese National women's ice hockey team is coached by Brian Idalski, and Hailey Rock is its athletic trainer. Both are UW-Stevens Point alumni.

2/9/2022
Learn and reflect at Black History Month events at UW-Stevens Point
Join February events including a presentation of the history of African American music and performances by a comedian, musicians and actors.

1/19/2022
UW-Stevens Point offering aquatic classes for adults and children
Classes begin Monday, Jan. 31, as part of the Stevens Point Lifelong Aquatics Supporting Health (SPLASH), formerly SNAP program.

8/26/2021
Legacy Foundation gift of $3 million will enhance community health
The gift creates a partnership and collaboration to identify and address challenges and opportunities related to public health of communities in South Wood County.

5/17/2021
UW-Stevens Point Soil Judging Team places second in National Soil Judging Contest
A team of 19 students placed second overall in the 2021 National Soil Judging Contest, the highest placement ever for the UW-Stevens Point Soil Judging Team.

4/22/2021
UW-Stevens Point childcare center nationally recognized for environmental education, practices
The Helen R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care Center (UCLCC) has been recognized among the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.

4/7/2021
Community COVID-19 testing extended at UW-Stevens Point campuses
Tests will be offered in Stevens Point, Wausau and Marshfield until mid-May.

3/23/2021
Schmeeckle Reserve to offer in-person, outdoor programs this spring
Offered in April and May, the programs will be limited to 25 participants each, with face coverings and physical distancing required. All attendees must register ahead of time – no walk-ins will be allowed.

3/16/2021
UW-Stevens Point to offer in-person, outdoor commencement this spring
Ceremonies will be offered Friday, May 21, and Saturday, May 22, for graduates from 2021 and 2020, at the Specht Forum/Sundial on the UW-Stevens Point campus.

3/1/2021
UW-Eau Claire regional nursing program will move to UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield
UW-Eau Claire nursing students will continue to do their clinical work at Marshfield Clinic Health System and will complete classroom instruction through UW-Eau Claire at their new location at UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield, beginning in fall 2021.

2/15/2021
UW-Stevens Point dietetics students use their kitchen skills to connect with the community
A partnership between UW-Stevens Point's CPS Cafe and Central Rivers Farmshed is bringing soup and food security into the community through the Buy A Quart, Donate a Meal program.

2/5/2021
UW-Stevens Point's College of Natural Resources marks 50 years with online alumni lecture series
Each presentation will be held via Zoom at 5 p.m. on selected Thursdays and one Friday.

1/11/2021
Chancellor Gibson now leads UW-Stevens Point
The new chancellor is focused on three key goals: enhancing academic excellence; expanding diversity, equity and inclusive excellence; and increasing enrollment and growth.

11/5/2020
UW-Stevens Point offers COVID-19 testing to communities at three campuses
The goal is to help identify people throughout northcentral Wisconsin who may have the novel coronavirus and slow the spread of COVID-19 which has soared in the state. 

9/22/2020
UW-Stevens Point managing COVID-19 cases, prepared to pivot
UW-Stevens Point has implemented numerous precautions to keep students, employees and the community safe and to contain the spread of COVID-19.

6/11/2020
UW-Stevens Point will offer in-person classes in fall
Classes will be taught in a mixture of in-person, hybrid and online formats, with as much face-to-face learning as health and safety guidelines allow.

5/1/2020
UW-Stevens Point is cooking up something special for students
Senior Lecturer Deborah Tang has been cooking up videos in her own kitchen since COVID-19 required classes to shfit online.

4/21/2020
UW-Stevens Point alumni, friends, join together to fight the spread of COVID-19
The Pointer Day of Sewing resulted in the creation of more than 600 masks/materials sewn and cut, for distribution to health facilities and workers in the area.

4/13/2020
UW-Stevens Point cancels events through June 30
All in-person campus-sponsored events are canceled through the end of June, following CDC guidelines. A decision on campus-sponsored events happening after July 1 will be made by May 15.

4/10/2020
UW-Stevens Point employees use skills to address face shield shortage for local health workers
Several university employees in Information Technology and Facility Services are working to help the greater community respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3/18/2020
UW-Stevens Point cancels events, restricts public use of campus facilities
UW-Stevens Point widens its scope of event cancellations through May 24 and encourages public to not use campus facilities or services in the next few months. Schmeeckle Reserve's outdoor trails remain open.

3/12/2020
COVID-19 precautions taken at UW-Stevens Point will affect university events
      These difficult but important steps include canceling events that draw more than 50 people in the next month.

11/5/2019
UW-Stevens Point to hold Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11
The ceremony, open to the public, will be held at noon at the Alumni Room in the Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St., Stevens Point.

10/19/2019
 UW-Stevens Point celebrates Homecoming, 125 years and its first capital campaign
UW-Stevens Point's Bridge Builder donors helped raise more than $41.5 million during the university's first capital campaign.

10/17/2019
UW-Stevens Point named a Bicycle Friendly University
The League of American Bicyclists awarded the university with a bronze level designation in recognition of UW-Stevens Point's achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

8/20/2019
Aquatic classes for children and adults at UW-Stevens Point this fall
Formerly SNAP, the Stevens Point Lifelong Aquatics Supporting Health (SPLASH) program will offer a wide variety of classes for adults and children this fall.

6/25/2019
BOW offers Isle Royale National Park camping and kayaking adventure
The Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors - Woman (BOW) program is offering an Isle Royale camping and kayaking adventure in Michigan July 19-25.

5/31/2019
Tomorrow River report may serve as stewardship guide
College of Natural Resources specialists compiled the report, which examines water quality.

5/23/2019
DNA research paves career path to Marshfield lab for UW-Stevens Point students
Under the guidance of UW-Stevens Point Molecular Biology and Genetics Professor Diane Caporale, the senior from Wausau was one of five students conducting research for PreventionGenetics, Marshfield.


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