​News Release Archive

The following archive includes releases from September 2011 through March 2022.
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10/24/2018
UW-Stevens Point honored by National Recycling Coalition
The 2018 Outstanding Higher Education Award recognizes a college or university with exceptional recycling programs that serve as a model and resource for coalition members.

10/3/2018
'Welcome Home, Wolf' party at UW-Stevens Point museum
A free, public open house event, "Welcome Home, Wolf," will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the museum, located on the first floor of the Albertson Hall University Library.

9/27/2018
Autumn programs at Schmeeckle Reserve this October
Learn about fall colors, the sculpture park, mushrooms and Halloween traditions and attend the annual Fall Candlelight Hike Festival this October.

9/19/2018
UW-Stevens Point student press to launch new academic title and series
The J. Baird Callicott Environmental Humanities Series will be launched from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Michelsen Hall of the Noel Fine Arts Center.

9/6/2018
UW-Stevens Point to mark opening of new Chemistry Biology Building
The community is invited to a ribbon cutting and tours on Friday, Sept. 14, as well as a live stream of a lecture by a renowned physicist on Thursday, Sept. 13.

9/4/2018
UW-Stevens Point faculty experts offer free community lectures
The lecture series, held on select Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Portage County Public Library, begins Sept. 11 with a lecture on threats to Wisconsin's bat population.

8/24/2018
Wausau and Marshfield branch campus names approved
UW-Marathon County, located in Wausau and founded in 1933, is now the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau. UW-Marshfield/Wood County, founded in 1964, is the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield.

8/3/2018
28th Annual Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop
Enjoy hands-on activities such as fly fishing, archery and hammock camping at the Wisconsin BOW 28th annual workshop at Treehaven Field Station, August 24-26.

7/17/2018
July is the month to observe Mars at UW-Stevens Point
Join university astronomers at free telescopic observations and planetarium shows July 30-31 when Mars is shortest distance from Earth.

7/16/2018
UW-Stevens Point alumnus commits $1 million to School of Business and Economics
Keith '85 and Tammy Anderson have committed $1 million to UW-Stevens Point to create a Classroom to Career (C2C) Center in the School of Business and Economics.

7/2/2018
Walleyes for Tomorrow creates fisheries endowment
Walleyes for Tomorrow, Inc., of Fond du Lac, Wis., created the fund with a gift of $200,000 to UWSP Foundation to support faculty-mentored undergraduate research fellowships in fisheries in the College of Natural Resources.

6/21/2018
UW-Stevens Point's Chemistry Biology building on track to open this fall
The 176,500-square foot building was designed as a state-of-the-art, science-on-display facility for the chemistry and biology departments.

6/12/2018
UW-Stevens Point honored nationally for sustainability efforts
The university was recognized by the Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education, Arbor Day Foundation and National Association of College and University Food Services.

5/10/2018
Rodgers and Hammerstein president to address UW-Stevens Point graduates
The May Commencement ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, in the Health Enhancement Center.

3/30/2018
City police sergeant named UW-Stevens Point police chief
Tony Babl is selected as new chief of University Police and Security Services.

3/26/2018
UW-Stevens Point marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Free events in April, open of the public, call attention to sexual assault prevention, including street renaming April 3.

3/22/2018
Free, public programs at Schmeeckle Reserve
Learn about outdoor survival, frogs, bald eagles, Moses Creek and more this April at UW-Stevens Point's nature preserve.

3/5/2018
UW-Stevens Point proposes adding, cutting programs to prepare for future
UW-Stevens Point proposes adding or expanding 16 programs in areas with high-demand career paths as a way to maintain and increase enrollment.

1/25/2018
Great Lakes fish, wildlife seminar series starts Feb. 7
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for Wildlife in the College of Natural Resources, this eight-part series runs between Feb. 7-April 18, offering information on fish and wildlife. All are free and open to the public.

12/8/2017
Alumnus mathematician to address UW-Stevens Point graduates
More than 600 UW-Stevens Point students will graduate, with commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16.

11/28/2017
Schmeeckle Reserve offers nature programs in December
From Wisconsin's birds to wildlife tracking, discover something new in December at Schmeeckle Reserve.

10/17/2017
Learn about effects of total solar eclipse from UW-Stevens Point research team
"Darkness at Noon" will be presented during the 14th annual University Evening Wednesday, Nov. 1.

9/7/2017
UW-Stevens Point named to The Princeton Review Green College Honor Roll
UW-Stevens Point is the only school in Wisconsin on the honor roll, receiving a Green Rating of 99, the highest score possible.

5/5/2017
UW-Stevens Point named U.S. Green Ribbon School for sustainability
UW-Stevens Point was selected as the top Wisconsin institution of higher education for Green Ribbon Schools and advanced for consideration at the national level.

4/3/2017
Professor honored by UW System Board of Regents
Forestry Professor Richard Hauer is among the winners of the UW System Board of Regents 25th annual Teaching Excellence Awards, to be presented April 7 in Platteville at the next regents meeting.

3/28/2017
UW-Stevens Point opens research, teaching collections to the public
Museum of Natural History's Collection Crawl puts rocks,bugs, birds, bones and more on display for free

3/28/2017
UW-Stevens Point expert to discuss lakes at free community lecture
Krista Slemmons, assistant professor of biology, will discuss "Using Lakes as Sentinels for Environmental Change" at 6:30 p.m. April 11.

3/23/2017
Celebrate spring at Schmeeckle Reserve
Free, public workshops are offered throughout April. Learn more about local plants, wildlife, insects and farming.

3/22/2017
Blue Mind: Explore the connection between water, health and happiness
 Take a closer look at the mind-body-water connection during the 2017 Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention April 5-7 in Stevens Point.

3/22/2017
Educational sustainability doctorate offered at UW-Stevens Point
The program – the first Ed.D. in Educational Sustainability in the country and the first standalone doctorate offered at UW-Stevens Point – takes sustainability to a deeper level.  


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