Point of U Archive

Point of U is UW-Stevens Point’s signature eNewsletter, highlighting the top news, strategic initiatives and success stories from our university. Watch for Point of U to stay connected to UWSP’s mission of guiding students to discover their purpose and make their mark in the world. 

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Find the current issue here, the archive below.

Sept. 26, 2024

• A landscape for all
• Igniting voices, blazing trails
• Once a Pointer, Always a Pointer
• Inspiring community engagement
• Video: Sentry Does

Aug. 21, 2024

• By Students, For Students
• Training in the Big Leagues
• Success at Your Door
• Vocal Music Students in Italy
• Advancing the Industry
• Video: Pointer Pairs
• Video: At UWSP, Women Thrive

July 25, 2024

• A Musical Path to Success
• A Lifetime of Conservation
• A New Kind of Champion
• Who Tells Your Story?
• Video: Your journey starts here!

June 27, 2024

• No Opportunity Wasted
• Civically Engaged
• Composting a Solution
• A Teacher’s Gift
• Video: UWSP on ‘The College Tour’ – Transfer Student

May 23, 2024

• A Destiny for Justice
• Designs on Disney
• Hearing the needs of others
• Video: The Gold Standard
• Video: Celebrating UWSP spring grads

April 25, 2024

• The path to conservations careers
• The science of cannabis
• UWSP is military friendly
• Day of Giving 2024
• Video: The gift of international education

March 28, 2024

• Wausau MBA student making her mark
• New UWSP online graduate program
• UWSP signs Resilience Commitment
• A talk on American democracy
• Video: Coffee with alumni and friends
• Video: Cornerstone Press

Feb. 29, 2024

• Financial literacy in the Rotunda
• Cornerstone Press turns 40
• The College Tour
• Video: Explore UWSP
• Video: Coffee with alumni and friends

Jan. 25, 2024

• Molecular level discoveries
• Alum lands his dream job
• Improving Wisconsin’s soils
• Largest gift in UWSP at Marshfield history
• Alumni: Going the distance
• Video: Our favorite things – Wausau edition

Dec. 21, 2023

• An analytical and inquisitive mind
• Museum continues its mission
• The culture of farming
• Sentry honored with Regent Award
• Video: UWSP celebrates winter commencement

Nov. 30, 2023

• A veteran’s new path
• From volunteer to social worker
• Learning for all ages
• Lasting legacies
• Video: UWSP at Marshfield welcomes all

Oct. 26, 2023

• Phy ed for all abilities
• A winner…naturally
• Esports heating up
• Video: Highlighting alumni achievement
• Video: Museum wonders returning

Sept. 28, 2023

• A purpose of helping others
• Sustainability branches out
• Honoring our own
• Homecoming fun for Top Dawgs!
• Video: Chancellor Gibson sets the tone

August 31, 2023

• Relaying research in minutes
• New sports, new faces
• Lessons of a first gen student
• Gifts that keep on giving
• Video: Homecoming: Save the Date!

July 27, 2023

• Graduate fellowship drives food truck project
• Athletic training hits the links
• Biologist grows programs at UWSP at Marshfield
• Making the magic happen
• Video: Your journey starts here!

June 29, 2023

• Retelling Native history
• From medic to medical school
• Coffee with Alumni and Friends
• Video: ‘You are not alone’

May 25, 2023

• A bond of gratitude
• Football and Figaro
• Pre-med students get hands-on learning
• Caps off to artistic expression
• Video: Celebrating spring commencement

April 27, 2023

• Water inspires student art
• Graduating in record time
• Environmental ethics endures
• Pageantry and purpose
• Video: Giving can be fun

March 30, 2023

• ​From UWSP to Broadway
• ​Natural resources and French – excusez-moi?
• Creating social change​
• Nature is for everybody
• Video: Lifelong connections​

February 23, 2023

• Road to respect
• Research in the Rotunda
• UWSP conversationists honored​
• Claiming his seat at the table
• Video: Inaugural MLK event

January 26, 2023

• ​First in her family
• Building life skills
• A helping hand for students
• Challenges met
• Led by example
• Enhancing inclusivity: Program | Video​

December 22, 2022

• ​​​​Love of research, patient care
• Largest gift boosts opportunities for business students – Story | Video
• Adventures in singing and racing
• One for the books
• Video: Celebrating Winter 2022 Commencent

November 23, 2022

• 50 years of clean water
• A journey back home
• Creative problem solvers make profound impact, good pay
• ‘Building Hope’ for veterans
• Stages of Equity – story | video

October 27, 2022

• Veteran studies to serve others
• ‘Outside every day’ is life and career goal of CNR transfer student 
• Making nature accessible
• Point of Brew
• Video: Homecoming was a bundle of fun

September 29, 2022

• LatinX student challenges herself to learn, inspire others
• Thomas Gibson installed as chancellor
• Library, services find a new home on campus
• Intern starts composting program in Wausau
• Traveling man – Alumnus is citizen of the world
• Video: Learning to think critically

August 25, 2022​​

• Equipping CNR students for success
• Improving access to farm markets
• A summer at sea​
• Musical path leads to world tour
• Video: Get excited for Welcome Week 2022

July 28, 2022

• Future PT doctors exercise strengths
• New sports, new student athletes
• Communicating in new ways
• Communining with nature
• Video: Discover Humanities and Global Studies

June 23, 2022

• Senior wins NSF award
• An avian ecology lesson
• Pathways to a living wage, futures
• A life unscripted
• Video: A culture of music

May 26, 2022

• Art in many forms
• Uptick: UWSP researchers use DNA to link Lyme disease, infected ticks
• Graduate wins Fulbright Grant
• Albertson Hall replacement progresses with relocation underway
• Video: ‘We did it!’ graduate tells class of 2022
• Video: Revisit ‘Coffee with Alumni and Friends’ with Commencement speaker, alumna Hayley Williamson

April 28, 2022​​​

• Musical mentorship
• Setting high standards, achieving high honors
• Helping define the nation’s health policy
• Video: Sustainability beyond green
• Photo gallery: Alumni give back at Green Bay food pantry

March 31, 2022

• Possiblities, not disabilities
• Flexability, adaptabilty, kindness
• Curling collegiate national champions!
• Coffee with Alumni and Friends, featuring Edwina Thompson, ’04
• Video: Discovering Your Purpose

Feb. 24, 2022

• Preparation key for student leader
• Diversifying agriculture through research
• New community sustainability major
• Hockey alumni take expertise to Olympics
• The art of being Kiba
• Video: Celebrating inclusive excellence
• Video: Coffee with Alumni and Friends – Khalif El-Amin 

Jan. 27, 2022

• Window to water quality
• A culture of civic engagement
• Escape winter without leaving campus
• With a song in his heart
• Video: MBA program connects to community

Dec. 23, 2021

• All that jazz
• Exploring gifted education
• Bridging divides
• Coffee with Alumni and Friends
• Video: New beginnings

Nov. 24, 2021

• ‘Seize every opportunity’
• Composting solutions to curb CWD
• From sociology to service
• Make a gift, adopt a tile
• Video: A snap of gratitude

October 28, 2021

• UWSP: A place for veterans
• A legacy of education and research
• Connecting to Native cultures
• Teach your children well
• Video: Why I got vaccinated – Student athlete Haley Dees

September 23, 2021

• Making a difference, naturally
• One student athlete’s story
• The (critical) need for critical thinking
• Never stop exploring
• Video: The value of an education at UWSP

Aug. 26, 2021

• Legacy of enhancing community health
• LEAD, A step in the right direction
• Standing up to prejudice
• Video: Praise for our faculty

July 29, 2021

• Interns, alumni find success at Skyward
• Is it time to Finish Up?
• Website user testing a win-win
• Degrees of Progression
• Apply for free with ‘Hit Submit’ campaign
  Video 1 | Video 2

June 24, 2021

• A Pointer is the newest UW Regent
• Assuring a smooth transition to campus life
• Science education, physical therapy progams launched
• Video: Get to Chancellor Gibson – Dining Edition
• A little slice of heaven

May 27, 2021

• Mentor finds career advocating for others
• Passion for art inspires graduate
• Faculty, staff recognized for excellence
• Video: Of new beginnings, promising futures
• ‘I am so entirely grateful for this’ – The 2021 Day of Giving

April 22, 2021

• Health promotion students use practicum to help peers maintain wellness in isolation
• Start here for in-demand aquaculture careers
• On Earth Day and every day, UWSP focuses on sustainability
• Stepping up to the plate
• Video: Return with Purpose this fall

March 25, 2021

• 90FM station manager honored for leading through pandemic
• Chemistry professor is instrument of discovery
• Albertson Hall project a top priority
• Heather Berklund’s journey to becoming the Wisconsin DNR first female chief state forester
• Video: “Why I got the COVID-19 vaccine”

February 25, 2021

• Musical theatre student makes an early impact
• Full campus experience this fall
• UW-Stevens Point dietetics students use their kitchen skills to connect with the community
• Black Student Union celebrates 50 years of honoring, sharing Black culture
• Video: What do you know about our new chancellor?

​January 28, 2021

• Student success is Chancellor Gibson’s mission
• Health science students on the front line
• Committed to health, safety during COVID-19
• Welcome Center enhances visit, Video introduction
• Video: Alumni honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day