The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UW–Stevens Point or UWSP) is a

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Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The city was incorporated in 1858. Its 2020 population of 25,666 makes it the largest city in the county. Stevens Point forms the core of the United States Census Bur ...

. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well as doctoral degrees in audiology and educational sustainability. As of 2018, UW-Stevens Point has merged with UW-Stevens Point at Wausau and UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield.

History

After securing land and funding from the City of Stevens Point and Portage County and winning the right to host the new

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, Stevens Point Normal School opened on September 17, 1894, with 201 students. In addition to teacher preparation, "domestic science" (

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) and conservation education were offered; the latter formed the basis for the College of Natural Resources. In 1927, Stevens Point Normal School became Central State Teachers College and began offering four-year teaching degrees. When post-

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enrollment became less centered on teacher training and more focused on liberal arts education, the

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intervened, changing the school's name to Wisconsin State College–Stevens Point with the authority to grant bachelor's degrees in liberal arts. In 1940, William C. Hansen began his 22-year tenure as the institution's longest-serving president."Former UW-Point president Hansen dies", ''Marshfield News-Herald'' (August 3, 1983), p. 15. Ever larger numbers of students in the 1950s and 1960s led to construction on campus throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. It was during this period, in 1964, that the college was elevated to university status as Wisconsin State University–Stevens Point and began offering graduate degrees. Seven years later, the Wisconsin State Universities merged into the University of Wisconsin system, and the school adopted its current name. UW-Stevens Point has more than 77,000 alumni. More than half of these alumni live in Wisconsin. In 1968, UW-Stevens Point formed the Northwoods battalion, an ROTC unit for the United States army.

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became chancellor in 1974 before becoming Wisconsin's 40th governor. Governor Dreyfus was inaugurated on the lawn in front of Old Main on the UW-Stevens Point campus in 1979. In 2007, a sustainability task force was created to help achieve the future goal of a

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campus. In 2009, Chancellor Linda Bunnell resigned after a student vote of no-confidence. The vote in part was called because of an automobile accident she failed to report and allegations of drunken driving. Bernie Patterson became chancellor in July 2010. The campus hosted the

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of the

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for their first training camp in 1995. It was part of what then was known as the ''Cheese League'', a collection of teams that conducted training camp in Wisconsin. Since 1996, the Jaguars have conducted their training camp in

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Campus

The university is in

, a block north of

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and southwest of

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. It is a campus with 43 buildings, including a nature preserve and lake. The Greek community on campus consists of four sororities and four fraternities. All the Greek organizations meet and collaborate as one, known as the Inter-Greek Council. The sororities on campus are

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, Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Phi Omega, and Sigma Delta Rho. The fraternities on campus are

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, and

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. The Schmeeckle Reserve, a nature reserve, is on campus.

Academics

The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point offers more than 120 undergraduate programs in 48 majors and 78 minors. These programs are housed within four colleges: * College of Fine Arts and Communication, which includes opportunities in the visual and performing arts; * College of Letters and Science, which includes disciplines in the natural and social sciences, mathematics, computing and humanities; * College of Natural Resources, with disciplines such as forestry and wildlife ecology; and *College of Professional Studies, featuring business and economics, health-related fields and the School of Education I-g4btbFW-S

Rankings

In 2018 '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked UW-Stevens Point 12th among regional universities in the

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Satellite locations

UW-Stevens Point has two satellite campuses, in Marshfield and Wausau. The university has three off-site field stations: Central Wisconsin Environmental Station (CWES) at Amherst Junction, Treehaven near Tomahawk, and the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility at Bayfield. CWES is on 200 acres near Sunset Lake, 17 miles east of Stevens Point. Treehaven is between

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and

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on 1,400 acres. The Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility is at 36445 State Highway 13, 1.5 miles west of Red Cliff on Highway 13, near Lake Superior.

Centers

The university maintains a wide range of centers and affiliations, including the Museum of Natural History, Wisconsin Center for Wildlife, Waste Education Center, Water and Environmental Analysis Lab, Aber Suzuki Center, Allen F. Blocher Planetarium, Arthur J. Pejsa Observatory, Center for Collaborative & Interactive Technologies, Center for Economic Education, CPS Café, Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau, Gesell Institute, Center for Athletic Scheduling, Center for the Small City and Community Research Center.

Sustainability

UW-Stevens Point works towards waste reduction and diversion and recognizes the need to move toward a zero-waste campus by continuing to reduce, reuse and recycle more each year. The university is committed to reducing energy consumption through conservation and efficiency, and offsetting its total carbon emissions through green electricity purchases, composting and managed forests.

Media

Radio station

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is the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point's alternative radio station. Operating at 30,000

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s, WWSP broadcasts commercial free on 89.9FM 24/7/365. '90FM' is the largest student-run radio station in the Midwest and hosts the world's largest trivia contest,90FM Trivia - The World's Largest Trivia Contest – Travel Wisconsin
/ref> which was founded in 1969 and has since become a tradition for the university and the community. Hundreds of teams with thousands of members participate in the contest every year, usually in April.

Television station

SPTV is a student-operated television station at UW Stevens Point. It is broadcast on channel 98 and online on SPTV's website. SPTV's office and studios are in the Communication Arts Center on the UWSP campus. The station airs news, sports, and entertainment shows.

Newspaper

''The Pointer'', the weekly

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, is free to all tuition-paying students.

Athletics

Student athletes in 20 sports at UW-Stevens Point participate in the

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. The teams are members of the

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(WIAC). UW-Stevens Point has 13 NCAA Division III National Team Titles and 49 NCAA Division III Individual Titles, and is ranked 35th out of 441 NCAA schools. In 2019 it received the Learfield Sports Director's Cup. Students can also participate in 26 "club" sports and dozens of intramural offerings.

Notable alumni

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, television actress * Mark E. Anderson,

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, teacher and writer * Jenny Baeseman, polar researcher * James Baumgart, politician *

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, football player *

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, comedian *

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, women's head basketball coach *

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, football coach *

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, professor of mathematics and biology *

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, politician * Steven E. Day,

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Rear Admiral *

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, former

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Chief *

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, former U.S. Secretary of State (attended) * R. Michael Ferrall, politician *

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, baseball player *

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, football player *

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, educator and politician * William C. Hansen, educator and politician *

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, politician *

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, Olympic ice hockey coach *

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, television actress * Dale Klapmeier,

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CEO and co-founder *

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, guitarist *

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, politician *

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, football player *

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, economist *

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Officer *

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, baseball player * Pete McCann, guitarist * Mark Michie, U.S. National Guard Brigadier General * Scott D. Berrier,

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Lieutenant General *

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, politician * H. J. Mortensen, politician *

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, politician *

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, professor of environmental philosophy and ethics * John M. Noel, entrepreneur and philanthropist *

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, actress * Jim Pekol, musician *

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, basketball player and coach *

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Notable faculty

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(athletics department, 1976–85) – head basketball coach; later coached at the

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; co-founder of the academic environmental philosophy and ethics discipline *

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* George Corneal – basketball, track and football coach * Lee Sherman Dreyfus (Chancellor, 1967–78) became the 40th

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– head football, basketball, track and field, and boxing coach; former

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(philosophy department, 1992–2004) – environmental philosophy and ethics professor at

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; co-founder and director of the Conservation Ethics Group *

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– writer of short stories, essays, comics, and screenplays *

– writer of epic fantasy; books include ''

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'', which won the 2007

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, and its sequel, ''

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'', which topped The ''New York Times'' Best Seller list

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