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{{short description|Public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| name = University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| former_names = Stevens Point Normal School (1894–1927)<br />Central State Teachers College (1927–1951)<br />Wisconsin State College–Stevens Point (1951–1964)<br />Wisconsin State University–Stevens Point (1964–1971)
| image = File:UW-Stevens_Point_Logo.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image = UW-Stevens_Point_Logo.jpg
| image_upright = 0.7
| type = [[Public university]]
| type = [[Public university]]
| parent = [[University of Wisconsin System]]
| parent = [[Universities of Wisconsin System]]
| accreditation = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
| accreditation = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
| established = 1894
| established = {{Start date and age|1894}}
| chancellor = Thomas Gibson
| chancellor = Thomas Gibson
| city = [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]]
| city = [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]]
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| campus = Urban
| campus = Urban
| campus_size = {{Convert|406|acre}}
| campus_size = {{Convert|406|acre}}
| students = 7,725
| students = 8,184
| faculty = 450
| faculty = 450
| sports_nickname = [[Stevens Point Pointers|Pointers]]
| sports_nickname = [[Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers|Pointers]]
| colors = {{color box|#512698}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFC82E}} Purple and gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwsp.edu/infotech/web/Pages/standards.aspx |title=Standards - Web Development &#124; UWSP |publisher=Uwsp.edu |access-date=2015-12-17}}</ref>
| colors = {{color box|#512698}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFC82E}} Purple and gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.uwsp.edu/ucm/standards/Pages/default.aspx |title=Standards - Web Development &#124; UWSP |publisher=Uwsp.edu |access-date=2015-12-17}}</ref>
| mascot = Stevie [[Pointer (dog)|Pointer]]
| mascot = Stevie [[Pointer (dog)|Pointer]]
| athletics_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|WIAC]]
| athletics_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|WIAC]]
| website = {{url|https://www.uwsp.edu}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.uwsp.edu}}
| logo = UW–Stevens Point logo.png
| logo = UW–Stevens Point logo.png
}}
}}
[[File:State Normal School Stevens Point.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An early drawing of the campus]]
[[File:Fall 18-5-S.jpg|alt=|thumb|Welcome Sign]]
The '''University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point''' ('''UW–Stevens Point''' or '''UWSP''') is a [[public university]] in [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]]. Established in 1894, it is part of the [[University of Wisconsin System]]. UW-Stevens Point grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well as doctoral degrees in audiology, educational sustainability, and physical therapy. In 2018, UW-Stevens Point merged with [[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Wausau|UW-Stevens Point at Wausau]] and [[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Marshfield|UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield]]. The {{convert|406|acres|ha|0|adj=on}} main campus includes the {{convert|280|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} Schmeeckle Reserve on the north side of the Campus. There are 15 academic buildings, and 13 Residence Halls.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Campuses |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/about-uwsp/our-campuses/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


The '''University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point''' ('''UW–Stevens Point''' or '''UWSP''') is a [[public university]] in [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]], United States. Established in 1894, it is part of the [[University of Wisconsin System]]. UW-Stevens Point grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well as doctoral degrees in audiology, educational sustainability, and physical therapy. The {{convert|406|acres|ha|0|adj=on}} main campus includes the {{convert|280|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} Schmeeckle Reserve, 15 academic buildings, and 13 residence halls.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Campuses |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/about-uwsp/our-campuses/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref> UWSP also has two branch campuses located in [[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Wausau|Wausau]] and [[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Marshfield|Marshfield]].
UW-Stevens Point is organized into four colleges with more than 120 undergraduate programs in 48 majors and 78 minors and 17 graduate programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/academics/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1902, UW-Stevens Point became one of the first schools in the country to educate young women in “domestic science” or home economics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2012-01-01 |title=2100 MAIN ST {{!}} Property Record |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI16983 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en}}</ref> In addition, UW-Stevens Point was the first in the nation to offer an environmental-conservation major.<ref name=":0" />

UW-Stevens Point is organized into four colleges with more than 170 undergraduate programs in 80 majors and 90 minors and 18 graduate programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/academics/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>

UW-Stevens Point has a long history of pioneering new educational fields. UWSP was one of the first schools in the US to educate young women in “domestic science” or home economics, the first university in the US to offer a major in environmental conservation, and the first in the world to offer wellness as a college degree program.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2012-01-01 |title=2100 MAIN ST {{!}} Property Record |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI16983 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Q&A with Dr. Bill Hettler, MD, the father of American wellness |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/qa-dr-bill-hettler-md-father-american-wellness-adam-rozan |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=School of Health Sciences and Wellness |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/health/school-of-health-sciences-and-wellness/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers|UW-Stevens Point Pointers]] compete in 14 intercollegiate sports in [[Division III (NCAA)|NCAA Division III]] and have won 13 championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics - Official Athletics Website |url=https://athletics.uwsp.edu/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:State Normal School Stevens Point.jpg|thumb|An early drawing of the campus]]
After securing land and funding from the City of Stevens Point and [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]] and winning the right to host the new [[normal school]], '''Stevens Point Normal School''' opened on September 17, 1894, with 201 students.<ref>[http://www.pchswi.org/archives/schools/uwsp/uwsp_main.htm "University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point"], Malcolm Rosholt Online Archives, Portage County Historical Society, retrieved June 11, 2014.</ref> In addition to teacher preparation, "domestic science" ([[home economics]]) and conservation education were offered; the latter formed the basis for the College of Natural Resources.
[[File:Fall 18-5-S.jpg|alt=|thumb|Welcome Sign]]
After securing land and funding from the City of Stevens Point and [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]] and winning the right to host the new [[normal school]], '''Stevens Point Normal School''' opened on September 17, 1894, with 201 students. In addition to teacher preparation, "domestic science" ([[home economics]]) and conservation education were offered; the latter formed the basis for the College of Natural Resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The world is ours : a history of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1894-1994 - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2M5BI6ZP7DNAD8A |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref>


In 1927, Stevens Point Normal School became '''Central State Teachers College''' and began offering four-year teaching degrees. When post-[[World War II]] enrollment became less centered on teacher training and more focused on liberal arts education, the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]] intervened, changing the school's name to '''Wisconsin State College–Stevens Point''' with the authority to grant bachelor's degrees in liberal arts.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=UWSP Timeline, 1893-1996 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYLNQFGBIO7G5S9B/pages/A7CGJDTQNVRZ278H |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref>
In 1927, Stevens Point Normal School became '''Central State Teachers College''' and began offering four-year teaching degrees. When post-[[World War II]] enrollment became less centered on teacher training and more focused on liberal arts education, the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]] intervened, changing the school's name to '''Wisconsin State College–Stevens Point''' with the authority to grant bachelor's degrees in liberal arts.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=UWSP Timeline, 1893-1996 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYLNQFGBIO7G5S9B/pages/A7CGJDTQNVRZ278H |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref>


In 1940, [[William C. Hansen]] began his 22-year tenure as the institution's longest-serving president.<ref name="Obit">"Former UW-Point president Hansen dies", ''Marshfield News-Herald'' (August 3, 1983), p. 15.</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=UWSP Timeline, 1893-1996 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYLNQFGBIO7G5S9B/pages/A7CGJDTQNVRZ278H |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref> Seven years later, the Wisconsin State Universities merged into the University of Wisconsin system, and the school adopted its current name.<ref name=":2" /> 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. <ref name=":5" />
In 1940, [[William C. Hansen]] began his 22-year tenure as the institution's longest-serving president. 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=UWSP Timeline, 1893-1996 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYLNQFGBIO7G5S9B/pages/A7CGJDTQNVRZ278H |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref> Seven years later, the Wisconsin State Universities merged into the University of Wisconsin system, and the school adopted its current name.<ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref name=":5" />


[[Lee S. Dreyfus]] 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.<ref name=":2" />
[[Lee S. Dreyfus]] 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.<ref name=":2" />
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In 2007, a sustainability task force was created to help achieve the future goal of a [[carbon neutrality|carbon neutral]] campus.
In 2007, a sustainability task force was created to help achieve the future goal of a [[carbon neutrality|carbon neutral]] campus.


In 2009, Chancellor Linda Bunnell resigned after a student vote of no-confidence.<ref>Ashley Gatz, [http://www.waow.com/story/10236481/uwsp-chancellor-announces-resignation?clienttype=printable/ "UWSP chancellor announces resignation"], [[WAOW]], April 23, 2009.</ref> The vote in part was called because of an automobile accident she failed to report and allegations of drunken driving.<ref>[http://chronicle.com/article/Polarizing-Chancellor-at/42799 "'Polarizing' Chancellor at U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Quits After Hit-and-Run Incident"], ''[[Chronicle of Higher Education]]'', April 23, 2009.</ref> Bernie Patterson was chancellor from July 2010 till December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson to retire at year end |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/ucm/news/Pages/BPannouncement20.aspx |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> Thomas Gibson became the 15<sup>th</sup> chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on January 11, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Chancellor's Office {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/chancellor/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2009, Chancellor Linda Bunnell resigned after a student vote of no-confidence.<ref>Erica Perez, [https://archive.jsonline.com/news/education/43548022.html/ "UW-Stevens Point chancellor resigns"], [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]], April 23, 2009.</ref> The vote in part was called because of an automobile accident she failed to report and allegations of drunken driving.<ref>[http://chronicle.com/article/Polarizing-Chancellor-at/42799 "'Polarizing' Chancellor at U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Quits After Hit-and-Run Incident"], ''[[Chronicle of Higher Education]]'', April 23, 2009.</ref>


The campus hosted the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] of the [[National Football League]] 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 [[Jacksonville]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-10 |title=TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: Jacksonville Jaguars open training camp at UW-Stevens Point in 1995; etc. |url=https://wiscnews.com/sports/today-in-sports-history-jacksonville-jaguars-open-training-camp-at-uw-stevens-point-in-1995/article_a9de03fa-2c6f-54c8-a0a4-32489bcf1f05.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Wiscnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
The campus hosted the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] of the [[National Football League]] 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 [[Jacksonville]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-10 |title=TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: Jacksonville Jaguars open training camp at UW-Stevens Point in 1995; etc. |url=https://wiscnews.com/sports/today-in-sports-history-jacksonville-jaguars-open-training-camp-at-uw-stevens-point-in-1995/article_a9de03fa-2c6f-54c8-a0a4-32489bcf1f05.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Wiscnews.com |language=en}}</ref>


In 2022, an 11-acre property near the Green Circle Trail's Paper Mill segment was donated by John and Patty Noel and John Seramur, prominent community leaders and longtime supporters of UWSP. The property was officially dedicated as "The Bob Engelhard Restoration Ecology Field Laboratory" on September 21, marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Robert J. Engelhard, who was a well-known former forestry professor at UWSP. The site features upland, wetland, and wooded habitats where students study ecological restoration, including plant propagation, invasive species removal, and training in the use of forestry tools.Robert J. Engelhard was chosen to be the namesake because he taught at UWSP for 25 years and made significant contributions to the development of the forestry program and the College of Natural Resources.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Poltrock |first=Heather |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Newest UW-Stevens Point field lab is named for long-time forestry professor |url=https://www.wsaw.com/2022/09/22/newest-uw-stevens-point-field-lab-is-named-long-time-forestry-professor/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=Channel 7 WSAW-TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UWSP |date=September 22, 2024 |title=Newest UW-Stevens Point field lab is named for long-time forestry professor |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/news/engelhard-land-donation-22/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=UWSP}}</ref>
== Academics ==
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point offers more than 120 undergraduate programs in 48 majors and 90 minors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/academics/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref> 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
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point also offers 18 graduate programs with 15 masters degrees, and 3 doctoral degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graduate Students |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply/graduate-students/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Rankings ===
===Chancellors and presidents===
List of UWSP's chancellors and presidents:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www3.uwsp.edu/historicpres/Pages/uwsp-presidents-chancellors.aspx|title=UWSP Presidents and Chancellors}}</ref>
In 2018 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked UW-Stevens Point 12th among regional universities in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]].
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+ class="nowrap" | Presidents and Chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point since founding in 1894
! Order
! Term start
! Term end
! President/Chancellor
! Notes
|- style="height:3em"
| 1
| 1894
| 1906
| align=left | {{sortname|Theron B.|Pray|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 2
| 1906
| 1926
| align=left | {{sortname|John F.|Sims|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 3
| 1926
| 1930
| align=left | {{sortname|Robert D.|Baldwin|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 4
| 1930
| 1938
| align=left | {{sortname|Frank S.|Hyer|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 5
| 1938
| 1939
| align=left | {{sortname|Phillip H.|Falk|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 6
| 1939
| 1940
| align=left | {{sortname|Ernest T.|Smith|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 7
| 1940
| 1962
| align=left | {{sortname|William C.|Hansen|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 8
| 1962
| 1967
| align=left | {{sortname|James H.|Albertson|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 9
| 1967
| 1967
| align=left | {{sortname|Gordon|Haferbecker|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 10
| 1967
| 1977
| align=left | {{sortname|Lee S.|Dreyfus|}}
| Was the first Chancellor of UWSP after the merge of the [[University of Wisconsin System|UW System]] in 1971.
|- style="height:3em"
| 11
| 1977
| 1979
| align=left | {{sortname|John B.|Ellery|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 12
| 1979
| 1989
| align=left | {{sortname|Phillip|Marshall|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 13
| 1989
| 1989
| align=left | {{sortname|Howard|Thoyre|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 14
| 1989
| 1995
| align=left | {{sortname|Keith R.|Sanders|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 15
| 1995
| 1996
| align=left | {{sortname|Howard|Thoyre|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 16
| 1996
| 2003
| align=left | {{sortname|Tom|George|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 17
| 2003
| 2004
| align=left | {{sortname|Virginia|Helm|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 18
| 2004
| 2009
| align=left | {{sortname|Linda|Bunnel|nolink=1}}l
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 19
| 2009
| 2010
| align=left | {{sortname|Mark|Nook|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 20
| 2010
| 2021
| align=left | {{sortname|Bernie|Patterson|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 21
| 2021
| Present
| align=left | {{sortname|Thomas|Gibson|nolink=1}}
|
|}


==Campus==
==Campus==
[[File:UWSP Communication Arts Center.jpg|thumb|The Communication Arts Center, the headquarters for the [[WWSP-FM]] trivia contest]]
[[File:UWSP Communication Arts Center.jpg|thumb|The Communication Arts Center, the headquarters for the [[WWSP-FM]] trivia contest, Pointer Studios, and the Pointer Newspaper.]]
The Main Campus of the university is in [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]], a block north of [[State Route 66]] and southwest of [[Interstate 39]]/[[U.S. Route 51]]. It is a {{convert|406|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} campus with 43 buildings, including a {{convert|280|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} nature preserve and {{convert|25|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} lake.
The Main Campus of the university is in [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]], a block north of [[State Route 66]] and southwest of [[Interstate 39]]/[[U.S. Route 51]]. It is a {{convert|406|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} campus with 43 buildings, including a {{convert|280|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} nature preserve and {{convert|25|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} 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 [[Delta Phi Epsilon (social)|Delta Phi Epsilon]], Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Phi Omega, and Sigma Delta Rho. The fraternities on campus are [[Phi Sigma Phi]], [[Sigma Tau Gamma]], [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], and [[Theta Xi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fraternity and Sorority Life |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/campus-life/greek-life/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 [[Delta Phi Epsilon (social)|Delta Phi Epsilon]], Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Phi Omega, and Sigma Delta Rho. The fraternities on campus are [[Phi Sigma Phi]], [[Sigma Tau Gamma]], [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], and [[Theta Xi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fraternity and Sorority Life |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/campus-life/greek-life/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


The [[Schmeeckle Reserve (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)|Schmeeckle Reserve]], a nature reserve, is on campus.
The 280-acre [[Schmeeckle Reserve (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)|Schmeeckle Reserve]], a nature reserve, is on campus and has 5 miles of trails and a 24-acre lake. It is managed by the College of Natural Resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Schmeeckle Reserve {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/schmeeckle/Pages/home.aspx |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>


Housed within the Chemistry Biology Building is a Tropical Conservatory which is home to 400 different species and cultivars from Central and South America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropical Conservatory |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/sbcb/tropical-conservatory/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>
Housed within the Chemistry Biology Building is a Tropical Conservatory which is home to 400 different species and cultivars from Central and South America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropical Conservatory |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/sbcb/tropical-conservatory/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>
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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 [[Tomahawk, Wisconsin|Tomahawk]] and [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facilities - College of Natural Resources {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cnr/Pages/facilities.aspx |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/nadf/northern-aquaculture-demonstration-facility/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 [[Tomahawk, Wisconsin|Tomahawk]] and [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facilities - College of Natural Resources {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cnr/Pages/facilities.aspx |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/nadf/northern-aquaculture-demonstration-facility/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Old Main ===
===Old Main===
[[File:UWSP Old Main.jpg|thumb|Old Main is the icon of the campus. It is the oldest building on campus, constructed in 1894. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
[[File:UWSP Old Main.jpg|thumb|Old Main is the icon of the campus. It is the oldest building on campus, constructed in 1894. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
The iconic cupola atop the "Old Main" building is the current logo for the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cupola Post |url=https://give.uwsp.edu/the-cupola-post |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=give.uwsp.edu}}</ref> Built in 1894, it was the first building on campus.<ref name=":3">[https://www3.uwsp.edu/historicpres/Documents/Historic-Buildings/History%20of%20Old%20Main-final.pdf A History of Old Main]. uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-01</ref> It was designed by Dwight H. Perkins of Perkins and Selby of Chicago in the Renaissance Revival Style, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wisconsin SP Stevens Point State Normal School |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106782159}}</ref> It currently houses University Administration. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Chancellor's Office {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/chancellor/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
The iconic cupola atop the "Old Main" building is the current logo for the university. Built in 1894, it was the first building on campus.<ref name=":3">[https://www3.uwsp.edu/historicpres/Documents/Historic-Buildings/History%20of%20Old%20Main-final.pdf A History of Old Main]. uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-01</ref> It was designed by Dwight H. Perkins of Perkins and Selby of Chicago in the Renaissance Revival Style, and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wisconsin SP Stevens Point State Normal School |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106782159}}</ref> It currently houses University Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Chancellor's Office {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/chancellor/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 1901, a west wing was added to the building to house home economics, the Rural Education Department, and the Music Department. In 1914, an east wing was added to the building to relocate home economics.<ref name=":3" />
In 1901, a west wing was added to the building to house home economics, the Rural Education Department, and the Music Department. In 1914, an east wing was added to the building to relocate home economics.<ref name=":3" /> In 1971, the University's Bureau of Facilities Management deemed Old Main as "obsolete", recommending its demolition. There were multiple efforts to save the building from demolition, including listing Old Main on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1979 the University was awarded funds to modernize the interior and remove both the east and west wings, thus saving Old Main. A formal rededication was held in October 1980.<ref name=":3" />


==== Saving Old Main ====
===Nelson Hall===
In 1971, the University's Bureau of Facilities Management deemed Old Main as "obsolete". There were multiple efforts to save the building from demolition, including listing Old Main on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1979 the University was awarded funds to modernize the interior and remove both the east and west wings, thus saving Old Main. A formal rededication was held in October of 1980.<ref name=":3" />

=== Nelson Hall ===
[[File:UWSP Nelson Hall.jpg|thumb|Nelson Hall, constructed in 1915, is the second oldest building on campus. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
[[File:UWSP Nelson Hall.jpg|thumb|Nelson Hall, constructed in 1915, is the second oldest building on campus. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
Nelson Hall is the second oldest building on campus. Built in 1915 and designed by the Milwaukee firm of Henry Van Ryn and Gerrit de Gellecke, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since it was built, the residence has housed women students, the Student Army Training Corps organizing for World War I, trainees for World War II and the ROTC. <ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=[PDF] A History of Nelson Hall - Free Download PDF |url=https://nanopdf.com/download/a-history-of-nelson-hall_pdf |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=nanopdf.com |language=en}}</ref>
Nelson Hall is the third oldest building on campus and the second oldest still standing. Built in 1915 and designed by the Milwaukee firm of Henry Van Ryn and Gerrit de Gellecke, it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Since it was built, the residence has housed women students, the Student Army Training Corps organizing for World War I, trainees for World War II and the ROTC.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=[PDF] A History of Nelson Hall - Free Download PDF |url=https://nanopdf.com/download/a-history-of-nelson-hall_pdf |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=nanopdf.com |language=en}}</ref> Nelson Hall remains as the oldest existing dormitory building of the former [[University of Wisconsin System|State Normal School system]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Nelson Hall added to National Registry May 5, 2005 Summer Issue of the Pointer |url=https://epapers.uwsp.edu/pointers/2005/2005Summer.pdf |access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A History of Nelson Hall |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu/historicpres/Documents/Historic-Buildings/History%20of%20Nelson%20Hall-final-comp.pdf |access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref>


Nelson Hall is named for [[George B. Nelson]] who, at the time, was a regent of the State Normal School System. Nelson fought with legislators who were opposed to spending the $100,000 to build the hall.<ref name=":6" />
Nelson Hall is named for [[George B. Nelson]] who, at the time, was a regent of the State Normal School System. Nelson fought with legislators who were opposed to spending the $100,000 to build the hall.<ref name=":6" />


== Museums ==
=== Museums ===
The UW-Stevens Point campus is home to the Museum of Natural History. The earliest mention of a museum at UWSP goes back to the founding of the campus and the construction of the Normal School Old Main Building in 1894. Currently, the museum is divided into 10 areas of natural history: Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Parasitology, and Paleontology. A Noteworthy specimen includes the only Wisconsin fossil of the extinct elk-moose (''Cervalces scotii'') found by a farmer in Bevent. <ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Museum - Museum of Natural History {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cols-ap/museum/Pages/About/History.aspx |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
The UW-Stevens Point campus is home to the Museum of Natural History. The earliest mention of a museum at UWSP goes back to the founding of the campus and the construction of the Normal School Old Main Building in 1894. Currently, the museum is divided into 10 areas of natural history: Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Parasitology, and Paleontology. A Noteworthy specimen includes the only Wisconsin fossil of the extinct elk-moose (''Cervalces scotii'') found by a farmer in Bevent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Museum - Museum of Natural History {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cols-ap/museum/Pages/About/History.aspx |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum of Natural History |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/cols/college-of-letters-and-science/museum/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, the museum was renamed the Olson Museum of Natural History in honor of Don and Judi Olson, an alumni couple who donated $450,000 to the museum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Don and Judi Olson |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/cols/college-of-letters-and-science/don-and-judi-olson/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


Many of UW-Stevens Point's collections are among the most heavily utilized teaching and research collections in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mammalogy - Museum of Natural History {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cols-ap/museum/Pages/Mammalogy.aspx |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ornithology - Museum of Natural History {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cols-ap/museum/Pages/Ornithology.aspx |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
Many of UW-Stevens Point's collections are among the most heavily utilized teaching and research collections in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mammalogy - Museum of Natural History {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cols-ap/museum/Pages/Mammalogy.aspx |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ornithology - Museum of Natural History {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/cols-ap/museum/Pages/Ornithology.aspx |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>


The campus also holds the Edna Carlsten Art Gallery which exhibits local, national, and international artists, hosts community events, and contributes to overseeing and maintaining a unique permanent collection of fine art and design works.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlsten Art Gallery - Department of Art and Design {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/art-design/Pages/Carlsten-Art-Gallery.aspx |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
The campus also holds the Edna Carlsten Art Gallery which exhibits local, national, and international artists, hosts community events, and contributes to overseeing and maintaining a permanent collection of fine art and design works.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlsten Art Gallery - Department of Art and Design {{!}} UWSP |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/art-design/Pages/Carlsten-Art-Gallery.aspx |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Native American History ==
=== Native American history ===
The UW-Stevens Point campus was built atop a Native American Burial Site. Recently, historic research showed the campus encompasses what was at one point a Native American camp and burial ground of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Ojibwe and Potawatomi. In the 1860s, scarlet fever devastated a diverse group of Native Americans who were living outside of Stevens Point after being forced out of their ancestral homelands by settlement. The deceased were buried on this site. <ref>{{Cite web |title=UW-Stevens Point marker to honor Indigenous burial grounds |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/ucm/news/Pages/NativeAmericanMemorial20.aspx |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> A mural was dedicated on May 5th, 2023 for a mural that memorializes Native Americans buried on campus and the annual Pow Wow. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Native American mural dedication, Pow Wow planned at UW-Stevens Point |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/news/native-american-events-may-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>
The UW-Stevens Point campus currently sits atop a Native American burial site. Recently, historic research showed the campus encompasses what was at one point a Native American camp and burial ground of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Ojibwe and Potawatomi. In the 1860s, scarlet fever devastated a diverse group of Native Americans who were living outside of Stevens Point after being forced out of their ancestral homelands by settlement. The deceased were buried on this site.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UW-Stevens Point marker to honor Indigenous burial grounds |url=https://www3.uwsp.edu:443/ucm/news/Pages/NativeAmericanMemorial20.aspx |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www3.uwsp.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> A mural was dedicated on May 5, 2023 that memorializes Native Americans buried on campus as well as the annual Pow Wow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Native American mural dedication, Pow Wow planned at UW-Stevens Point |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/news/native-american-events-may-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Academics==
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point offers more than 170 undergraduate programs in 80 majors and 90 minors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/academics/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref> 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
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point also offers 18 graduate programs with 15 masters degrees, and 3 doctoral degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graduate Students |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply/graduate-students/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2024 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked UW-Stevens Point 12th among regional universities in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UW-Stevens Point again ranked among best public Midwest universities |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/news/us-news-and-world-report-2023/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Student Life ==
UW-Stevens Point is home to 13 residence halls which are divided into 3 quads. The first quad established at the University was the Allen Quad, which consists of May Roach, Pray-Sims, Smith, and Hyer Halls, as well as the "Suites@201". The Allen Fitness center is located on the Allen quad and originally served as the University's first dining hall. As one of the fitness centers on campus, it houses strength training and cardiovascular equipment. The Allen quad has two halls which are unavailable to Freshman: the "Suites@201" and Hyer Hall. The "Suites@201" is an apartment-style residence hall that provides an off-campus apartment feel with on-campus amenities. Hyer Hall is available to students who are 21 years of age or older prior to the start of the fall semester.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Residence Halls |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/campus-life/housing-dining/housing/halls/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Student life==
North DeBot Quad consists of Burroughs, Knutzen, Thomson, and Watson Halls. South DeBot Quad consists of Baldwin, Hansen, Neale, and Steiner Halls. The North DeBot and South DeBot quads are divided by the DeBot Dining Center which serves as the main dining center on campus. <ref name=":4" />
UW-Stevens Point is home to 13 residence halls which are divided into 3 quads. The first quad established at the University was the Allen Quad, which consists of May Roach, Pray-Sims, Smith, and Hyer Halls, as well as the Suites@201. The Allen Fitness center is located on the Allen quad and originally served as the University's first dining hall. As one of the fitness centers on campus, it houses strength training and cardiovascular equipment. The Allen quad has two halls for upperclassmen: the Suites@201 and Hyer Hall. The Suites@201 is an apartment-style residence hall and Hyer Hall is available to students who are 21 years of age or older prior to the start of the fall semester.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Residence Halls |url=https://www.uwsp.edu/campus-life/housing-dining/housing/halls/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |language=en-US}}</ref>


North DeBot Quad consists of Burroughs, Knutzen, Thomson, and Watson Halls. South DeBot Quad consists of Baldwin, Hansen, Neale, and Steiner Halls. The North DeBot and South DeBot quads are divided by the DeBot Dining Center which serves as the main dining center on campus.<ref name=":4" />
==Media==


[[WWSP-FM]] is the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point's alternative radio station. Operating at 30,000 [[watt]]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, which was founded in 1969 and has since become a tradition for the university and the community.<ref name="Travel Wisconsin">[https://www.90fmtrivia.org/ 90FM Trivia - The World's Largest Trivia Contest]</ref>
===Radio station===
[[WWSP-FM]] is the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point's alternative radio station. Operating at 30,000 [[watt]]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,<ref name="Travel Wisconsin">[https://www.travelwisconsin.com/events/arts-and-culture/90fm-trivia-worlds-largest-trivia-contest-107258 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.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
{{Main|Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers}}
{{Main|Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers}}
Student athletes in 20 sports at UW-Stevens Point participate in the [[Division III (NCAA)|NCAA Division III]]. The teams are members of the [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (WIAC).
Student athletes in 14 sports at UW-Stevens Point participate in the [[Division III (NCAA)|NCAA Division III]]. The teams are members of the [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (WIAC).


The mascot of UW-Stevens Point is Stevie Pointer. The first use of a "Pointer" mascot was on a student newspaper from 1916, with a side-profile view consistent with the current UW-Stevens Point athletics logo.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Stevie Pointer |url=https://athletics.uwsp.edu/sports/2018/8/16/stevie-pointer?gclid=jwjwscjhiwswqkhcdfm14dp15rfg9d1vo5fyz99xuebqu-1642fok8vw |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics |language=en}}</ref> "Stevie the Pointer" was first mentioned in a 1953 yearbook.<ref name=":1" />
=== Mascot ===
The mascot of UW-Stevens Point is Stevie Pointer. The first use of a "Pointer" mascot was on a student newspaper from 1916, with a side-profile view consistent with the current UW-Stevens Point athletics logo.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Stevie Pointer |url=https://athletics.uwsp.edu/sports/2018/8/16/stevie-pointer?gclid=jwjwscjhiwswqkhcdfm14dp15rfg9d1vo5fyz99xuebqu-1642fok8vw |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics |language=en}}</ref> "Stevie the Pointer" was first mentioned in a 1953 yearbook. <ref name=":1" />


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Carlos Castillo-Chavez]], professor of mathematics and biology
*[[Carlos Castillo-Chavez]], professor of mathematics and biology
*[[Arthur J. Crowns]], politician
*[[Arthur J. Crowns]], politician
*[[Dorothy Davids]], American educator, educational services administrator, and a Native American and women's rights activist
*[[Steven E. Day]], [[U.S. Coast Guard]] Rear Admiral
*[[Steven E. Day]], [[U.S. Coast Guard]] Rear Admiral
*[[Jake Dickert]], football coach
*[[Michael Dombeck]], former [[U.S. Forest Service]] Chief
*[[Michael Dombeck]], former [[U.S. Forest Service]] Chief
*[[Lawrence Eagleburger]], former U.S. Secretary of State (attended)
*[[Lawrence Eagleburger]], former U.S. Secretary of State (attended)
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*[[Patrick Rothfuss]] – writer of epic fantasy; books include ''[[The Name of the Wind]]'', which won the 2007 [[Quill Award]], and its sequel, ''[[The Wise Man's Fear]]'', which topped [[The New York Times Best Seller list|The ''New York Times'' Best Seller list]]
*[[Patrick Rothfuss]] – writer of epic fantasy; books include ''[[The Name of the Wind]]'', which won the 2007 [[Quill Award]], and its sequel, ''[[The Wise Man's Fear]]'', which topped [[The New York Times Best Seller list|The ''New York Times'' Best Seller list]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Former names
Stevens Point Normal School (1894–1927)
Central State Teachers College (1927–1951)
Wisconsin State College–Stevens Point (1951–1964)
Wisconsin State University–Stevens Point (1964–1971)
TypePublic university
Established1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Parent institution
Universities of Wisconsin System
AccreditationHLC
ChancellorThomas Gibson
Academic staff
450
Students8,184
Location,
U.S.

44°31′30″N 89°34′05″W / 44.5251°N 89.5681°W / 44.5251; -89.5681
CampusUrban, 406 acres (164 ha)
Colors    Purple and gold[1]
NicknamePointers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIIWIAC
MascotStevie Pointer
Websitewww.uwsp.edu

The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UW–Stevens Point or UWSP) is a public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. Established in 1894, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Stevens Point grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well as doctoral degrees in audiology, educational sustainability, and physical therapy. The 406-acre (164 ha) main campus includes the 280-acre (113 ha) Schmeeckle Reserve, 15 academic buildings, and 13 residence halls.[2] UWSP also has two branch campuses located in Wausau and Marshfield.

UW-Stevens Point is organized into four colleges with more than 170 undergraduate programs in 80 majors and 90 minors and 18 graduate programs.[3][4]

UW-Stevens Point has a long history of pioneering new educational fields. UWSP was one of the first schools in the US to educate young women in “domestic science” or home economics, the first university in the US to offer a major in environmental conservation, and the first in the world to offer wellness as a college degree program.[5][6][7]

The UW-Stevens Point Pointers compete in 14 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division III and have won 13 championships.[8]

History

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An early drawing of the campus
Welcome Sign

After securing land and funding from the City of Stevens Point and Portage County and winning the right to host the new normal school, Stevens Point Normal School opened on September 17, 1894, with 201 students. In addition to teacher preparation, "domestic science" (home economics) and conservation education were offered; the latter formed the basis for the College of Natural Resources.[9]

In 1927, Stevens Point Normal School became Central State Teachers College and began offering four-year teaching degrees. When post-World War II enrollment became less centered on teacher training and more focused on liberal arts education, the Wisconsin State Legislature intervened, changing the school's name to Wisconsin State College–Stevens Point with the authority to grant bachelor's degrees in liberal arts.[10]

In 1940, William C. Hansen began his 22-year tenure as the institution's longest-serving president. 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.[11] Seven years later, the Wisconsin State Universities merged into the University of Wisconsin system, and the school adopted its current name.[11] 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.[10]

Lee S. Dreyfus 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.[11]

In 2007, a sustainability task force was created to help achieve the future goal of a carbon neutral campus.

In 2009, Chancellor Linda Bunnell resigned after a student vote of no-confidence.[12] The vote in part was called because of an automobile accident she failed to report and allegations of drunken driving.[13]

The campus hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League 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 Jacksonville.[14]

In 2022, an 11-acre property near the Green Circle Trail's Paper Mill segment was donated by John and Patty Noel and John Seramur, prominent community leaders and longtime supporters of UWSP. The property was officially dedicated as "The Bob Engelhard Restoration Ecology Field Laboratory" on September 21, marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Robert J. Engelhard, who was a well-known former forestry professor at UWSP. The site features upland, wetland, and wooded habitats where students study ecological restoration, including plant propagation, invasive species removal, and training in the use of forestry tools.Robert J. Engelhard was chosen to be the namesake because he taught at UWSP for 25 years and made significant contributions to the development of the forestry program and the College of Natural Resources.[15][16]

Chancellors and presidents

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List of UWSP's chancellors and presidents:[17]

Presidents and Chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point since founding in 1894
Order Term start Term end President/Chancellor Notes
1 1894 1906 Theron B. Pray
2 1906 1926 John F. Sims
3 1926 1930 Robert D. Baldwin
4 1930 1938 Frank S. Hyer
5 1938 1939 Phillip H. Falk
6 1939 1940 Ernest T. Smith
7 1940 1962 William C. Hansen
8 1962 1967 James H. Albertson
9 1967 1967 Gordon Haferbecker
10 1967 1977 Lee S. Dreyfus Was the first Chancellor of UWSP after the merge of the UW System in 1971.
11 1977 1979 John B. Ellery
12 1979 1989 Phillip Marshall
13 1989 1989 Howard Thoyre
14 1989 1995 Keith R. Sanders
15 1995 1996 Howard Thoyre
16 1996 2003 Tom George
17 2003 2004 Virginia Helm
18 2004 2009 Linda Bunnell
19 2009 2010 Mark Nook
20 2010 2021 Bernie Patterson
21 2021 Present Thomas Gibson

Campus

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The Communication Arts Center, the headquarters for the WWSP-FM trivia contest, Pointer Studios, and the Pointer Newspaper.

The Main Campus of the university is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, a block north of State Route 66 and southwest of Interstate 39/U.S. Route 51. It is a 406-acre (164 ha) campus with 43 buildings, including a 280-acre (113 ha) nature preserve and 25-acre (10.1 ha) 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 Delta Phi Epsilon, Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Phi Omega, and Sigma Delta Rho. The fraternities on campus are Phi Sigma Phi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Theta Xi.[18]

The 280-acre Schmeeckle Reserve, a nature reserve, is on campus and has 5 miles of trails and a 24-acre lake. It is managed by the College of Natural Resources.[19]

Housed within the Chemistry Biology Building is a Tropical Conservatory which is home to 400 different species and cultivars from Central and South America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands.[20]

UW-Stevens Point also has two additional campuses. UW-Stevens Point at Wausau and UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield. The UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield campus was formed in 1963 and is 114-acres in a quiet residential area. The UW-Stevens Point at Wausau campus was formed in 1933 and is located in an urban area.[21]

Satellite locations

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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 Tomahawk and Rhinelander, Wisconsin 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.[22][23]

Old Main

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Old Main is the icon of the campus. It is the oldest building on campus, constructed in 1894. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The iconic cupola atop the "Old Main" building is the current logo for the university. Built in 1894, it was the first building on campus.[24] It was designed by Dwight H. Perkins of Perkins and Selby of Chicago in the Renaissance Revival Style, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[24][25] It currently houses University Administration.[26]

In 1901, a west wing was added to the building to house home economics, the Rural Education Department, and the Music Department. In 1914, an east wing was added to the building to relocate home economics.[24] In 1971, the University's Bureau of Facilities Management deemed Old Main as "obsolete", recommending its demolition. There were multiple efforts to save the building from demolition, including listing Old Main on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1979 the University was awarded funds to modernize the interior and remove both the east and west wings, thus saving Old Main. A formal rededication was held in October 1980.[24]

Nelson Hall

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Nelson Hall, constructed in 1915, is the second oldest building on campus. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Nelson Hall is the third oldest building on campus and the second oldest still standing. Built in 1915 and designed by the Milwaukee firm of Henry Van Ryn and Gerrit de Gellecke, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since it was built, the residence has housed women students, the Student Army Training Corps organizing for World War I, trainees for World War II and the ROTC.[27] Nelson Hall remains as the oldest existing dormitory building of the former State Normal School system.[28][29]

Nelson Hall is named for George B. Nelson who, at the time, was a regent of the State Normal School System. Nelson fought with legislators who were opposed to spending the $100,000 to build the hall.[27]

Museums

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The UW-Stevens Point campus is home to the Museum of Natural History. The earliest mention of a museum at UWSP goes back to the founding of the campus and the construction of the Normal School Old Main Building in 1894. Currently, the museum is divided into 10 areas of natural history: Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Parasitology, and Paleontology. A Noteworthy specimen includes the only Wisconsin fossil of the extinct elk-moose (Cervalces scotii) found by a farmer in Bevent.[30][31] In 2024, the museum was renamed the Olson Museum of Natural History in honor of Don and Judi Olson, an alumni couple who donated $450,000 to the museum.[32]

Many of UW-Stevens Point's collections are among the most heavily utilized teaching and research collections in the state.[33][34]

The campus also holds the Edna Carlsten Art Gallery which exhibits local, national, and international artists, hosts community events, and contributes to overseeing and maintaining a permanent collection of fine art and design works.[35]

Native American history

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The UW-Stevens Point campus currently sits atop a Native American burial site. Recently, historic research showed the campus encompasses what was at one point a Native American camp and burial ground of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Ojibwe and Potawatomi. In the 1860s, scarlet fever devastated a diverse group of Native Americans who were living outside of Stevens Point after being forced out of their ancestral homelands by settlement. The deceased were buried on this site.[36] A mural was dedicated on May 5, 2023 that memorializes Native Americans buried on campus as well as the annual Pow Wow.[37]

Academics

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The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point offers more than 170 undergraduate programs in 80 majors and 90 minors.[38] 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

The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point also offers 18 graduate programs with 15 masters degrees, and 3 doctoral degrees.[39]

In 2024 U.S. News & World Report ranked UW-Stevens Point 12th among regional universities in the Midwest.[40]

Student life

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UW-Stevens Point is home to 13 residence halls which are divided into 3 quads. The first quad established at the University was the Allen Quad, which consists of May Roach, Pray-Sims, Smith, and Hyer Halls, as well as the Suites@201. The Allen Fitness center is located on the Allen quad and originally served as the University's first dining hall. As one of the fitness centers on campus, it houses strength training and cardiovascular equipment. The Allen quad has two halls for upperclassmen: the Suites@201 and Hyer Hall. The Suites@201 is an apartment-style residence hall and Hyer Hall is available to students who are 21 years of age or older prior to the start of the fall semester.[41]

North DeBot Quad consists of Burroughs, Knutzen, Thomson, and Watson Halls. South DeBot Quad consists of Baldwin, Hansen, Neale, and Steiner Halls. The North DeBot and South DeBot quads are divided by the DeBot Dining Center which serves as the main dining center on campus.[41]

WWSP-FM is the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point's alternative radio station. Operating at 30,000 watts, 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, which was founded in 1969 and has since become a tradition for the university and the community.[42]

Athletics

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Student athletes in 14 sports at UW-Stevens Point participate in the NCAA Division III. The teams are members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).

The mascot of UW-Stevens Point is Stevie Pointer. The first use of a "Pointer" mascot was on a student newspaper from 1916, with a side-profile view consistent with the current UW-Stevens Point athletics logo.[43] "Stevie the Pointer" was first mentioned in a 1953 yearbook.[43]

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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