Annual Report 2009-2010

College of Professional StudiesUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

www.uwsp.eduwww.uwsp.edu/cps

College of Professional Studies

School of Education

School of Business and Economics Business • Accounting • Economics

School of Communicative Disorders

School of Health Promotion & Human Development Dietetics • Family & Consumer Sciences • Health Promotion

School of Health, Exercise Science & Athletics Physical Education • Athletic Training

Division of Interior Architecture

School of Health Professions Clinical Laboratory Sciences • Health Sciences

Military Science

CPS - Continuing Education

Our College prepares an annual report to highlight accomplishments from the previous academic year. We share this report with faculty and staff in the College, UWSP personnel, and College friends so that everyone may celebrate our collective and individual successes from last year. This report summarizes notable accomplishments that complement our primary pursuits: teaching/mentoring students and contributing to our fields. Please take a look at the individual units’ reports for more details. I am proud to present our 2009-10 year which is also my 25th and final year as Dean.

Joan North, Deanwww.uwsp.edu/cps

While our majors vary greatly in the College of Professional Studies (CPS), they share characteristics

common to professional programs: state/national program accreditation, testing/assessment of

graduates, and semester-long internships. CPS students outperform their counterparts nationally on

competitive exams, internship awards, and job placements. Our programs are at the forefront of

innovative collaborative ventures with schools, communities, and employers. The College enrolls about

2,350 undergraduates and more than 1200 graduate and continuing education students. Job placement

or advanced graduate study in professional fields for all majors is above 94 percent. During the year,

two units received approval for name changes: Division of Business and Economics to School of

Business and Economics and Department of Health Sciences to School of Health Care Professions.

By their very nature, CPS pre-professional programs develop strong partnerships with their professional counterparts, colleagues elsewhere, and surrounding community. The list that follows is a small sample of the hundreds of partnerships forged by CPS departments.

Partnerships

School of Communicative Disorders provides inpatient and outpatient speech-language and swallowing services for St. Michael’s Hospital. Over the past year, there has been a steady increase in the level of service at St. Michael’s. Two faculty are assisting the Ear Nose and Throat Department at Ministry Medical Group in conducting videostroboscopy exams.

Professor Annie Wetter, and Bobbi Bradley (a health promotion alumna) representing the Public Health Department began to implement the Fit Kids-Fit Cities initiative, a community-wide, family-minded campaign intended to promote physical activity among school age children. We are in the second year of a 5 year, $475,000 grant whose goal is to decrease obesity among Portage County adults, children, and adolescents.

The School of Health Care Professions is developing articulation agreements with NTC and MSTC that will ease the transition from associate degrees to bachelor degrees in a number of health areas.

The partnership between the School of Health Care Professions and Stevens Point Area High Schools provides high school students with an opportunity to earn college credits. Fourteen students participated this past year in the health care-related course offered by SHCP faculty, Michelle Shulfer. The course is especially valuable for college-bound students considering health care careers.

The Human and Community Resources (HCR) master’s degree program initiated a collaborative program with the Portage County Business Council that incorporates the year-long Leadership Portage County (LPC) program into the master’s program. LPC teaches leadership in all aspects of a community and will provide unique opportunities for our students to network with local officials.

A similar partnership, funded through a multi-million dollar grant awarded to Wood County, titled “Communities Putting Prevention to Work,” will provide HPHD with $82,800 to place faculty and students in Wood County supporting the project.

The School of Education is developing a program to provide smooth transfer of Early Childhood Education (ECE) students from local technical colleges through our bachelor’s degree. We are working with Midstate, Northcentral, and Nicolet College on this funded project, which will include offering classes at the technical colleges.

The Marshfield Clinic YouthNet program approached the School of Education for educational opportunities for their staff professional development (volunteer and professional). Over the past 16 months, we have added participation from UW Extension in Fond Du Lac and the Wisconsin Afterschool Network. As a result of this ongoing partnership, we created a workshop for afterschool workers in Central Wisconsin for up to 100 people.

Partnerships {continued}HESA renewed its Aspirus Sports Medicine Sponsorship and added an Internship Position under the $130,000/year contract to support two staff positions.

The Military Science program retains important partnerships with U.W. Marshfield, U.W. Marathon County, and U.W. Stout. During the 2009-2010 school year, instructors from UW-Stevens Point ROTC instructed a total of 15 students at these two-year campuses with 5 of the 15 planning on attending UW-Stevens Point to continue with the ROTC program.

SBE completed our first full year of partnership with UW – Marathon County, offering degree completion in Business Administration and Business Management with available minors in Economics and Accounting. Enrollment continues to grow in this program.

SBE took the first steps towards an articulation agreement with the local technical schools, NTC and MSTC. We are evaluating courses

in Accounting, Marketing and introductory Economics to determine their transferability. This work is ongoing and will expand to include all of the business classes offered by the technical schools.

The Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau has formed a new partnership with Centergy, the regional economic development organization. The CWERB will be providing Economic Indicator Reports on the Central Wisconsin area to Centergy.

This year the School of Business and Economics created the “Corporate Partners Project” to connect with our local partners in business in an effort to strengthen existing relationships and create long lasting new relationships with business in Portage, Marathon, and Wood counties.

The School of Business has a new partnership with Tianjin University in Tianjin China for the China Internship project.

Teaching & LearningFocus on

The College of Professional Studies has been a leader in learning-focused faculty development since 1992 when the "Focus on Teaching" iniatiative was implemented. Since then, the focus on teaching/learning programs have had a positive influence on the college, its teachers and students.

The College of Professional Studies now houses six new SMARTBoards (interactive white boards). Most of the SOE faculty have volunteered for training in the use of this technology to enhance the learning of their students and ultimately, the students whom they will be teaching. We hope to explore ways to have more SMARTBoards installed in additional classrooms within the college.

Faculty collaborating with students on research projects is a special approach to active learning. Notable among student assisted research in HPHD is a study titled: “Body Wellness Initiative Study,“ a pilot study investigating the effect of a 12-week resistance exercise training program on body composition and physical functioning in post-bariatric patients.”

Other students worked with faculty on sustainable food systems, a validation study of the TestWell Wellness survey and a study of recovery from parent suicide. To further promote student research, this year, HPHD unveiled a student research web page that provides resources for

student researchers, promotes on-going research projects, and highlights past student-faculty research. The website can be found at www.uwsp.edu/hphd/research.

Nine Communicative Disorders students were co-presenters at the national American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention in New Orleans.

Dr. Paula DeHart along with three UWSP education students gave a presentation at the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies (WCSS) Great Lakes Regional Conference on March 15, 2010 in Madison, WI. The presentation was a result of the experiences Dr. DeHart and the students enjoyed during their spring break trip to London in 2009.

Four education majors adopted a classroom and participated in an action research project on self–advocacy at P.J. Jacobs Junior High School in Stevens Point. They collected pre-data, taught many self-advocacy lessons and collected post data.

Student Centered ExcellenceCollege of Professional Studies students exhibit their potential in numerous ways. They achieve high academic standards, are very active in the professional arenas to which they aspire, and continually excel in various activities outside of our classrooms.

Jessica DeMille, a second year graduate student in Speech Language Pathology won a $3000 national scholarship from Progressus Therapy.

Kayla Cerar, a third year AuD. student was awarded a national scholarship from Starkey Hearing Aid Company of $1000 as the Outstanding Student Clinician.

The UWSP Pi Epsilon Chapter of KDP won a third consecutive Achieving Chapter Excellence award. Members accepted the award at the 2009 biennial Convocation in Orlando, Florida.

For the second consecutive year, the John List Fellowship at the University of Chicago has been awarded to Dana Krueger, an economics and math double major. This fellowship is designed to help prepare students for graduate study in Economics. Dana will have the opportunity to continue in her position at the University of Chicago working with graduate students on research projects for John List and Freakonomics’ author Steven Leavitt.

Our athletic training students are successful in attaining competitive internships in athletic training. Some of the internships students will be completing this summer are with:

• UW Health Sports Medicine in Madison• NFL Internship with the Indianapolis Colts• International Gymnastics Camp in

Pennsylvania• Roger Neilson Hockey Camp in Aurora,

Ontario.Seven students attended American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana

Several physical education majors presented with her at the WAHPERD state convention.

Over 200 HPHD students attended state and national conferences related to their professions this year.

Five CLS-Medical Technology students received the American Society for Clinical Pathology National Honor Award. This award recognizes those students in the laboratory profession who demonstrate both academic excellence and a commitment to community service and leadership activities. One student was one of seven who received a scholarship from the Royal Arch Foundation, and one student was awarded one of four Clinical Laboratory Managers Association Scholarships.

UW-Stevens Point qualified teams or athletes to NCAA tournament competition in 14 sports. In the fall women’s soccer reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The winter had the men’s basketball team winning the National Championship and the women’s team falling one win short of the Final Four, while the men’s indoor track & field team finished second in the nation. In the spring the baseball team won the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament and is currently preparing to play in the NCAA World Series.

Two Pointer student-athletes earned WIAC/NCHA Player of the Year honors in their respective sports: Brad Fritz (baseball) and Jessica Urban (Women’s Golf).

Diversity & International FocusThe College of Professional Studies recognizes that interaction with individuals of diverse cultures enriches and strengthens the experiences of both our students and faculty. The 84 CPS students who participated in international experiences this year learned firsthand the value of global citizenship.

Pam Terrell will be taking 15 of our graduate students in Speech Language Pathology to the Integrated Center for the Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate in Curitiba Brazil. This is the first time that COMD has provided students with an international learning experience. All of the students have completed COMD 786 (Maxillofacial Disorders) so they have the knowledge regarding cleft lip and palate, but this experience in Brazil will provide them more practical experiences regarding the different surgical procedures, as well as a different cultural perspective associated with cleft lip and palate.

As part of HPHD’s continuing focus on diversity and educating our students about the world, HPHD organized three short-term study abroad programs in 2009-10.

Professor Sterling Wall along with the Wisconsin Nicaragua Partnership led a group of HPHD students to Nicaragua, bringing with them backpacks full of teaching supplies, and “making a difference” by helping the Wisconsin Nicaragua Partnership with several of their on-going programs. Professor Annie Wetter led a group of students to study health and wellness in Bad Gleichenberg, Austria. As part of this study abroad experience, students stayed in the foothills of the Alps while they learned about cultural and social influences on health care and health promotion from Austrian experts. Finally, through a month-long stay in China, Professor Cuiting Li helped students consider individual and family well-being in China, and taught students the unique challenges, commonalities, and resources necessary to assist in improving the quality of life for people everywhere.

John Gaffney, our Education Recruitment and Retention Coordinator, continues to be actively involved in a number of collaborative efforts to increase our enrollment and retention rates of

students of diverse ethnic backgrounds and in high-need areas: Mathematics, Science, Exceptional Education, Family and Consumer Science, Foreign Language, and English as a Second Language.

This year Military Science staff made recruiting visits to the Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities areas visiting high schools, and offering scholarships to qualified students who would like to pursue a commission at UW-Stevens Point.

Dr. Kristi Roth and Keith Turner developed and implemented a diversity awareness survey for CPS faculty and staff.

HESA is in preliminary examination and evaluation of creating an educational experience for our physical education students in England for 2010, while athletic trainers are examining the possibility of leading a group of students to Jamaica

Several international students from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Iran, Egypt, and Sri Lanka were among the IA student body. The Division maintains its strong connection with the UWSP International Programs in facilitating the London Internship program.

The IA Division continued to teach several general education courses within the curriculum on minority cultures in the U.S. and non-Western aspects of design.

Preserving Natural Resources&Individual & Community Wellness

In keeping with the philosophy of the university as well as of the Stevens Point community, the Division of Interior Architecture promotes sustainable and environmentally-friendly design.

This year Penny Bonda, the founding chairperson of the US Green Building Council for the LEED Commercial Interiors and the ASID Sustainable Design Council, gave a half-day work shop to students and faculty on the Green Materials Maze in March.

Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H Design, visited the Division on a 2-day trip. She and Matt Miller – the project architect - presented on their 75-day Design Revolution Road Show and spent an entire afternoon visiting the Interior Architecture design studios and exhibiting their work in the airstream they used to travel for the road show.

HPHD’s Sallie Scovill continued to lead a campus wellness committee that included representation from the personnel, safety and employee wellness departments, as well as our primary campus insurer Security Health.

Employee Wellness wrote and distributed a health newsletter to all employees, conducted regular group fitness, yoga, and personal training sessions, played an instrumental role in organizing a campus-wide health fair, and ran several successful wellness programs including a healthy cooking class, “Hold the Stuffing” diet program, “Stairway to Fitness” walking program, and a “Walk at Work Day” event.

CPS DevelopmentDeepening Connections

With the help of internal strategic planning, student surveys, and the “listening sessions” last year our newly named School of Business and Economics is in high gear. As expected, this has created a running lane for a newly created plan to connect and build working relationships with local business leaders through the Corporate Partners Project.

We were able to complete our second privately funded renovation project in the Health Enhancement Center. The newly named John E. Roberts Wrestling Facility focused on showcasing the great accomplishments of the founder of the program, Coach John Roberts, and enhancing the facility and the needs of the program.

The HEC will also feature a new addition dedicated to Military Science. This will add offices, storage, and a state-of-the-art training facility for the program. A ground breaking ceremony was held this spring and construction is slated to start mid-summer.

The work is continuing on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Communicative Disorders program. The John List Family Fellowship has blossomed for last year’s fellow and turned into a longer opportunity at the University of Chicago. The new corporate sponsorship and advertising program for UWSP Athletics has again expanded to new opportunities for local companies focused on recognition and advertising.

From July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, the College received a total of 891 gifts from 674 donors and a total of $309,095.43. This year’s numbers are down slightly from the previous record year of 1,011 gifts from 672 donors and a total of $402,428.81. The number of new donors, excluding tribute and memorial gifts, has increased from 94 to 153. This important benchmark accounted for $22,645.09 in 2009-‘10 and eight new funds, five for scholarships and three for program support.

In the spring of 2010, $65,025 was awarded for scholarships to be used during the 2010-‘11 academic year compared to $89,200 the previous spring. The recent down economy presented a unique situation for the students at UWSP. In a year where some endowments didn’t earn enough to award a scholarship, we needed to ask our donors to come forward to make sure we continue to help the needs of CPS students. This last year, we had 29 donors step up and add additional funds to scholarships and endowments in an effort to ensure that these needs were met. These special requests totaled $47,081.17 to be added to current endowments or directly for scholarships to be used in the 2010-11 school year.

Program HighlightsEach program within the College of Professional Studies creates a full report of its annual accomplishments that can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.uwsp.edu/cps/about/reports. The following are some highlights:

During the year, two units received approval for name changes: Division of Business and Economics to School of Business and Economics and Department of Health Sciences to School of Health Care Professions.

The School of Communicative Disorders successfully completed a reaccreditation site visit and was granted an eight-year accreditation from the Council of Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Association (ASHA).

The Wisconsin AuD. Consortium Program successfully completed an accreditation site visit and was granted a five-year accreditation from the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American-Speech-Language Association (ASHA). This was an important step in our joint program and now the program is fully accredited.

This Fall our total graduate class in Speech Language Pathology will be 57 and the total for the AuD. will be 15. This gives the School of communicative Disorders a total graduate program of 72, which is the largest graduate program at UWSP.

The Department of Military Science accomplished its commission mission for SY 2009-10 and is set to commission 12 new Army Officers in SY 2010-11. The program continues to maintain the highest quality. This year nearly 25% of students attending the Army’s Leadership Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis earned the highest mark of Excellence. This is higher than the nationwide average of 18% and demonstrates the commitment of UWSP cadets. Adding to the theme of growth is the continued preparation for the new Military Science Annex to be built during SY 2010-11. On April 22, the University hosted a very successful ground breaking ceremony signifying the beginning of the bidding process and construction later this summer for the new Military Science building.

Program Highlights {continued}HPHD identified six overarching learning outcomes that every HPHD graduate will be able to accomplish. These include:

• Explain the research process and apply it to their profession;

• Critically analyze current and historic perspectives and practices;

• Develop and evaluate effective health and human development programs;

• Describe the importance of community involvement in local organizations, programs and events;

• Participate in diversity opportunities and explain how the activities have broadened their understanding of health and human development in a variety of contexts; and, demonstrate confidence and competence in a professional setting.

Recent School of Business and Economics strategic planning sessions determined that an international focus would benefit our students and the economy of the region. To that end, we have modified our Mission to include that focus. We have hired Dawn Bowden to teach additional classes in international business. We have also made international business part of the required core curriculum for all Accounting, Business and Business Economics majors.

We have taken the next step toward earning accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The AACSB is the premier business accreditation organization. Roughly 18 percent of the business colleges, schools and programs in the US are accredited by this organization.

UW-Stevens Point is currently 12th in the Directors’ Cup Standings, which measures the

nation’s top overall NCAA Division III athletics program among all 443 Division III Schools. This will be the 13th straight year the Pointers have been in the top 25 of the standings.

After a long process, the proposed Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program in Interior Architecture was officially approved by the UW System in April. The new program will replace the existing BA/BS program in Interior Architecture starting in Fall 2010, while maintaining the same curriculum except for an addition of one elective course.

The School of Health Care Professions (SCHP) continued its growth, advising over 400 students this past year. The “newer” Health Science majors numbered over 150 with 22 graduates who were joined by 25 CLS graduates. The demand for health care practitioners is predicted to remain very healthy over the next decade. In addition, UWSP continues to seek entitlement to offer the BSN completion program that would ultimately serve some of the greater than 100 pre-nursing majors currently enrolled.

In the Fall 2009 semester, the School of Education launched a new program called Dinner for Six Strangers. The program is a unique opportunity for students interested in a teaching major to meet other students with similar interests, while having dinner – hosted by a faculty or staff member associated with our Professional Education Program. In its inaugural year, 12 UWSP faculty and staff welcomed 70 students into their homes. The primary goal of the program was to connect first-year students to faculty, staff, and the Professional Education Program, at an early stage of a student’s academic career. By all accounts, the dinners were a huge success. 94% of participating students responded that they would recommend the program to a freshman next year.

Life & Look of the Campus

Renovation of the CPS Café Food Production Area. The CPS Café lab modernization request proposes an upgrade to the operational efficiency and environment of the kitchen. These improvements are necessary to maintain high quality student practicum experiences and to keep our UWSP Dietetics students among the highest performing in the areas of food preparation and food service management on the Dietetic Registration Examination Many of the proposed improvements will increase our capacity for sustainability and reduce energy consumption in the kitchen.

We are currently experiencing number of equipment concerns (due to age and wear) which we will address in the equipment selection for the proposed modernization project. Within the past month we had to replace the oven which cost the Café budget $8000 to replace; we discovered a crack in the booster heater in our small-wares sanitation unit which causes us to use chemicals

to meet safety standards (est. cost-$30,500); and, we have not been able to find replacement parts for our holding ovens because they are so outdated.. A minor redesign of the service area will increase efficiency and point of service food quality. With the proposed equipment upgrade the practicum experience will be more relevant because students will have operated newer equipment they are likely to encounter in other food production facilities. A final inclusion in this proposal is the provision of a small bakery and an automatic coffee brewing station. Fresh bakery is often cited by the students as the most interesting and challenging in our program. With a few additions, students will have a complete small bakery model. The student operated bakery will add another dimension to the practicum experience. Fresh bakery production will provide a working example of how to institute revenue generating quality menu items, and reduce cost of foods, in this case by eliminating the need to purchase breads.

Renovation Funding, 2009–2010HEC lighting fixture change-out $140,000HEC locker and restroom plumbing renovation 1,250,000Pool Repairs 45,700John Roberts wrestling room 59,000Quandt Lobby 43,000CPS 4th floor 7,300CPS office 2,000Renovation and expansion of capacity for the CPS Cafe 65,000Total $1,612,000

Internal Funds, 2009–2010Undergraduate Initiative Funds $16,613Faculty Recruitment/Retention 17,332Faculty Computer Replacements 51,459Lab/Classroom Modernization (Anatomy Lab) 76,000CPS-Continuing Education funds to departments/college 194,208UW Foundation 7,500Technology Mini-Grants 10,775UPDC 12,649CPS - CE Course Grants 39,000High Demand Faculty Fund 48,713VC Travel Assistance 17,515One Time Fund 109,000Permanent Base Adjustments 40,000Total $640,764

Individual Extramural Grants/Gifts, 2009–2010Rory Suomi (HESA) - Aspirus Clinics $130,000

Joanne Katzmarek (SOE) - CESA 19,394

Tracy Hofer (SBE) - Center for Economic Education 1,000 Randy Cray (SBE) - Central WI Center for Economic Development 10,600Annie Wetter (HPHD) - UW School of Medicine 4,191Patty Caro (SOE) - WI Dept. Public Instruction 5,000Total $170,185

UW & Outside SupportDuring 2009–2010, CPS received $640,764 for improvements in facilities, support for teaching and scholarship, and partnerships.

Community ServiceStudents and faculty in CPS are in helping professions, so they naturally find ways to make a difference in the lives of others. A few examples of the tens of thousands of hours devoted to this worthy cause are listed below.

During the 2009-10 academic year the Center for Communicative Disorders assisted 278 individuals with speech and language services and 224 individuals with audiology services. In addition, undergraduate students in ComD 267 (Normal Development Lab) provided approximately 400 student volunteer hours each semester at the UWSP Campus Daycare Center.

The athletic training program sponsored the 2nd Annual Spring Thaw 5k run, with over 200 participants. Proceeds this year went to benefit the Lions Camp in Rosholt for their diabetes camp and also to the National Athletic Trainers Association Research and Foundation Account.

The Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP) completed its 16th year, providing Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Exercise Program classes to the communities older population and persons with special needs.

Numerous students from our physical education major, athletic teams and coaching minor served as coaches for area high schools, middle schools and elementary schools.

Students in ROTC support Color Guards throughout the area and across the University. Our cadets also volunteer for both on campus and off campus service.

Students in education sponsored several successful community service projects during the 2009-2010 academic year, including participation in the annual “Rake-a-Thon“ sponsored by the Stevens Point United Way, and making and distributing valentines for children in area hospitals. Food was collected during the winter season to be distributed to area families in need.

Several students served as judges for the Howe Elementary School (Wisconsin Rapids) annual “Author of the Year” program for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders.

StWEA assisted in many community activities this past year, including helping decorate a nursing home for Christmas, reading books to elementary school students, and helping to remodel a school in Pardeeville, WI.

Community service continued as a cornerstone of the HPHD curriculum as students provided nearly 10,000 hours engaged civically through field work, practicum, service learning and volunteer hours.

One HPHD student, Sam Dinga took his service to the next level by founding a non-profit organization called the Ma-Kah Water for All project which intends to build 40 pump wells in rural areas in his home country of Cameroon, West Africa. Sam raised $5000 and built his first well.

Joan North, Dean, 715-346-3169

1901 Fourth Avenue

Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897