Welcome to The Cupola Post, featuring stories about members of our Pointer family, our campus community and all things related to our Central Wisconsin home.
The Cupola atop Old Main has served as a symbol of our university since 1894. First-year students seal their covenant with the university by touching a wooden replica of the cupola as they depart Convocation, at the start of their journey as Pointers. This hands-on tradition is repeated at Commencement, as graduates mark their transition from students to alumni.
Touching the cupola is a symbol of the lasting connection between UWSP and members of the Pointer family. In much the same way, we hope The Cupola Post reaffirms that connection and helps you “keep in touch” with your alma mater.
Kim Westerman | March 2025
If you had told Brian Riedel, a graduate of the Athletic Training Program at UWSP less than a decade ago, that in seven years he would be part of a professional sports organization that would win the Stanley Cup, he l…
Kim Westerman | March 2025
In Harlow’s first year in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance program at UWSP, the phone rang in Jim Moore’s ballet class, and he hollered out for someone to answer it. The caller was the legendary Jerome Robbins…
Kim Westerman | February 2025
Ray Ackerlund is a quiet disruptor. An introvert by nature, Ackerlund’s first job out of college was in sales, a field that seemed like a foreign language to him. He now runs the company that offered him his first opp…
Kim Westerman | February 2025
Honorable Lawrence P. (Patrick) Auld, United States magistrate judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, faced a dilemma every Mother’s Day when he searched for a meaningful gift for his mother, lifelong teache…
Jeanne Nagle | January 2025
Alumnus Tim Kroeff ’75 was already in discussions with College of Natural Resources Dean Brian Sloss about funding a refresh of the Trainor Natural Resources building décor when flooding this past summer damaged a la…
UWSP Staff | December 2024
Frank and Kathleen Haeni, honored in 2021 with the naming of a lecture hall, will again be recognized for their contributions to UW-Stevens Point with the naming of the Haeni Chemistry Biology Building.
Jeanne Nagle | November 2024
During a long, distinguished career that included stints as a researcher, health care manager, leader and teacher, Fritz Wenzel ’56 authored or coauthored numerous scientific papers, plus a couple of books for good me…
Jeanne Nagle | October 2024
Imagine having the power to change an individual’s life for the better merely by doing a job you love really well. That’s what it must feel like to be an educator. Now imagine, on top of that, having the ability and d…
Jeanne Nagle | July 2024
“We all have stories to tell,” says Zach Strenger ’15, co-owner of Thousand Lumens Visual Marketing in Stevens Point. Included in that statement, of course, are Strenger and his business partner, Jade Arnold ’15, who…
Jeanne Nagle | June 2024
Professor Isabelle Stelmahoske ’49 loved a good story, especially when acted out on a theater stage. In honor of a recent gift made by Stelmahoske’s estate to UWSP—her undergraduate alma mater and employer for more…
Jeanne Nagle | April 2024
For anyone who has ever given to a worthy cause, only to wonder if and how your gift truly makes a difference, the UWSP Day of Giving (D.O.G.) website has a heartwarming and entertaining treat in store for you.
