UW-Stevens Point Traditions
Since opening its doors in 1894, our university has built a rich history and developed many beloved traditions. Below are just a few examples of our beloved Pointer Family traditions.
Learn more about the pinning tradition and how to get a new pin here.
Help us welcome in the newest generation of Pointer alumni to the family! Click here to learn about this tradition and how you can participate.
Touching the Cupola
From Convocation to Commencement, one tradition carries Pointers from start to finish—the touching of the cupola.
Learn more about this and other Convocation traditions here.
Look back through the years by venturing to the online archives, where archived yearbooks have been digitally uploaded! Dating from 1895 through 1988, the yearbooks allow you to catch a glimpse of friends and professors, and relive events such as Homecoming and various athletics contests, though prose and images.
Want to learn more and see the evolution of our campus? Visit the University of Wisconsin's Digital Collections to see the History of UW-Stevens Point.
The History of
UW-Stevens Point
Written by Justus F. Paul, retired Dean of the College of Letters and Science and emeritus faculty member, “The World Is Ours” is a history of UWSP from 1894 to 1994. The book is available through the Alumni Office or online.
What to learn more about our beloved mascot and his origins? Click here to learn about Stevie and Stephanie Pointer!
Sing Along!
Spread your Pointer Pride by learning UWSP's school and fight songs, and bring back memories with the Stevens Point Normal song, too!
"The Purple and The Gold"
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"The Fight Song"
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2011 Pep Band Version
Special thanks to Jordan Held and Patrick Lawrence
"S.P.N. (- Jolly Students)"
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