Career-ready before graduation
Career-ready before graduation: Design, management majors intern with Prent, Four Seasons, Weidner Apartment Homes UW-Stout students share experiences at national companies in Q&As Oct. 8, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Student success is the leading goal of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s FOCUS 2030 strategic plan, ensuring they are career-ready before graduation. The Cooperative Education and Internship Program is one facet on that road to success. Nearly 1,000 students are enrolled each year in
DFI Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann Visits Royal Credit Union to Highlight Youth Financial Education and Credit Union Innovation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Click here to read the full press release on our website Click here to view and download photos DFI Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann Visits Royal Credit Union to Highlight Youth Financial Education and Credit Union Innovation EAU CLAIRE, Wis.— The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann and DFI Assistant Deputy Secretary Catherine Haberland visited Royal Credit Union (Royal) on Wednesday, October 1, to engage with
CVTC welding instructor passes passion on to son
Keith Karr jokes that he works during the summer to pay for his teaching habit. But in all honesty, he really loves welding. Each summer, the Chippewa Valley Technical College welding instructor finds a gig in his trade to keep his skills brazing hot. The cherry on top is when he gets to work with CVTC graduates out in the field. “This summer I worked with a guy who was a student of mine a couple of years ago,” Karr said. “I had no clue he would be on this job, too. I’ve actually run into a few students
Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute receives national recognition
Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute receives national recognition for its distinguished record of excellence W.F. Faulkes Award given for contributions to research, initiatives, innovation in program design Oct. 7, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – A national organization has honored the Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI) at University of Wisconsin-Stout for its nearly 60-year record of advancing the field of rehabilitation, which has helped tens of thousands of people with disabilities –
Championing teachers: Community, state support are vital in recruiting, retention of educators
UW-Stout prepares future teachers through personalized approach; Teach Day event for high schoolers is Oct. 15 Oct. 6, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – It is no secret that enrollment in teacher preparation programs all over the country is suffering. The shortages that school districts are feeling in Wisconsin specifically are very real, and districts large and small are being impacted, said University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education Director Shannon Donnelly. According to a June 2025 analysis by
Celebrating 60 years: UW-Stout’s School of Art & Design
Celebrating 60 years: UW-Stout’s School of Art & Design hosts anniversary events Oct. 10-11 Year of Design highlights AI innovations, alumni leadership, student success Sept. 23, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout invites alumni, students, and community and industry supporters to join the School of Art & Design as it celebrates six decades of imagination, innovation and inspiration. The School of Art & Design 60th Anniversary – “Honoring the Past, Forging the Future” – will be
University interns gain environmental job skills
University interns gain environmental job skills assessing health of region’s waters Latest grants from Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin bring $389K for research, education, monitoring Sept. 18, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Cayanna Erickson says interning with the 2025 Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group will give her a step up when she enters the job market. The University of Wisconsin-Stout undergraduate recently declared a B.S. environmental science major, and the summer internship gave her
UW-Stout Four-day Career Conference
Employers looking to fill hiring needs help 2,000 Blue Devils reach career goalsStory LinkSept. 18, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Recruiters from hundreds of companies from across the United States will travel to University of Wisconsin-Stout to interview students and alumni for internships and post-graduation positions during the university’s four-day Career Conference Week. More than 2,000 Blue Devils will connect with leading employers in engineering, packaging, plastics, design, hospitality and more at
Reframing Higher Education
As leaders of institutions committed to preparing the next generation of skilled professionals, we find ourselves aligned as regional partners at a decisive moment in the evolution of American higher education. We acknowledge that higher education is changing, that this is a good thing, and that we are uniquely positioned to reframe what higher education means in a 21st-century economy. In place of perceived rigid educational silos, a more dynamic ecosystem is emerging. One where credentials are
