UW-Stout

March 10, 2015

Menomonie, Wis. — For two University of Wisconsin-Stout alumni, the joys of working with community youth at the new Boys & Girls Club in Menomonie far outnumber the challenges. Ashley DeMuth graduated in 2011 with a B.S. degree in vocational rehabilitation and a concentration in independent living with a focus on social work. She is […]

January 15, 2015

Menomonie, Wis. — For a group of industrial design students at University of Wisconsin-Stout, it wasn’t just another day in the classroom. It was a day of reckoning, academically speaking. Associate Professor Jennifer Astwood had assigned them to design an injection-molded consumer product for the college-age market, something they should know a little about. They […]

November 10, 2014

Menomonie, Wis. — By day Jim Burritt is an associate professor of biology at University of Wisconsin-Stout. By early morning, evening and weekends, he’s a beekeeper. Burritt started beekeeping as a high school student in Colorado in the 1970s, and today he and his wife maintain several honeybee colonies at their home in rural Dunn […]

July 14, 2014

Menomonie, Wis. — Esther Tola is very impressed with what she’s learned so far about the United States. At University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie and in other parts of west-central Wisconsin, she sees a high standard of living and people routinely obeying the laws and regulations, creating an orderly, progressive society. “Everyday I see inspiring […]

April 2, 2014

Menomonie, Wis. — Going into their animation class last fall, University of Wisconsin-Stout entertainment design majors knew they would be assigned the obvious — an animation project or two. That in itself was exciting because they were getting into the heart of their undergraduate course work. Then they learned from Assistant Professor Ursula Murray Husted […]

March 19, 2014

Menomonie, Wis. — How about this for a summer job? Spend eight weeks studying the problem of phosphorous pollution in Menomonie-area lakes. The job pays $500 a week, with a transportation allowance, housing and meals at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Plus, the job includes a mentor to help with getting into graduate school. It’s not too […]

January 29, 2014

After four years at University of Wisconsin-Stout and two professional internships, one word best describes Cameron Volbrecht: Ready. He’s ready to leave the classroom behind and ready to use his Bachelor of Science degree in food science and technology. That’s exactly what he’ll be doing Monday, Jan. 6, when he begins work full time as […]

November 7, 2013

Just last May, Chris Fox walked across the stage at Johnson Fieldhouse to receive his diploma during University of Wisconsin-Stout’s commencement ceremonies. In October, Fox was back on campus in the same building for the university’s 35th annual Career Conference. He was recruiting students for Cooperative Education positions as well as full-time jobs for his […]

October 29, 2013

Industrial design students from University of Wisconsin-Stout have shown that they rank among the best in the country by taking first, second and third places in two national competitions. Students competed in the Interzinc Student Design Competition and the FreeTech Plastics Student Thermoformed Part Competition. Students in both competitions were in classes taught by Ben […]

August 30, 2013

Menomonie, Wis. — In a major move to increase efficiency and save taxpayer dollars, the University of Wisconsin-Stout will contract with UW-Eau Claire for printing services, ending the need for a separate print shop at UW-Stout. “The times demand that campus leaders look for new ways to save money,” UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen said. […]