Designed to the Max: UW-Stout studio art major wins Wisconsin State Park sticker design contest
Logterman’s design inspired by adventures with family dog Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 10, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – With a design inspired by her adventures with her black lab, Max, UW-Stout studio art major Jaelyn Logterman won the 2026 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission pass design contest, recently announced by the state’s Department of Natural Resources. “It is a privilege to know that my artwork will be displayed on a great deal of vehicles across Wisconsin,”
UW-Stout students’ submarine survival game surfaces to victory at M+DEV, the Midwest’s biggest game
PC game’s win highlights UW-Stout’s globally ranked program Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 9, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – The creators of a computer game about a doomed submarine had a real-life sinking feeling last May as the date of the Stout Game Expo (SGX) approached. After months of work on the claustrophobic, cooperative game Dread Not, the team of 15 University of Wisconsin-Stout students were facing problems with their code which had broken an otherwise polished game. It was a stressful
UW-Stout Game Expo, Senior Show, STEMM Student Expo cap fall semester with public demos, showcases
Students design custom controllers for unique racing games, puzzles, AR experiences Story Link Photos attached FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 8, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – An Aesop’s fables-inspired racing game, a haunted hotel and a futuristic repair shop are all on the menu for players at the Stout Game Expo, western Wisconsin’s largest game developers’ event, featuring the creative works of about 250 University of Wisconsin-Stout students. SGX is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the
Major UW-Stout events highlight students’ game designs, STEMM research, art and design projects Dec.
Members of the media and public are invited to three major on-campus events showcasing students’ research projects and creations in a wide range of areas, including game design, STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Management), and art and design: Stout Game Expo (SGX) 2025: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 6-9 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center on the UW-Stout campus. Visitors can play games — from cozy tabletop experiences to intense 3D races and multiplayer competitions —
CVTC, UW-Stout expand transfer opportunities
EAU CLAIRE – Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) and the University of Wisconsin-Stout strengthened their longstanding partnership by signing a series of new articulation agreements during CVTC’s Reaffirmation Day, Thursday. These agreements create transfer pathways for students in seven CVTC programs to pursue bachelor’s degrees at UW-Stout. The newly signed agreements include pathways from the following CVTC programs to UW-Stout’s Bachelor of Science in Biology:CVTC A.A.S. Dental Hygienist
UW-Stout hospitality students apply learning to plan, coordinate STEMM Student Expo, Dec. 11
Signature event, open to the public, to showcase nearly 100 research projects Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 24, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – One of the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management’s biggest events of the year is being planned and executed by hospitality students. The STEMM Student Expo will showcase more than 250 students’ research in nearly 100 projects across a dozen fields of study. The expo, held from 1 to 3
UW-Stout students collaborate across degrees in community project for The Neighbors
Construction, interior design, technology education majors build garden products for senior living home residentsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 20, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – In a cross-disciplinary collaboration, four groups of students in Lecturer James Bunkelman’s Light Construction Methods class are designing and building two raised garden beds, one raised tool bench and one raised tool holder for a senior living home. The project is part of a service-learning activity, as their final products will
Serving those who served: UW-Stout among top 25 in Midwest on annual Best for Vets list
University lauded by Military Times for services to vets, their families Nov. 19, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout can add another medal to its collection, having been named to the 2025 Best for Vets Colleges list by Military Times for its commitment to serving veterans and their families. UW-Stout was honored on the annual list, announced on Nov. 17 by Military Times, ranking first in Wisconsin among traditional and online universities. UW-Stout was among four of the 13
Fastest in the world: UW-Stout alum soars to heights of supercomputing on El Capitan project
Gina Norling has left her mark on projects to create world’s fastest machines Nov. 18, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. –Thanks to the legendary Seymour Cray and his eponymous company, supercomputing has deep roots in the Upper Midwest. UW-Stout alum Gina Norling is ensuring those roots continue to flourish as she manages teams that are engineering the fastest supercomputers on Earth. As senior engineering program manager for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Norling oversaw the complex work streams of more than a
DoW SMART Scholarship recipient Benningfield guaranteed employment upon graduation
UW-Stout mechanical engineering senior honored to ‘protect our country’ as federal employeeNov. 17. 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout mechanical engineering senior Heidi Benningfield received more than tuition and an internship through the U.S. military’s SMART Scholarship program: After graduation, she’s guaranteed a job with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, Alabama. The Science, Mathematics, and Research for
Leaders in the making: UW-Stout Army, Air Force ROTC cadets earn degrees while completing training
Agreement with University of St. Thomas offers unique opportunity for Wisconsin studentsNov. 11, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Cadets in the Army and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps develop the leadership, managerial, organizational and effective communication skills needed to succeed. University of Wisconsin-Stout offers both Army and Air Force ROTC opportunities, in which students earn their college degrees while completing classes and training during the academic year. Army ROTC Northwoods
