UW-Stout draws 500 students from 18 high schools for annual DECA District I Career Development Confe
Menomonie, Wis. — An estimated 500 students from 18 regional high schools are expected to take part in the 54th Annual DECA District I Career Development Conference on Saturday, Jan. 10, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. The event, organized and run by UW-Stout’s Marketing and Business Education Association, challenges high school marketing students to apply critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills. Participants will compete in 20 individual and eight team events,
‘Good design is invisible’: UW-Stout industrial design students combine engineer-thinking, artistic
Students’ products inspired by Crate & Barrel, Room & Board, more; share final project experience in photo essay Story Link Photos attached FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 7, 2026 Menomonie, Wis. – The warm, sweet, earthy smell of fresh sawdust, the roaring sound of bandsaws and ventilation hoses, and the shush-shush-shush rhythm of sandpaper on wood grain greet you as you walk down the long ramp tucked away on the first floor of the Applied Arts Building. Tie your hair back and put on your
All stacked up: Ashley Furniture-sponsored project results in ‘better product’ developed by UW-Stout
Student team builds functional nonstandard pallet stacker to be implemented, replicated in company’s facilities Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 5, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – A team of engineering students at University of Wisconsin-Stout designed an innovative nonstandard pallet stacker for Arcadia-based Ashley Furniture, which plans to quickly implement the machine in its facilities. Within their Senior Design Experience II capstone course, the team was tasked with building a machine that
UW-Stout Honors Chemistry students understand the world ‘at a deeper level’ through applied research
Experiments spark curiosity, students share processes in photo essay Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 29, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – The first snowfall of the season blankets the grass and clings to pine boughs. Walking through campus, winter arrives early as the ground turns white. But inside a Jarvis Hall Science Wing chemistry lab, liquids turn vivid pinks and deep blues in beakers — a stark contrast to the scene outside. Clear flames ignite compounds and burn a sun-kissed orange hue.
Over 1,500 High School Students Gain Real-World Financial Skills Through RCU Foundation’s Test Drive
Royal Credit Union Foundation partners with local schools to deliver hands-on financial education, preparing the next generation for smart money management and lifelong success. EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — This fall, more than 1,500 high school students across Wisconsin and Minnesota took part in Test Drive...Next Stop Reality® (Test Drive) presented by Royal Credit Union Foundation (RCU Foundation). Test Drive is an immersive financial education simulation designed to prepare high school students for what
Polaris, School of Education directors encourage UW-Stout grads to be proud as they ‘improve our wor
Students share messages of community, kindness, belonging with graduates at Dec. 20 ceremony Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 22, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Two alumni guest speakers and three students addressed 527 of their peers as they celebrated graduation from University of Wisconsin-Stout – Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University – on Dec. 20. During two ceremonies in Johnson Fieldhouse, the alumni speakers encouraged graduates to embrace the unknown and be proud of their Stout journeys as
CVTC selected for initiative to close manufacturing gaps
Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) is one of only 18 colleges in the nation to join a new initiative to close advanced manufacturing industry gaps through the EmployED Initiative. Managed by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) with funding from General Motors (GM), the initiative supports projects at AACC member colleges to align community and technical college talent with industry needs. This work is a “high priority for AACC,” said AACC President and CEO DeRionne Pollard. “We
Cool solution: Faculty-student research will help Madison company ship charcuterie, cheese boards co
Packaging professor and student identify sustainable insulation option Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 17, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Faculty-student research conducted this fall in University of Wisconsin-Stout packaging labs is poised to help a Wisconsin business deliver its tasty but temperature-sensitive goods coast to coast. Associate Professor Xiaojing “Kate” Liu of UW-Stout’s packaging program worked with Madison-based Tricky Foods to test the insulating abilities of two eco-friendly
CVTC English instructor pens free, online textbook to strengthen grant, proposal writing education
EAU CLAIRE – Chippewa Valley Technical College English Instructor, Jenna Kulasiewicz, MA, BA, authored an open textbook titled “Proposal and Grant Writing,” to provide practical and accessible guidance for students and professionals who are interested in writing effective and persuasive proposals. The textbook was developed collaboratively between CVTC and the Wisconsin Technical College System. It walks readers through the process of proposal and grant development from identifying needs and
UW-Stout interior design program partners with Helping Hand pantry to highlight ‘essential campus resource'
Student design team reimagines pantry space to ensure peers have comfortable, warm experience Story Link FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 16, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Two interior design students at University of Wisconsin-Stout are working to ensure their peers have a more efficient, comfortable and warm experience at Helping Hand Food+ Pantry, the university’s student pantry Emma Walstra and Klaire Johnson – project co-leads who form the EWKJ Interiors team – reimagined the pantry space to create
Flying high
CVTC drone students put skills to work at local orchard A blanket of snow covers Leffel Roots Apple Orchard just south of Eau Claire, but that doesn’t mean Chippewa Valley Technical College drone students’ work is done. Throughout the fall, a group of students traveled to the quaint orchard in Eau Claire County, where hands-on learning met real-world agricultural needs. The partnership provides students with practical experience in collecting and processing aerial imagery. In turn, the work helps
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
