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Budget-strapped back-to-school shoppers can find value at Goodwill NCW
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No. 1 ranked M.S. marriage & family therapy is one of longest-accredited programs in United States
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CVTC Clinical Simulation Center extends learning beyond classroom
By Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College Deb Kjelstad held a toddler in her arms as the emergency sirens grew louder. An all-terrain vehicle sat idle nearby. As the ambulance came to a stop near Kjelstad, fire medics rushed out of the vehicle to tend to the child while asking Kjelstad questions as they assessed. Thankfully, Kjelstad, a former Chippewa Valley Technical College Radiography Program director, was just an actor in this scenario; the child was a manikin, and the event was a
UW-Stout Polytechnic receives gold designation Military Friendly School
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Creek restoration, data center viewpoints, sustainability researched by LAKES REU students
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‘Polytechnic at its finest’: Miron Construction campus projects
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UW-Stout Polytechnic students support Sierra Space’s lunar testing system
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