Capstone projects demonstrate mechanical, manufacturing know-how, leadership skills By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic mechanical engineering student Dominick Marco faced several challenges when he became team leader for the second semester of a capstone project on behalf of Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions. In addition to designing and building a prototype that would automatically assemble a plastic latch and a steel bracket int

Interdisciplinary team of graphic communications, graphic media, print management students’ ‘Mail Across Minneapolis’ celebrates print media By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – In an international competition designed to celebrate the way print media brings people together across the globe, a team of University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic students won the coveted TAGA Student Choice Award at the 2026 Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, Helmut Kipphan Student C

Department of War selects platform to inspire national cyber defense education models Menomonie, Wis. – A cybersecurity training platform developed by University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic faculty has won a high-stakes, Pentagon-sponsored competition and will now serve as a blueprint for scalable cybersecurity learning nationwide. The Department of War’s Aligned Skills Curriculum and Experiential Network Design (ASCEND) Challenge received innovative entries from a pool of

After 135 years of innovation, ‘polytechnic’ officially added to name By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Throughout its long history, the educational institution that bears the name of its founder, James Huff Stout, has continuously evolved and maintained its position at the vanguard of higher education. Over the course of 135 years, two things have remained constant. The first is the presence of its founder’s name. The second is a commitment to applied learning — what

Language barrier, jet lag can’t undermine Anderson’s creative ambition By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Maya Anderson wanted to create something ambitious to cap off her B.S. video production degree at University of Wisconsin-Stout – something that would encapsulate her years of experience behind the camera, demonstrate her personal vision and set herself on a path toward professional success. To meet these goals, Anderson traveled halfway around the world to Tokyo,

Polytechnic experiences offered at hands-on STEAM camps, professional development workshops, Murals in Menomonie festival By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – The academic year may have ended, but the summer is just heating up at University of Wisconsin-Stout with community classes, youth camps and a mural festival, featuring some of the world’s best mural artists. As part of UW-Stout’s year-round campus activities, more than 1,100 community members and area children wil

Students awarded for efforts, share experiences at national companies in Q&As By Abbey Goers, UW-Stout Student success is the leading goal of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s FOCUS 2030 strategic plan, ensuring students are career-ready before graduation. The Cooperative Education and Internship Program is one lane on that road to success. This past year, Career Services’ CEIP program connected more than 980 students with co-ops and internships at nearly 600 employers, inclu

Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City project gives glimpse into real world construction management By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout construction management students competed against the nation’s top students during Associated Builders and Contractors’ hallmark annual event, the Construction Management Competition, held this spring in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ABC competition gives students a glimpse into the real world of construction, testing t

Bender, Lueck also receive Wood Medallion, highest nonacademic honor By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Alongside more than 100 of their peers, three University of Wisconsin-Stout students were honored as Outstanding Student Leaders of the Year at the annual Leadership Awards on May 6, for their commitment, involvement and service around campus and the Menomonie community: Brett Bender, a computer networking and information technology major from Rio Melody Lueck, a g

Student speakers at May 16 ceremonies encourage peers to act with compassion, courage, and to continue learning By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Outstanding and retired educator Bryan Albrecht, a three-time alum at University of Wisconsin-Stout, crossed the commencement stage once again on May 16 – not to receive an additional diploma, but as a guest speaker to address Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University’s Class of 2026. During three commencement ceremonies, celebra

Parallel B.F.A., B.S. programs produce career-ready grads who create award-winning games By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout’s game design programs continue to climb in the rankings among their peers around the nation, rising to No. 6 in the Midwest and No. 17 among all public universities in the United States, according to the latest figures published by Animation Career Review. UW-Stout held steady on another Animation Career Review leade

Professionals, students will gather May 29-30 for showcase of industrial, fashion design impact By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Oshkosh Corporation, a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles and a Wisconsin-based Fortune 500 company, will host the Fifth Annual Design Wisconsin event May 29-30 at its Global Headquarters in Oshkosh. Design Wisconsin, presented by University of Wisconsin-Stout, is a showcase of the impacts of industrial design and fashion design on

Collaboration encourages students to consider impacts of infrastructure on greater community By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Donning hard hats and safety vests, construction management and risk control students from University of Wisconsin-Stout recently stood at the base of the Cedar Falls Hydroelectric plant and peered up at the 60-foot-tall dam that creates the 1,800-acre Tainter Lake, north of Menomonie. Cedar Falls Hydro is one of 19 hydroelectric facilities

UW-Stout Athletics University of Wisconsin-Stout Director of Athletics Erin Sullivan has named Tom Webb as the 17th head coach in the history of the Blue Devil men's basketball program. Webb takes over the program after serving as interim head coach during the 2025-26 season. "Tom has demonstrated strong leadership, a deep commitment to our student-athletes, and a clear vision for the future of our program," Director of Athletics Erin Sullivan said. "We are excited to officia

Capstone concludes three-year professorship, collaboration with Urban Forestry Board By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – While Wisconsin farmers are out in their tractors preparing their fields, engineering students at University of Wisconsin-Stout have designed a portable manufacturing cell – a semi-automated assembly machine – to produce wooden toy tractors for area children. The cross-disciplinary Taft Wooden Toy Assembly System group is made of five mechanical eng

More than 300 students, faculty from more than 30 degree fields to share findings, creative works at Research Day on May 5 By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – With the rapid increase in the use of GLP-1 weight management and metabolic health medications, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, food manufacturing companies are influenced to think about new product development for consumers with reduced appetite, early satiety, gastrointestinal discomfort and other related

Chancellor, Distinguished Alum, students to speak in three ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Spring commencement will be held for 1,067 graduates on Saturday, May 16, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 849 undergraduate and 218 graduate students will receive degrees during three ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse: 9:30 a.m.: College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Management 1:30 p.m.: College of Arts & Hum

Renovation, addition funded in part by record-breaking alumni gift By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – A $31.7 million renovation of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Recreation Complex will transform the facility and provide more than 39,000 square feet of new and remodeled space for student health, fitness and wellbeing. Campus leaders, alumni, legislators and students were among those who took part in the official groundbreaking for the project at the campus Sports & F

Undergraduate capstone explores hard-to-quantify impacts of conservation work on state’s land and water By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – When the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association needed a partner to help quantify the economic impact of environmental efforts its members were making across the state’s 72 counties, it found what it was looking for at University of Wisconsin-Stout. The resulting research conducted by UW-Stout undergraduates last semester

Kosharek’s is one of 10 UW-Stout projects presented at National Conference on Undergraduate Research By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Imagine being able to view the world’s cultural treasures from the comfort of your own home. To enter international museums from your computer screen and admire paintings, sculptures and artifacts as clearly as if you were standing right in the gallery yourself, all with the click of a button. With the world becoming increasingly digit