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BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

Collaboration with partners is central to UW-Stout’s polytechnic designation and success. As a polytechnic university, three tenets drive the institution: career focus, applied learning and collaboration with business, industry and other educational institutions. Partners employ students, support co-op, practicum, and internship experiences, serve on advisory boards to guide curriculum, benefit from the Discovery Center outreach services, or support through donations. 750 plus employers attend career conferences, and over $2 million in corporate donations have been received since 2017. For every dollar invested in UW-Stout, taxpayers receive $3.50 in economic contributions. An impact study commissioned in 2016 found that as a whole, our university contributes $271.8 million per year to the regional economy.

Student success inside the classroom and outside in the community is of great importance at UW-Stout. Students discover their passions and learn real-world skills at UW-Stout, and students get to know their professors just as much as their friends and neighbors in the friendly community. Students are encouraged to participate in student government, 50 intramural and sport clubs, and with over 160 student organizations to choose from, there is something for everyone. From spiritual organizations, to political groups, to special interest groups that let students share a passion or hobby, the opportunities are endless. The Memorial Student Center is one of the hubs for dining, student involvement, and various campus events. Merle Price Commons is another such hub on campus. UW-Stout competes in 18 varsity sports in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The WIAC has won more National Championships than any other conference at the Division III level. Four hundred fifty student-athletes compete for the pure love of sport and competition with no athletic scholarships and for the 2017-2018 school year the average student athlete grade point average was 3.203.

STOUT UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

The Stout University Foundation began in 1962 with a handful of visionaries who awarded two $100 scholarships after a fundraising campaign selling commemorative buttons during homecoming week. Today, thanks to the generosity of alumni, university friends and industry partners, the foundation is able to award over $790,000 in student scholarships and provide more than $1.2 million in direct support to the students, faculty and academic programs at UW-Stout on an annual basis. The Stout University Foundation is guided by a 30-member board from around the United States.

In May 2016 , UW-Stout embarked on its first comprehensive campaign in its 128-year history: Pathways Forward - Lighting the way to a future paved with possibilities. This goal was to raise $35 million by June 2020. The campaign has been hugely successful and to date has exceeded the initial goal and a stretch goal of $40 million has been set. Three initiatives were outlined for the campaign: student experience, learning environments and program innovation. Within each pathway lies many individual initiatives to accommodate the needs of our students and passion of our donors.

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