Cooperative Education Annual Report

Cooperative Education & Internship Program Annual Report

2022-2023 | Career Services

Program Overview

Embark on 40+ Years of Success: Where Learning Knows No Boundaries UW-Stout’s Cooperative Education & Internship Program (CEIP) puts our polytechnic mission into action through applied, experiential learning. For more than four decades, CEIP has shaped the careers of 27,496 students across the globe. • Polytechnic Approach : CEIP fosters continual intellectual and professional growth by seamlessly integrating classroom theory and hands-on experience before graduation. • Central Coordination : Guided by our dynamic Career Services, CEIP collaborates with academic departments to ensure personalized and impactful work experiences. • Faculty Mentorship : Join a community of 1,029 students benefitting from mentorship by dedicated faculty, enhancing the student’s learning journey. • Employer Support : With 650+ employer- hosted job sites, CEIP provides a wide range of industry opportunities. What Sets Us Apart?

Earn 1 credit per term (course enrollment must be concurrent with work experience)

How Stout Students Stack Up Across the U.S.

Stout Students’ Career Readiness Skills Compared to Their Peers. UW-Stout co-op and internship students outperform recent graduates across the nation according to site supervisor ratings of career-readiness* skills. UW-Stout Students** Nationwide Recent Graduates ***

5-point scale/ratings - 5: Outstanding 4: Exceeds Expectations 3: Meets Expectations 2: Below Expectations 1: Unsatisfactory

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4.2

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3.9 3.9

3.9

3.8

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3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

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Critical Thinking

Technology

Teamwork

Equity & Inclusion

Leadership

Communication

Career Management & Self Development

Professionalism

* Career Readiness Competencies are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers ** UW Stout CEIP Students Final Performance Evaluation Results *** Employers rate recent graduates nationwide per NACE Job Outlook 2024

Student Responses

Enrollment Profile

Increased Self-Awareness

Mastered Collaboration

Enrollment Semester Fall Spring Summer

Paid vs. Unpaid Unpaid Paid

96%

93% improved teamwork skills

146

gained awareness of professional strengths & weaknesses Elevated Communication Skills

158

Experienced Excellence

157

714

93%

883

96% enhanced workplace communication skills

endorsed their worksite, showcasing exceptional opportunities

Built Professional Networks

Embraced Professionalism

Year in School Freshman Sophomore

Semesters Completed One Term Two Terms Three Terms 1

91%

96%

kickstarted their professional networks

53 3 18

improved professionalism

Junior Senior Graduate

31

Developed Leadership Skills

Boosted Confidence

281

89% honed leadership & management skills

95%

674

964

felt self-assured in their career abilities

Navigated Workplace Expectations

Gained a Competitive Advantage

94%

88%

increased understanding of workplace expectations

said this experience gave them a distinct advantage over peers

2022-2023 Statistics by Academic Program

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Students Avg. Hourly Wage

Students Avg. Hourly Wage

B.F.A. Animation & Digital Media

36

NA

B.S. Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management

44

$16.05

B.S. Applied Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

6

$17.67

B.S. Human Development & Family Studies

14

NA

B.S. Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

17

$19.19

B.F.A. Industrial & Product Design

16

$20.12

1,029 Enrollments 35% of students accepted professional positions with their CEIP employer

B.S. Applied Science

21

$19.03

B.S. Information & Communication Technology

19

$23.39

B.S. Arts Administration & Entrepreneurship

3

NA

B.F.A. Interior Design

22

$16.71

B.S. Business Administration

85

$18.13

B.S. Manufacturing Engineering

19

$21.83

B.S. Computer & Electrical Engineering

47

$23.48

B.S. Marketing & Business Education

1

NA

B.S. Computer Networking & Information Technology

16

$22.65

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

96

$20.90

B.S. Computer Science

56

$19.90

B.S. Packaging

44

$21.92

B.S. Construction

68

$20.83

B.S. Plastics Engineering

19

$20.10

B.S. Criminal Justice & Rehabilitation

34

NA

B.S. Professional Communication & Emerging Media

14

$15.42

B.S. Cybersecurity

2

NA

B.S. Psychology

57

$17.50

B.S. Digital Marketing Technology

11

$17.30

B.S. Real Estate Property Management

16

$16.71

B.S. Engineering Technology

43

$20.82

B.S. Rehabilitation Services

21

NA

B.S. Environmental Science

14

$15.98

B.F.A. Studio Art

10

NA

$19.81 Average Hourly Wage Earned by Co-op Students

B.S. Fashion & Retail

22

$16.81

B.S. Supply Chain Management

16

$18.55

B.S. Food Science & Technology

8

$20.22

B.S. Video Production Graduate Programs

1

NA

B.F.A. Game Design & Development - Art

12

NA

Students Avg. Hourly Wage

B.S. Golf Enterprise Management

10

$15.75

P.S.M. Conservation Biology

10

$20.79

B.F.A. Graphic Design & Interactive Media

29

$15.68

M.S. Food Science & Technology

4

$19.70

B.S. Graphic Communications

10

$15.36

M.S. Operation & Supply Management

3

NA

B.S. Health, Wellness & Fitness

31

$20.95

M.S. Risk Control & Safety Management

1

NA

*All reported wages reflect co-op course enrollments (paid employment positions)

Employers Who Recruited & Hired at UW-Stout’s Career Conference (Partial List)

3M Acuity Insurance AmeriLux International, LLC Ames Construction Andersen Corporation Arandell Corp. Ardisam, Inc. Ashley Furniture Industries AZCO - A Burns & McDonnell Company Belmark, Inc. Blattner Energy BoldtSmith Packaging Boston Scientific Branches LLC Buckle Cambria Chico’s FAS, Inc. Colony Brands, Inc.

Fastenal Company *** Federated Insurance Flambeau, Inc. Fowler & Hammer, Inc.

Kohler Co. Kohl’s Kraemer Brothers Kraft Contracting and Mechanical Kraus-Anderson Construction Landmark Resort Lutheran Social Services Marcus Hotels & Resorts Market & Johnson, Inc.* Marshfield Clinic Health System Maurices Max Steininger, Inc. McDonald Plastic Molding Medtronic Menard, Inc.** Michels Corporation Midland Paper, Packaging & Supplies Miron Construction Co., Inc. Mitotec Precision National Grid Renewables Nestle Nolato Contour Nor-Lake Nsight nVent Ohly Omni Hotels & Resorts OXBO International Packaging Corporation of America Paloma Resort Properties Parker Hannifin Corporation Partners In Excellence Phillips-Medisize - Koch Industries**

Pratt Industries USA Prent Corporation Quanex Building Products Realityworks Sargento Foods Inc. Schneider Schreiber Foods, Inc. Schuette Inc. Seagrave Fire Apparatus Sentry** Skyward, Inc.* Sonoco Products Company Stock Farm Club SUNDT*** Target Teel Plastics TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. The Bridge to Hope The Dirks Group* The Marek Group Therma-Tron-X, Inc. Thomson Reuters Trachte Building Systems Inc. Verkada Vets Plus, Inc. Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Wausau Window & Wall Systems Weidner Apartment Homes Weis Builders, Inc. White Lodging Wilderness Resort* Wisconsin Early Autism Project Xcel Energy*

Goodwill NCW Gordon Lodge Graco Inc. Great Northern Corporation Great Wolf Lodge Greenheck Group** Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Harley-Davidson Heartland Business Systems (HBS)** Hensel Phelps Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hoeft Builders, Inc. Hormel Foods Corporation Husco IBM Iconica IDeaS - a SAS company Intek Plastics International Automated Systems, Inc. Isometric Companies, Inc. J.F. Ahern J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Jack Link’s Protein Snacks Japs Olson Company

Learn more about the Career Conference at www.uwstout.edu/academics

Cummins Inc. Daikin Applied Dayton Freight Destination Kohler DigiKey Donatelle Doosan Bobcat Ebert Companies Ecolab Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery Enterprise Mobility ERDMAN EVCO Plastics*** Evereve Extreme Engineering Solutions

Johnson Controls Johnsonville, LLC Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Kimberly-Clark Knutson Construction

Career Services Partnership Program (Platinum ***, Gold **, Silver *)

Co-op & Internship Opportunities Across the Nation

USA Sites (32 States) - 946 International Sites (4 countries) - 5 Remote Work Sites – 78

7

61% Sites Located in Wisconsin

4

7

1 1

2

226

622

2

1

4

2

1

1

6

1

1

3

2

17

1

5

2

8

2

11

3

338

3

2

1

34

1

99

20

6

52

8

56

4

1

Employer Highlights

2022-2023 TOP EMPLOYERS

# of CEIP Enrollments

Menard, Inc.

30

Maverick Software Consulting

9

Around the Farm Table

9

Weidner Apartment Homes

9

ETS Performance

8

Greenheck

8

Boston Scientific

7

DDL, Inc.

7

Great Northern Corporation

7

Nolato Contour

7

nVent

7

Positive Alternatives, Inc.

6

Schreiber Foods

6

2023 EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR “Heartland Business Systems is grateful to work with the outstanding Students and Faculty at UW-Stout! We are consistently impressed with the knowledge and drive students bring to our organization through internships and capstone projects. We hope to continue to provide educational experiences and industry insights to students and help them grow into IT professionals.” Kristen Robinson, College Recruiter at HBS

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

6

Arbor Place, Inc.

5

Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

5

Bobcat Company

5

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions

5

Kimberly-Clark

5

Kohler Co.

5

Michels Corporation

5

Phillips-Medisize - Koch Industries

5

Prent Corporation

5

Walt Disney World & Disneyland

5

“I’m fully ready to step into the workforce after I graduate. These internship roles have helped me become more career ready and allowed me to expand my professional and industrial expertise.”

“My internship was a transformative experience that gave me valuable expertise, knowledge, and connections in the engineering and healthcare industry.”

Nominee, 2023-2024 Cooperative Education & Internship Association’s Co-op Student Achievement Award Recipient, 2023 UW-Stout Co-op & Internship Program Student of the Year Award

Recipient, 2023 UW-Stout Co-op & Internship Student of the Year Award

PRESTON LEIGH - B.S. COMPUTER & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - MEDTRONIC

JULIA HELLQUIST - B.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - GENERAL MOTORS

“I learned that I love the hospitality industry, and I can’t wait to be part of it in the future. I will continue to use all of the skills I acquired at Disney in my future hospitality experiences.”

“This internship helped me understand my strengths and weaknesses. It bridged the gap between academia and industry and allowed me to improve my employability skills. I am career-ready.”

Recipient, 2023 UW-Stout Co-op & Internship Student of the Year Award

Recipient, 2023 UW-Stout Co-op & Internship Student of the Year Award

ANDREW SVOB - B.S. HOTEL, RESTAURANT & TOURISM MANAGEMENT - WALT DISNEY WORLD

SADHANA THOKACHICHU - M.S. FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - BUNGE

How Stout Students Find Jobs

Career Services teaches students effective job search strategies while connecting students and employers through recruiting events, programming, and technology.

Job Shadowing

Career Coaching

Career Conference

College-to Career Network

Networking Events

Art & Design Week

On-campus Interviews

Job Search Technology

Regional Partner Events

Employer Information

Recruit a UW-Stout CEIP Student Today 1. Post your position on Handshake. 2. Attend our Fall and Spring Career Conferences. 3. Take advantage of our convenient on-campus interview program. 4. Connect with student organizations and present in classrooms. 5. Join Career Services’ Partnership Program. Sponsor professional development events, scholarships and student and faculty resources.

Benefits to Employers Bottom Line Develop high-quality future employees early while keeping recruitment cost down. Innovation UW-Stout’s polytechnic approach prepares students to bring innovative ideas, energy, and fresh perspectives to the workplace. Year-round Access Employers fill positions all year. Students can enroll any term or combination of terms (fall, spring and summer). Return on Investment Develop a pool of qualified candidates and build a talent pipeline of potential professional employees with improved employee retention. Partnerships Our program allows employers to develop deep partnerships with UW-Stout. Employer feedback is essential to our academic program success. Many of our hosting employers serve on program advisory committees.

Tips to Attract Top Talent 1. Recruit early (6–12 months in advance). 2. Present in classrooms to build your brand on campus. 3. Connect with student organizations. 4. Develop strong position descriptions (exposure to leadership, responsibility, projects, and networking) . 5. Support students in locating housing/relocation. 6. Offer a competitive wage.

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Career Services 103 Administration Building University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie WI, 54751 Phone: 715-232-1601 Fax: 715-232-3595 Email: careerservices@uwstout.edu

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