Cooperative Education Annual Report

Cooperative Education & Internship Program Annual Report

2024-2025 | Career Services

Co-op & Internship Opportunities Across the Nation

The skills, relationships, and lessons I gained from this internship have solidified my career goals and set me up for success within the hospitality industry. I am eager to build on this foundation.

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• Nominee, 2025-2026 Cooperative Education & Internship Association’s Co-op Student Achievement Award Madelyn King B.S. Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management | Destination Kohler

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My internship at Tesla has been an invaluable experience that has shaped my professional identity, expanded my skill set, and ignited my passion for construction management and sustainable energy development.

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Samuel Tornow B.S. Construction Management | Tesla

U.S. Sites (28 States) - 915 International Sites (3 countries) - 3 Remote Work Sites – 63 66% Sites Located in Wisconsin

My internship at Mayo Clinic was incredible. It reinforced the value of my computer science coursework at UW-Stout. Applying my skills in a real-world setting and excelling has made me eager to finish my degree and step into the workforce.

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Addison Braun B.S. Applied Mathematics & Computer Science | Mayo Clinic

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I am grateful for this internship, it was a major step in my professional journey, and I know the skills and experiences I gained will help me succeed in my future career. I am eager to apply these experiences after graduation.

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Jazmine Williams B.S. Arts Administration & Entrepreneurship | Discovery Center Museum

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 29,000+ students across the globe. What Sets Us Apart? • Polytechnic Approach: CEIP fosters continual intellectual and professional growth by seamlessly integrating classroom theory and hands-on experience before graduation. collaborates with academic departments to ensure personalized and impactful work experiences. • Faculty Mentorship: Join a community of 981 students benefiting from mentorship by dedicated faculty, enhancing the student’s learning journey. • Employer Support: With 600+ employer- hosted job sites, CEIP provides a wide range of industry opportunities. • Central Coordination: Guided by our dynamic Career Services, CEIP

Co-op Course

Field Experience Course

Paid employment

Paid or unpaid experiences

32 Hours per week / 320+ Hours per term

Weekly hours vary / 80+ Hours per term Student status determined by enrolled credits

Full-time student status awarded

Work experience is at least 8 weeks and students enroll in Fall, Spring, and/or Summer terms. Students do major-related work within the guidelines of their Academic Program. Earn one credit per term (course enrollment must be concurrent with work experience). Students work in positions located on campus, off campus, in state, out of state, and internationally.

Career Readiness in Action

Across industries and academic majors, site supervisors rate UW-Stout co-op and internship students highly in the application of nationally recognized career-readiness skills.*

81% Career & Self Development

86% Communication

84% Critical Thinking

79% Equity & Inclusion

77% Leadership

88% Professionalism

86% Teamwork

87% Technology

* Ratings are based on a 4-point scale: 1=Emerging Knowledge, 2=Understanding, 3=Early Application, and 4=Advanced Application. “Proficiency” represents the percentage of students rated 3 or 4 by site supervisors on the final CEIP performance evaluation.

Student Responses

Enrollment Profile

Enrollment Semester

Paid vs. Unpaid

95% Increased Self-Awareness 96% Elevated Communication Skills 92% Embraced Professionalism 96% Boosted Their Confidence 95% Navigated Workplace Expectations

93% Mastered Collaboration 95% Experienced Excellence 88% Built Professional Networks 86% Developed Leadership Skills 86% Gained a Competitive Advantage

156

821

148

Fall Spring Summer

Paid Unpaid

677

160

Year in School

Semesters Completed

6

36 79

35

Freshman Sophomore

269

One Term Two Terms

Junior Senior Graduate

591

911

2024-2025 Statistics by Academic Program

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

Students Avg. Hourly Wage

Students Avg. Hourly Wage

B.F.A. Graphic Design & Interactive Media

2

NA

B.F.A. Animation & Digital Media

33

NA

B.S. Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

25 $21.77

B.S. Health, Wellness & Fitness

37

NA

981 Enrollments

B.S. Applied Science

3

NA

B.S. Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management

32 $17.03

B.S. Applied Social Science

1

NA

B.S. Human Development & Family Studies

25

NA

B.S. Arts Administration & Entrepreneurship

12

NA

B.F.A. Industrial & Product Design

9 $21.86

B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

4

NA

B.F.A. Interior Design

3

NA

B.S. Biology

12 $17.50

B.S. Manufacturing Engineering

24 $22.17

B.S. Business Administration

81

$18.57

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

91

$21.44

B.S. Business Information Technology

7 $20.07

B.S. Packaging

54 $23.85

35% Accepted Positions with their CEIP employers after graduation

B.S. Computer & Electrical Engineering

32 $23.60

B.S. Plastics Engineering

15 $23.39

B.S. Computer Networking & Infrastructure Engineering

B.S. Professional Communication & Emerging Media 15

NA

15 $24.63

B.S. Psychology

39 $17.81

B.S. Computer Science

77 $21.71

B.S. Real Estate Property Management

11

$18.25

B.S. Construction Management

74 $22.36

B.S. Rehabilitation Services

5

NA

B.S. Criminal Justice & Rehabilitation

27

NA

B.F.A. Studio Art

16

NA

B.S. Cybersecurity

16 $19.73

B.S. Supply Chain Management

13 $20.59

B.S. Dietetics

8

NA

B.S. Technology Education

1

NA

B.S. Digital Marketing Technology

10 $20.50

B.S. Video Production

1

NA

$20.95 Average Hourly Wage Earned by co-op students

B.S. Engineering Technology

29 $22.64

M.S. Applied Computer Science

1

NA

B.S. Environmental Science

17 $17.90

M.S. Food & Nutritional Science

22 $20.27

B.S. Fashion Design & Development

20 $17.14

M.S. Operations & Supply Management

3

NA

B.S. Food Science & Technology

3 $16.75

M.S. Risk Control & Safety Management

1

NA

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

22

NA

P.S.M. Conservation Biology

9 $21.23

B.S. Golf Enterprise Management

20 $15.69

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

B.S. Graphic Communications

4 $21.33

Employer Highlights

2025 Employer of the Year

2024-2025 TOP EMPLOYERS

# of CEIP Enrollments

Menard, Inc.

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“We are grateful to UW-Stout for this recognition and for the abundance of opportunities our strong partnership creates for students. The many UW-Stout students and alumni who are part of the Market & Johnson team make an incredible impact on our company’s culture, our clients, and our communities. We look forward to continued collaboration and the benefits our long-standing partnership brings to this region.” Kevin Renley, President Market & Johnson

Prent Corporation

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Dunn County

13

Greenheck Group

12

State of Wisconsin

12

Walt Disney World

9

Boston Scientific

7

ETS Performance

7

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

6

Market & Johnson

6

Royal Credit Union

6

Studio Nimbus

6

The Bridge to Hope

6

Destination Kohler

5

IBM

5

Mayo Clinic Health System

5

nVent

5

Phillips Medisize, a molex company

5

Plastic Ingenuity

5

Schreiber Foods

5

Sports Media Inc.

5

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

3M Acuity AGRA Industries, Inc. Amerequip AmeriLux International, LLC Andersen Corporation Anderson Trucking Service Inc. Andis Company Aptiv Aspirus, Inc. Aurora Community Services Badgerland Promotions Barry-Wehmiller Companies Bayland Buildings, Inc. Bearpath Golf & Country Club Belmark, Inc. BoldtSmith Packaging Boldt Company Boston Scientific Bracco Medical Technologies Buckle, Inc. Cardinal Glass Industries Charter Next Generation Cirrus Aircraft Conagra Foods Cool Air Mechanical Creative Homes Darley DDL Destination Kohler DiaSorin DigiKey Drylock Technologies Ltd. Enterprise Mobility EVCO Plastics**

Extreme Engineering Solutions Fastenal Company*** Federated Insurance Flambeau, Inc. Fowler & Hammer, Inc. Gilbane Building Company Graco Inc. Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Grande Cheese Company Great Northern Corporation Great Wolf Lodge Green Bay Packaging, Inc. Greenheck Group** Harley Davidson Motor Company Heartland Business Systems** Hewlett Packard Enterprise** HG Weber & Co., Inc. IBM Iron Horse Hotel IronMark Building Co. Ironwood Plastics J.F. Ahern J.W. Speaker Japs Olson Company JE Dunn Construction Johnsonville, LLC JP Cullen JT Engineering, Inc. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Kimberly-Clark Kohler Company Kraus-Anderson Construction Company

Leer, Inc. Lippert Loos Machine & Automation, Inc. Lunda Construction Company MAI Animal Health Malisko Engineering, Inc. Market & Johnson* Marriott International Marshfield Clinic Health System Mathews Archery, Inc. Maurices Medtronic Menard, Inc.*** Michels Milwaukee Tool Minnesota Department of Corrections Miron Construction Co., Inc. Molson Coors Beverage Company Nelson-Jameson, Inc. Nestle Nicolet Plastics LLC Nolato Contour Northwestern Mutual nVent Omni Hotels & Resorts Packaging Corporation of America PCI Pharma Services Phillips Medisize, a Molex Company**

Realityworks Refrigerated Solutions Group Rice Lake Weighing Systems Risk Placement Services, Inc.

Royal Credit Union Samuels Group, Inc. Sanmina

Sargento Foods Inc. Schreiber Foods, Inc. Sentry Shafer Contracting Co., Inc. SMC Ltd State of Wisconsin SUNDT*** Synergy Cooperative

TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. Treasure Island Resort & Casino TTM Technologies, Inc. Twin Farms Verkada Vets Plus, Inc. Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Weather Shield Mfg., Inc. Weidner Apartment Homes Weis Builders, Inc. WESTconsin Credit Union White Lodging

Plastic Ingenuity Inc. Pointe Precision, Inc. Pratt Industries USA Prent Corporation Promega Corporation PulteGroup Quad

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Wieser Brothers General Contractor, Inc. Xcel Energy*

Kruger Family Industries Kuhn North America, Inc. Kwik Trip, Inc.

Career Services Partnership Program: *** Platinum, ** Gold, * Silver

How Stout Students Find Jobs

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

• Career Coaching • Job Shadowing • Career Conference

• Mock Interviews • Networking Events • Handshake

• Art & Design Week • Human Sciences Day • On-Campus Interviews

• Job Search Technology • Regional Partner Events • Workshops

Employer Information

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.

Recruit a UW-Stout 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. 6. Sponsor professional development events, scholarships and student and faculty resources.

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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