Employee Resource Guide

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT NEW EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GUIDE

SECTION A - INTRODUCTION

A-1 WELCOME Welcome to UW-Stout. We are delighted that you have chosen to join our organization and hope that you will enjoy a long and successful career with us. As you become familiar with our culture and mission, we hope you will take advantage of opportunities to enhance your career and further UW- Stout’s goals. You are joining an organization that has a reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation, and expertise. Our employees use their creativity and talent to invent new solutions, meet new demands, and offer the most effective services and products in the industry. With your active involvement, creativity, and support, UW-Stout will continue to achieve its goals. We sincerely hope you will take pride in being an important part of UW-Stout's success. Please take time to review the policies contained in this resource guide. If you have questions, feel free to ask your supervisor or contact the Office of Human Resources.

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MISSION, VISION, VALUES

Our Mission The University of Wisconsin-Stout is a career-focused, comprehensive polytechnic university where diverse students,

faculty and staff integrate applied learning, scientific theory, humanistic understanding, creativity and research to solve real-world problems, grow the economy and serve a global society.

The University offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to professional careers in industry, commerce, education and human services through the study of applied mathematics and science, art and design, business and management, social and behavioral sciences, education, family and consumer sciences, select engineering programs, applied technologies, select health studies, and technical communication. Our Vision UW-Stout will build on its position as a distinguished polytechnic institution and as an international leader in higher education. We prepare lifelong learners, ethical leaders and responsible citizens through collaborative programs that integrate applied learning, theory and research with business, education, industry, arts and government.

Our Values In the UW-Stout community, we value:

• The advancement of academic excellence; • The nobility of spirit, a diversity of people, respect and inclusion for all; • The pursuit of innovation, technology and sustainability with a constant eye to the future; • The ideals of collaboration, competence and continuous improvement; • The commitment to education as a means to illuminate the lives of all.

The UW-Stout mission, vision, value statements including the university's enduring goals can be found online.

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