UW-Stout Polytechnic

09/04/2026

Our students are making a "spark" beyond the classroom, applying their knowledge to help solve real industry problems. 💡 This summer, a handful of students received awards at the WiSys SPARK Symposium for their robust research and presentations.

Caldrida Pearl D Souza earned second place during the WiSys Quick Pitch State Final for her “Comparative Analysis of Meltability and Stretchability in Traditional and Plant-Based Cheeses.”

People's Choice Award at the Student Poster & Innovation Showcase was presented to D Souza, Nichitha Bhookya, Nikitha Bhookya, Premanvitha Salla and Sowmya Kotha for their research entitled “Development of Cherry-Tamarind ‘Swicy' Hot Sauce.”

Get a taste for their research: https://bit.ly/3SEPKBN

09/02/2026

Doing all sorts of things on day one! Here's to the start of a great year, Devils. 💙🎒

08/25/2026

Class of 2030, welcome to campus. 👋💙🥹

08/20/2026

Who knew three months on a bicycle would lead alum Erik Gordon down a road full of coffee, mountains, and partnerships with brands like Patagonia and The North Face? 🚴‍♂️

After graduating with a B.F.A. Studio Art degree, Erik took a solo bike ride across the country, which led him to start a business selling coffee out of a traveling camper van. Carabiner Coffee Company is a business that combines adventure, storytelling, and entrepreneurship.

The impact of his academics, involvement at Stout Adventures, and investment in his community & friendships prepared him not only for a fulfilling life, but for a career raising money for cancer research as Marketing Director of Curebound.

Erik's story: https://bit.ly/46bQ5Pn

08/18/2026

For the 17th consecutive year, UW-Stout Polytechnic has been named a Military Friendly® School, continuing its long tradition of serving the military community!

Retired Army Lt. Col. Brian Hackner, military education benefits coordinator with the university’s Veteran Services, said veterans and service members choose UW-Stout Polytechnic because of the community, support, and how clear the connection is between education and career success.

In addition, we received a gold designation as a Military Friendly School and were designated a Military Spouse Friendly School. 👏

Keep reading:

For 17th consecutive year, university honored for programs that create ‘direct connection between education and career success’

08/18/2026

Back to school through the years ⏳

1. 2025
2. 1954
3. 1991
4. 2002
5. Share your 📸 in the comments!

08/14/2026

Student Adam Bayerl's interest in sustainability motivated him to work as a groundskeeper this summer - where he designed the landscape of & helped plant over 1,500 plants around campus. His role was inspired by what he learned in his molecular cell biology course, taught by Assistant Professor Cassondra Vernier. 🧬

🪴 In class, Adam analyzed the gut microbiomes of bees, and Vernier suggested he could use the same technique to analyze soil microbiomes around campus. He learned that native plants improve soil in part by helping microorganisms thrive.

🌿 Plants native to prairie biomes – which once covered parts of western Wisconsin – are known for their ability to trap carbon and filter environmental pollutants. Ideally, once established, these plants will require less water and labor to maintain.

Read more: https://www.uwstout.edu/about-us/news-center/biochem-students-sustainable-vision-takes-root-through-native-plantings-campus

08/12/2026

We’re doing more to build & strengthen Wisconsin’s workforce.

Today at UW-Milwaukee, the Universities of Wisconsin are highlighting a promise to Wisconsinites: build Wisconsin's workforce and next generation of businesses.

At UW-Stout Polytechnic, we continue to hear from employers that they need workers who are highly skilled and ready to lead emerging tech like 3D concrete & metal printing, advanced computing, and applied industrial AI. Preparing our students for this will help advance the construction, supply chain, next-gen agriculture, and automation industries.

We’re in the perfect position to provide the education needed to succeed in the global economy, given the nuanced ethical environmental considerations that accompany innovation. With the state’s investment, concerning 3D construction, we’ll expand our ability to re-skill workers so they’ll thrive in the high-tech workforce.

We’ll develop an innovations lab that will equip our campus to impact industry practice, business collaborations, and project-based learning surrounding industrial AI use. Lastly, our mission to financially relieve reentry and adult degree-seeking students would realized by the state’s investment in the UW.

08/11/2026

Our campus is gearing up to get our Blue Devils back in the labs & studios! Classes start September 2. 🎒

08/10/2026

Wisconsin needs more health care professionals, especially in rural communities, and the only way to get there is education.

Today at UW-LaCrosse, Universities of Wisconsin are highlighting their promise to improve access to healthcare across Wisconsin and add 35,000 healthcare professionals over the next 10 years.

With the state’s investment, UW-Stout Polytechnic will pursue biomedical product and packaging design programming, bringing together disciplines across campus to engage in collaboration with medical device manufacturers, service providers, universities, and other state partners to accelerate development of groundbreaking, sustainable medical devices and packaging and the high-skilled employees to meet workforce needs.

The shortage of mental health counselors in our state is due to lack of access to licensure, since clinical placements cause a break in concurrent employment during students' program and force them to commute long distances from their rural homes. To relieve financial barriers and burdens from those pursuing education to serve our communities, funds will be allocated to mental health & counseling degree students traveling to their clinical placements, a requirement for state licensure.