University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

Portals of Discovery is an NSF-STEP funded collaborative effort between UW-Manitowoc and UW-Stout designed to increase the number of STEM graduates in the state of Wisconsin by:

• Creating a seamless pipeline of STEM education bridging the high schools, two year colleges, and four year colleges through the integration of transformative, real-world  research and mentoring experiences.
  
  
• Facilitating the establishment of new collaboration teams of faculty and peer mentors  from two year and four year campuses.
  
  
• Targeting talented and underrepresented populations of students through recruitment and outreach
  
  
• Developing new curriculum which will increase STEM skill sets early in the students’ college career