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UW-Stout students aid Ugandan child war victims
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Nov. 5
Lauren Johnson, a senior majoring in retail management, and other UW-Stout students are doing their part to help children in war-torn northern Uganda.

How are Universities using Twitter?
Innovativ Insight blog, Nov. 5
A UW-Stout assistant professor, Daisy Pignetti, requires students in her English composition classes to post 200 tweets for the semester. She touts it as a way for them to talk about class materials and share information about assignments.

OrgSync works to connect organizations and students
The Advance-Titan, Oshkosh, Nov. 5
Student organizations at UW-Oshkosh have selected to use OrgSync, an online organizational tool that also is used by UW-Stout student organizations.

Ruling on asbestos report favors Stout
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Nov. 4
The State Department of Commerce has rescinded a report ordering UW-Stout to correct 51 occupational safety and health violations identified in an investigation prompted by employee asbestos-related complaints. Key elements were lacking in the report, said Commerce Department spokesman Tony Hozeny.

Web site geared to college rentals
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Nov. 4
Brett Stapper and UW-Stout student Andrew Tarcon, 22, launched Homejotter.com in July. Similar in format to Apartments.com, the Web site aims to help college students find off-campus housing near their schools.

UW-Stout costs in context
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Nov. 4
In this letter to the editor, University Communications director Doug Mell wrote that the reason UW-Stout’s tuition is higher than UW-Eau Claire and the national average is because UW-Stout’s tuition figure includes $945 for the laptop lease fee and $163 to rent textbooks.

New UW-Stout hall sustains $100,000 in water damage
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Nov. 4
Due to a valve malfunctioning twice last month, more than 13,000 gallons of water leaked into the new Jarvis Hall Science Wing.

Play examines line between genius and insanity
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Nov. 4
UW-Stout speech professor Stephen Collie plays a once-star faculty mathematician who has become delusional in Menomonie Theater Guild’s production of “Proof,” which opens Friday at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts.

UW-Stout offers video game development
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Nov. 3
UW-Stout introduced a new major—video game development—which will be a combination of art and computer programming. UW-Stout is the first school in the UW-System to offer video game development. Students will study everything from what goes into designing video games to how they impact society.

Internationally acclaimed author to give free lecture at UW-Stout
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Nov. 3
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, poet, activist and best-selling author of the groundbreaking book “Women Who Run With The Wolves,” will speak free to the public and campus community from 7-8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center.

New science wing suffers water damage
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Nov. 3
Malfunctioning valves recently caused significant water damage to UW-Stout’s new Jarvis Hall Science Wing during the week of Oct. 18.

Ohio State University Leads National Guard FLW College Fishing Event On Kentucky Lake
Fishing World.com, Lindale, Texas, Oct. 31
A team of two UW-Stout students qualified to compete in the regional National Guard FLW College Fishing event this weekend.

‘Doogie’ doing well, upbeat after liver transplant
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Oct. 31
UW-Stout student Eric Schreiner, of Athens, traveled to Rochester, Minn., to be with his friend and former high school teammate during his surgery.

UW-Stout Professor Joe Holland named WIA Associate of the Year
Innside WIA, Wisconsin, Oct. 30
The Wisconsin Innkeepers Association honored UW-Stout professor Joseph Holland as the 2009 Associate of the Year. Given annually, WIA awards this honor to an individual who services Wisconsin’s lodging industry in an exemplary manner.

Herr named Mayo Clinic assistant professor
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 30
Mark Herr, the son of former UW-Stout professors James and Judy Herr, was named an assistant professor of orthopedics for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn.

Creepy, crawly collection
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 29
Chuck Bomar, biology department chair and applied science program director, is quoted in this article about John Hempel, Eau Claire, who shares his insect collection at local elementary schools. Bomar says there are an estimated 20,000 species of insects in Wisconsin.

UW-Stout students perform research for NASA
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 28
The research of UW-Stout students Casandra Baer, an engineering technology major from Dairyland, and Bryan Coddington, a manufacturing engineering major from Menomonie, is helping NASA develop energy-efficient and environmentally friendly subsonic gas turbine engines.

Portrait of a Futuremaker: Interviewing manufacturing student/Student Government President Justin Wheelock
Tech College Weblog, Oct. 27
Justin Wheelock currently is attending Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay and studying manufacturing engineering technology; the college has a baccalaureate completion agreement with UW-Stout.

Open Sky Wilderness Therapy Expands Family Services Team
Troubled Teen Help, Bend, Ore.
Marie Krueger has been hired as a family wellness counselor to the clinical team at Open Sky, a wilderness program for troubled teens. Krueger received her master’s degree in applied psychology from UW-Stout.  

Video: Stout student shows her strength
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Oct. 27
UW-Stout senior Jenny Wegner, early childhood education, attends school full time, works 40-50 hours in two jobs and still finds time to work out in the gym. Wegner recently was awarded 2009 UW–Stout Strongwoman.

Empower the Purple rally
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Oct. 27
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and a number of students at UW-Stout are working with Bridge to Hope to organize an awareness rally.

Refugees realize American dream
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Oct. 25
Vang Sue Yang is a Hmong refugee who is now living in the Wausau area. His 15-year-old child, Chue, participated in a pre-college program through UW-Stout.

Pulitzer prize-winning play opens theater guild’s 51st season
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 17
The Menomonie Theater Guild’s current play, “Proof,” is directed by James Miller, department of speech, language, theatre and music, and features Stephen Collie, speech, in the main role.

Internship is an out of world experience for UW-Stout students
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Oct. 23
UW-Stout students Bryan Coddington and Casandra Baer spent 10 weeks in Cleveland at the NASA Glenn Research Center this past summer to research and experiment bonding ceramics to metals.

Noon Rotary honors firefighter, citizens
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Oct. 23
The Manitowoc Noon Rotary Club honored UW-Stout student Amanda Linsmeier, 19, and her sister for the life-saving assistance they gave to their mother on Aug. 13, 2008, when she had a seizure and was pulseless and not breathing.

University of Wisconsin-Stout rolls out StrandVision digital signage
Digital Signage Expo, Roswell, Ga., Oct. 22
UW-Stout has installed a digital signage software system from StrandVision in Millennium Hall.

The West Side
Wisconsin Public Radio, Eau Claire, Oct. 22
Dunn and Eau Claire counties just received grants to target and change bad drinking habits by young people. Amber Gerber, UW-Stout alcohol, drug and violence prevention coordinator, was interviewed about the grant on Wisconsin Public Radio Oct. 22.

UWRF devotes day to sustainability
UWRF Voice, River Falls, Oct. 22
Campuses within the UW System are working to become more sustainable. Currently, UW-River Falls is second, only to UW-Stout, in the entire UW System in energy efficiency per gross square feet.

UW-Stout students invent ways to make a difference
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 23
UW-Stout students Ben Wolf and Paul Kolter created a seat cover that unsnaps to cover a bike seat to help keep it dry and clean as part of their design, theory and methods course taught by assistant professor of interior design Julie Peterson.

New Majors Introduced at UW-Stout
Stoutonia, Menomonie, Oct. 22
The UW System Board of Regents unanimously approved a new applied social science major to be offered in 2010. It joins two other majors that were approved in the summer. The number of undergraduate majors offered at UW-Stout is now at 38.

University of Wisconsin-Stout rolls out StrandVision Digital Signage
Sound and Video Contractor, The Briefing Room blog, Oct. 22
UW-Stout has installed a digital signage software system from StrandVision in Millennium Hall. The signage, displayed on 52-inch digital monitors, is in the building’s two main lobbies. It carries announcements, lab and help desk hours, a building directory and weather with Doppler radar, as well as a special Internet-based technology news feed.

Campus Connection: Week in review
The Cap Times, Madison, Oct. 17
UW-Stout in Menomonie announced earlier this week that students in three majors will be given the option of completing their bachelor's degree in three years — instead of the usual four or more.
     
      Related coverage:
     UW-Stout will offer three-year graduation plan
     Stoutonia, Menomonie, Oct. 22

Stout students invent award-winning trousers
Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, Oct. 15
A team of UW-Stout students won first place in the 2009 Safety Products Student Design Challenge for their “suspension pants” invention. The students, who are studying apparel design and development, are Amy Alderete, Deanna Badman, Stephanie Fitzgerald, Sarah Lafata and Laura Schannach.

Wisconsin manufacturers credit outreach center for jobs, sales
Business North, Duluth, Minn., Oct. 21
The Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center at UW-Stout has helped small to mid-sized Wisconsin manufacturers create or save a total of 320 jobs during the last two survey quarters, according to an independent, third-party survey firm.

Academic R&D spending can translate to more economic growth statewide
Wisconsin Technology Network, Madison, Oct. 20
A task force recommended the creation of nine Emerging Technology Centers across Wisconsin to ramp up research that could translate to jobs. One of the centers would involve plastics and composite materials at UW-Stout, in collaboration with UW-Stevens Point.

Taverns promote college students' alcohol bingeing
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 21
In a letter to the editor, Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen asks downtown bar owners to join the university in dissuading students from binge drinking by cutting out drink specials that promote over consumption.

College transfer day explains how to start a four-year degree at Nicolet College
News of the North, Rhinelander, Oct. 20
UW-Stout was among 10 colleges and universities that participated in College Transfer Day to discuss how to start a bachelor’s degree at Nicolet College, a two-year college, and then transfer to a four-year institution to finish the degree.

Murray State to host 18 schools in regional college fishing
Tndeer.com, Murray, Ky., Oct. 20
A student team from UW-Stout will compete for $50,000 in the Central Regional Championship at Kentucky Lake Oct. 31-Nov. 2. The fishing competition is sponsored by National Guard FLW College Fishing.

Leader-Telegram Business Briefs
TMC News, Oct. 19
The second annual Chippewa Valley Code Camp is slated for 8:15 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, in UW-Stout's Millennium Hall.

UW-Stout students research with NASA
UW Badger Herald, Madison, Oct. 20
During an intensive 10-week internship program this past summer, UW-Stout students Casandra Baer and Bryan Coddington used their classroom knowledge of chemistry, the material sciences and engineering to aid in a NASA research project.

UW Regents hear warning on higher education
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 17
The UW System Board of Regents on Friday unanimously approved a new bachelor's degree in applied social science at UW-Stout in Menomonie. Students may begin enrolling in the new major in the fall of 2010.

Money Matters: UW-Stout to offer accelerated degree
Wisconsin Public Radio, October 2009
The UW-Stout in Menomonie is preparing to offer three-year bachelor degrees for several of their majors next year. Campus administrators say they'll be the first in Wisconsin to officially offer accelerated degrees.

Boundary Waters trip tests endurance, pays off in scenery
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 16
Doug Mell, director of University Communications, writes about his recent trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota.

UW-Stout major approved
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 16
UW-Stout's newest major in applied social science got approval Thursday afternoon from the Education Committee and will be voted on this morning by the full Board of Regents. The program is designed to take traditional liberal arts subjects — history, political science, sociology, anthropology and economics — and make those skills applicable in a professional business setting.

UW-Stout to offer 3-year option for 3 degrees
La Cross Tribune, La Crosse, Oct. 15
Students in three majors at UW-Stout will have the option of finishing their degrees in three years instead of the typical four. The three majors are psychology, business administration and hotel, restaurant and tourism. They're among the largest programs on campus.

UW-Stout student sentenced for battery
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Oct. 15
UW-Stout student James Coleman Jr. has been sentenced for knocking out another student with a punch.

UW-Stout to offer 3-year option for 3 degrees
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Oct. 15
Students in three majors at UW-Stout will have the option of finishing their degrees in three years instead of the typical four.

     Related coverage:
     Local university offering three year degree program
     WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Oct. 14

     UW-Stout unveils new three-year plan for programs
     WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Oct. 14

Reminiscence Speaker Series to feature Rosemary Jacobson
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 13
Former UW-Stout employee Rosemary Jacobson will deliver a reminiscence talk Wednesday, Oct. 14, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Maple and Oakwood rooms of the Memorial Student Center.

‘Reflections on Rigor’ — What does it mean and why does it matter
Inside Admissions blog, Green Bay, Oct. 13
Joel Helms, assistant director of admissions, affirmed this blog entry on academic rigor.

Marathon County names new health officer
WSAU News Talk Radio, Wausau, Oct. 13
UW-Stout graduate Joan Theurer has won the job as Marathon County’s next public health officer.

WITC presses on with ‘one-college’ strategy
Business North, Duluth, Minn., Oct. 13
UW-Stout graduate and former dean Bob Meyer is quoted in this article about the one-college strategy of the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.

Soccer player climbs mountains in free time
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 12
Jenna Schlueter, a UW-Stout soccer player from Littleton, Colo., has climbed six 14,000-foot mountains in the Rockies during off-season.

UW-Stout retiree looks back at growing campus
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 10
Cynthia Gilberts retired recently as executive director of enrollment services and director of admissions after a 32-1/2-year career at UW-Stout.

Almost 20 Q: Popgun Pulp Studios presents JOHNNY RECON
Pulp 2.0 blog, Minneapolis, Oct. 9
In this post, UW-Stout graduate Mitch Gerads, who is an illustrator and co-owner of POPGUNPULP Studios, says his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in graphic design has been invaluable to his career. He recommends all illustrators take graphic design classes.

Corrected:
UW-Platteville ranked noncompetitive by national publication
Exponent Online, Platteville, Oct. 8
UW-Stout, ranked “competitive” by Barron's, requires students to be in the top 50 percent of their class or have a composite ACT score of 22 or greater.

UW-Stout hosts 13th annual Body, Mind and Spirit Conference
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 8
UW-Stout will host its 13th annual Body, Mind and Spirit Conference Oct. 30-31, focusing on the theme of healing the planet.

UW-Stout hosts recycled art competition
Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, Oct. 7
UW-Stout is hosting its third annual Recyclable Art Competition in November. Artists from the area elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as some adults, will be taking found recyclable materials and making their own unique art form.

UW-Stout receives grant for fungus research
The Badger Herald, Madison, Oct. 8
James Burritt, associate professor of biology at UW-Stout, has been awarded nearly $300,000 in grant money from the National Institutes of Health for medical research to be conducted on airborne fungus. The grant is part of President Barack Obama’s federal stimulus plan.

Three Wisconsin students start real estate Web site
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Oct. 7
UW-Stout applied mathematics and computer science student Andrew Tarcon, of Mosinee, a UW-Eau Claire student and another man started the Web site homejotter.com to help college students find off-campus housing. The site is used nationwide.

ESU educator co-publishes essay book
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa., Oct. 7
Lopamudra Basu, assistant professor of English and philosophy at UW-Stout, co-edited the newly published book "Passage to Manhattan: Critical Essays on Meena Alexander" with Cynthia Leenert.

Yo-yoing is a career that has its ups and downs
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Oct. 7
UW-Stout graduate Dave Schulte makes his living yo-yoing. He teaches it, judges it, and even sets new world records with his tricks to promote his craft. Recently he received confirmation that he had established a new Guinness world record. Schulte graduated from UW-Stout in 1994 with a degree in technology education.

UW-Stout gets grant for cutting-edge medical research
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Oct. 6
James Burritt, an associate professor of biology at UW-Stout, is one of few in the state to receive one of 12,000 grants awarded across the country through the federal stimulus for cutting-edge medical research. The university will receive more than $300,000 to fund research about immune systems.

UW-Stout’s annual career conference underway
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Oct. 6
Hundreds of students or recent grads were job hunting at UW-Stout today during the university's annual career conference. More than 200 employers are at the career fair which runs through Thursday.

Fishing invention wins UW-Whitewater competition
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Oct. 6
Virgil Mathis of Chicago, a participant in UW-Whitewater's second annual Inventors Showcase and Competition, received a special award for $1,000 in rapid prototyping services from the UW-Stout Center for Innovation and Development for his invention — a push-button, voice-activated adjustment device for televisions, microwave ovens and medical equipment.

Homecoming citations drop
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 6
Thanks to interagency cooperation, rainy weather and an effective on-campus campaign to reduce student drinking, both Menomonie and UW-Stout police saw a significant drop in the number of citations issued during homecoming weekend.

Shopping online
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 6
Photo caption: Maneuvering an alternative form of transportation, and causing the amusement of onlookers, this entrant in UW-Stout’s homecoming parade, held Saturday, gave new meaning to the phrase “shopping online.”

Local college notes: UW-Stout to add four to Hall
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 6
Four former UW-Stout standouts will be inducted into the university’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony Oct. 17, in Menomonie: Amy Jamieson, who played women's basketball, tennis and softball; Mark Rezac, an all-America gymnast; Jeremy Krings, a two-time all-America wrestler; and Jason Lehman, a track and field and football all-American. In addition, Boby Michels will be recognized with the UW-Stout Athletic Distinguished Service Award.

University of Wisconsin-Stout student-designed pants inflate, keeping workers safe
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5
Fulfilling an assignment to create a safety-apparel product, a team of students in a functional-clothing design course at the school came up with what they call "suspension pants." Designed for construction workers using a harness, the pants can inflate in the event of a fall, protecting the worker from being injured.

Humane, law enforcement officers encourage speaking up about animal abuse
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 3
The people who handle animal cruelty cases — whether the cruelty was intentional or not — hopes the attention given to recent, local cases will encourage the public to take notice and speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. In the most recent case, two UW-Stout students left a German shepherd in a car on the Menomonie campus for more than two hours Sept. 3 with the windows shut. The dog died of heat stroke.

      Related coverage:
     Students plead not guilty for dog’s death in car
     Dunn County News, Menomonie, Oct. 2

Woman advocates for foster care from experience
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 3
UW-Stout student Greta Anderson, former foster youth, testified before a congressional subcommittee in September. She spoke before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means who was to review the implementation of the Fostering Connection to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008.

Weather dampens UW-Stout homecoming revelry
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Oct. 4
UW-Stout homecoming citations were down this year — possibly because of colder, rainy weather — according to Menomonie Police Department reports.

Cover photo
Queen of the Castle magazine, Chippewa Falls, October 2009
Pamela Holsinger-Fuchs, director of enrollment management, is featured on the cover the October issue of Queen of the Castle magazine.

Synergy encourages regional economy
Spooner Advocate, Spooner, Sept. 24
The Synergy Conference, which UW-Stout Outreach Services coordinated, was held in Rice Lake Sept. 16-17. The annual conference brings together stakeholders from the West Central region to generate ideas, set directions and work toward goals as a region in a collaborative approach.

UW-Stout celebrates Homecoming Week
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 25
Homecoming week at UW-Stout is Sept. 28 through Oct. 3. This year’s theme is "Cirque du Stout."

UW-Stout saving money through free e-mail system
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 30
UW-Stout is only the second campus in the UW System to start using Microsoft Live as its e-mail system.

Reaching online students with learning disabilities
Faculty Focus, Madison, Sept. 30
In a recent online seminar, Mary Beth Crum, an online instructor at UW-Stout, offered guidelines for recognizing a student with a learning disability and discussed how to transfer many of the tried-and-true best practices of teaching into the online learning environment.

Girl Scouts honor local women for their efforts in the community
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept. 29
Women who show confidence and courage in their lives, will be honored Tuesday night by local Girl Scouts, including UW-Stout Police Chief Lisa Walter.

UW-L rally: Burning coal isn’t cool
La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Sept. 29
The Sierra Club contends UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stout all are in violation of the Clean Air Act because they didn't install modern pollution controls when making plant renovations.

Foreign study program in Scotland exposes students to photography
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 28
UW-Stout's Nancy Murray, associate professor of business, taught a seven-week "Exploring Photography" class this summer as part of the "Wisconsin in Scotland" program based at Dalkeith House in Dalkeith, Scotland. A portfolio of images, which range from landscapes in the Scottish Highlands to street musicians in Edinburgh, is available for viewing at http://www.leadertelegram.com/Multimedia/Scotland/index.html.

UW-Stout receives grant to prevent campus violence
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 28
UW-Stout received a three-year grant of $275,000 from the Office on Violence Against Women, of the Department of Justice, to continue its Campus Violence Prevention Program.

ASM recognizes members for contributions
AZo Journal of Materials Online, Sept. 28
ASM International, the U.S.-based materials information society, has named Rajiv Asthana, professor of engineering and technology, among the 2009 Class of Fellows for his contributions to cast metal-matrix composites and ceramic-metal joining.

Former Olympic wrestling champ helping out SCSU
St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minn., Sept. 28 
UW-Stout graduate John Peterson, who was an NAIA All-American while at the university, became an Olympic wrestling gold medalist. He is now a volunteer assistant wrestling coach through Athletes in Action.

CSS dean wants to improve Northland’s business climate
Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minn., Sept. 28
UW-Stout graduate Kurt Linbergthe is the new dean of the College of St. Scholastica’s School of Business and Technology. In this article he mentions how UW-Stout has a business incubator and how students apply for patents before graduation.

Hope, change…apathy
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Sept. 27
UW-Stout student Andy Straub, of Marathon, is mentioned in this article about how the recent presidential election activated political newcomers across the nation. The article is an update of their current status of political activity.

Briefcase: Conference addresses career choices
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 26
The Career Services Office at UW-Stout is holding its annual Career Conference from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Tuesday, Oct. 6, through Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Memorial Student Center.

Binge drinking dangers driven home in Menomonie
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 26
A bus drove around neighborhoods near UW-Stout on Friday as part of the Dunn County Partnership for Youth event called the Plunge, a daylong informational event aimed at building an awareness of high-risk drinking problems, its consequences and solutions.

On Campus: Enrollment up at University of Wisconsin colleges
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Sept. 25
UW-Stout reported a record high enrollment of 9,016 students. Last year, enrollment on the four-year campus in Menomonie was at 8,839 students.

Enrollment reaches all-time high at UW-Stout
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept. 23

Business briefs: Local 'Apprentice' slated
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 25
High school and college students in Dunn County will take part in "The Apprentice: Dunn County," a competition funded by a UW-Extension grant. UW-Stout freshmen are eligible to apply for the competition.

EDSF Announces 2009 Scholarship Recipients
Documentmedia.com, R.B. Publishing
The Electronic Document Systems Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the document communications industry, presented 31 scholarship awards to full-time students attending accredited colleges and universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Russia and Pakistan. Mary Severson, at UW-Stout, received the EDSF Board of Directors Scholarship.

This dorm has everything but room service
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 25
Enrollment at UW-Stout has risen about 16 percent since 2004 to an all-time high of 9,016 this semester. Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, director of enrollment, credits new academic programs and high retention rates for the continuing growth at the school.

Studio Cruise ’09—A love of jewelry: Hansmeyer to show off studio, work
The Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji, Minn., Sept. 25
Former UW-Stout student and jeweler Monica Hansmeyer of Seven Sisters Design will show off her talents Oct. 16-18 as part of the second annual Bemidji Studio Cruise, a self-guided tour of area artists. Hansmeyer took a jewelry-making class by chance while studying art education at UW-Stout.

Family and Consumer Education Conference
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 25
The 2009 Family and Consumer Science Education Conference is being held today at UW-Stout.

Enrollment reaches all-time high at UW-Stout
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept. 24
The fall semester at UW-Stout comes with a record number of students.

UW-Stout has record enrollment
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 23
Preliminary enrollment figures for the fall semester at UW-Stout have reached a record 9,016 students.

Giving credit where credit is due
Mike Lee Basketball blog, Milwaukee, Sept. 18
UW-Stout graduate Mike Lee is owner and founder of Mike Lee Basketball and is known throughout the country for individual player skill development. He graduated from the university in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Symposium tackles obesity and food issues
The Minnesota Daily, Minneapolis, Sept. 21
Stacy Dalton, a food and nutritional science student at UW-Stout, said she traveled to Minneapolis specifically to attend the Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Symposium at the University of Minnesota because she wanted to learn more about current topics in health. Another UW-Stout student, Elizabeth Langreck, woke up at 4 a.m. to make the drive.

U. Wisconsin Stout makes move to “green” grad gowns
UWire, New York, N.Y., Sept. 18
Graduating students at UW-Stout will be donning caps and gowns made from plastic bottles as they receive their diplomas at the end of this year.

OJA reports increase in violent crimes in Dunn County
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 18
The police department at UW-Stout was one of 400 law enforcement agencies statewide that was surveyed by the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance.

Collaboration results in $2.3 million grant award
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 18
Dunn County’s law enforcement agencies, including the UW-Stout Police Department, collectively are the recipients of a $2.3 million Federal Recovery Act grant.

Grant to help Dunn County law agencies
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 17

Third annual Recyclable Art Competition scheduled for Nov. 12 at UW-Stout
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 16
UW-Stout is hosting the third annual Recyclable Art Competition from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12. This event is open to all residents in Dunn County.

UW-Stout makes move to ‘green’ grad gowns
Badger Herald, Madison, Sept. 18
UW-Stout has recently made the decision to purchase graduation gowns made entirely from post-consumer plastic bottles.

UW-Stout going green with graduation gowns
WSAW TV 7, Wausau, Sept. 18

Law enforcement gets multi-million dollar grant
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 17
UW-Stout and other Dunn County law enforcement agencies are getting more than $2 million in federal grant money. Police say they will use the money to hire three new information technology workers and will allow the departments to buy mobile computers, do crime mapping and better share information.

UW-Stout appoints new admissions administrator
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept. 8
UW-Stout has hired Pamela Holsinger-Fuchs as its executive director of enrollment management and director of admissions.

UW-Stout grads to go green in recycled-plastic caps and gowns
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 16
Graduating students at UW-Stout will be donning caps and gowns made from plastic bottles as they receive their diplomas at the end of this year.

Devoted golf shop staff makes touch screen kiosk even more beneficial to your business
Fore! Reservations Technology, September issue
Stephen Jurgella, a senior in the University of Wisconsin-Stout Golf Enterprise Management program, interned this season at Spring Meadows Golf Club. In addition to providing operational assistance at the course, Fore! Reservations challenged Jurgella to see how many customers he could get to enter their e-mail and birth date into the touch screen kiosk in a one month period.

Stout gowns go green
B95 Radio, Eau Claire, Sept. 15
UW-Stout students will go “green” when they graduate this spring. The university is switching to a new graduation gown that is made entirely of recycled plastic bottles.

Emerging tech centers on UW campuses can leverage R&D value
Wisconsin Technology Network, Madison, Sept. 15
The Research to Jobs task force, formed early this year, has recommended launching or building upon high-tech centers, including one at UW-Stout.

$43 million science building opens at UW-Stout
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 14
UW-Stout held an open house for the 91,000 square foot Jarvis Hall Science Wing Monday.

Deployed student soldiers take online classes towards degrees
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 14
UW-Stout student Kevin Vender may be a cook for the Army by day, but by night, he's a student soldier, cramming in 15 credits online towards his degree of hospitality management. Advising Director Scott Correll says UW-Stout has offered online classes for any student for several years now, but this is the first semester deployed soldiers signed up.

Board of Regents approve new UW-Stout mission statement
The Badger Herald, Madison, Sept. 13
UW-Stout received approval for its newly revised mission statement from the Board of Regents Friday, continuing the trend of UW System schools doing away with old mission statements.

Area news: Boyceville welcomes two new teachers
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 13
UW-Stout graduate Mia van der Paardt is the new art instructor for grades 7-12 in Boyceville’s middle and high school. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in art education from UW-Stout.

Dog dies in car on Stout campus
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 13
A dog left in an enclosed vehicle for more than two hours was found dead in its carrier by UW–Stout police on Sept. 3.

Report: Open high-tech centers at 7 UW campuses
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 11
UW-Stout and six other University of Wisconsin campuses should open cutting-edge research centers to help small businesses develop new technologies, train more students and create jobs, according to a report released Friday.

Report: Open high-tech centers
WLUK TV, FOX 11, Green Bay, Sept. 11

Cutting-edge tech centers proposed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Sept. 8

AASCU launches national social media project
Missouri State University News, Springfield, Mo., Sept. 11
UW-Stout is one of 34 colleges and universities that have been invited to participate in eCitizenship, a national project to study social networking and to research new ways for institutions to harness the technology in preparing students to be active and engaged members of society.

UW-Stout gets $2.1 million donation
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 10
UW-Stout has received $2.1 million from an alumni couple to establish an endowment for transformational leadership, Chancellor Charles Sorensen said Thursday.

Anonymous couple donates $2.1 million to UW-Stout
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept. 10

Laredo Bucks sign rookie defenseman Nick Klaren
Big D Hockey, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 10
UW-Stout graduate Nick Klaren has signed on with the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League for the 2009-10 season. Last season Klaren helped lead the Blue Devils to the Division III Frozen Four in Lake Placid, N.Y.

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Education collaboration receives grant to improve math, science scores
Jackson County Chronicle, Black River Falls, Sept. 9
UW-Stout is a partner in a consortium of local K-12 school districts, higher education institutions and businesses that has received a grant to help increase student achievement in math and science.

Two UW-Stout students ticketed following death of dog
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept 9
Two UW-Stout students have been ticketed after leaving their dog in a kennel inside a locked car that had all of its windows up. The dog, a German Shepherd-mix, died.

UW-Stout builds new 48,000 square foot science wing
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept. 8
A $43 million addition to UW-Stout’s Jarvis Hall includes new general education and chemistry classrooms and a larger greenhouse.

Retailing trade courses in U.S.A.
Study Discussions blog, Sept. 8
Blog entry lists universities with retail-related majors, including UW-Stout.

Students cited for dog’s death in hot car
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 8
Two UW-Stout students have been cited by campus police for misdemeanor mistreatment of an animal after they left a dog in a car Thursday and the dog died.

UW-Stout wing puts science out in the open
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 7
The addition to Jarvis Hall is scheduled to be completed when classes start Wednesday. Work began in May 2008.

Campus corner: Co-op participants
Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Sept. 6
Several students from the Sheboygan area are currently employed through the cooperative education program at UW-Stout.

Academic spotlight: College Honors
Green Bay Press Gazette, Green Bay, Sept. 6
Several students from the Green Bay area received the Chancellor's Award for the spring semester at UW-Stout.

UW-Stout puts new spin on raising awareness about drinking
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, Sept 6
Last year, UW-Stout started the "Flash Your Smart Card" program on campus. This year, the university is expanding the program to include it in student orientation. The goal is to show first-time students that not all of their peers drink.

UW-Stout students move into dorms
WEAU-TV 13, Eau Claire, Sept. 6
More than 3,000 students hauled their futons, desks and other belongings into the dorms at UW-Stout on Sunday.

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Area news briefs: Olson appointed bursar at UW-Stout
Dunn County News, Menomonie. Sept. 6
Rick Olson of Boyceville has been appointed bursar at UW-Stout.

Synergy Conference to focus on what works for Wisconsin
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 6
The seventh annual Synergy Conference “Regenerating for Generations to Come” will be held Sept. 16-17 in Rice Lake. It is coordinated by the Outreach Services office at UW-Stout in Menomonie.

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What’s Happening: Event will fund scholarships at UW-Stout
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 5
UW-Stout’s School of Education will host Sips for Scholarships Friday, Oct. 2, at the Memorial Student Center.

Grant allows plant research project to grow
Herald-Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Sept. 5
The study of traditional Hmong plants used for medicinal purposes has been under way at UW-Manitowoc, in collaboration with UW-Stout in Menomonie, for the last two years, but a grant received this summer will allow it to grow.

Getting into the game
Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, Sept. 3
UW-Stout has adopted video game design and development into its curriculum as a full-fledged major, the first school in the UW System to do so.

SCC welcomes new staff
New Richmond News, New Richmond, Sept. 4
UW-Stout graduate Katie Logan has joined the staff of St. Croix Central as elementary school counselor. Logan has a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies and a master’s degree in guidance and counseling from UW-Stout.

Outpatient director of behavioral health named
Luther Midelfort News, Eau Claire, Sept. 3
UW-Stout graduate and psychotherapist Cindy Ming has been named outpatient director of Behavioral Health Services at Luther Midelfort. Ming received her master’s degree in guidance and counseling at UW-Stout.

Garland days will offer a taste of the bizarre
Coulee News, West Salem, Sept. 3
UW-Stout graduate and ghost hunter Chad Lewis spends a lot more time in libraries than most of us, and he’s planning on sharing some of his more intriguing finds in a Sunday afternoon talk at this year’s Garland Days. Lewis received a master’s degree in psychology from UW-Stout.

UW-Stout Football Tailgating Policies
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 2
Whether a part of the Blue Devil Athletics family or a fan of the opposition, UW-Stout provides an enjoyable experience during visits to its campus. The tailgating policies are designed to ensure safety and comfort.

Rice Lake was selected to host the 2009 Synergy Conference "Regenerating for Generations to Come"
The Chetek Alert, Chetek, Sept. 2
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton will present the opening remarks at the Synergy conference, which is coordinated by the Outreach Services office at UW-Stout. This year the conference will be held in Rice Lake.

Vikings 'Sprawl' in Menomonie
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Sept. 2
Colfax High School’s volleyball team competed at the Menomonie Sprawl at UW-Stout.

Are scholars and museums ignoring Mormon artists?
Mormon Times, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 1
UW-Stout assistant professor of art history James E. Bryan, who is a specialist in the history of decorative arts and design and has featured slides of the furniture of early Mormon pioneers in Utah in his lectures, cautions against overstating the absence of Mormon studies in academia.

5 College majors on the rise
Chronicle of Higher Education, Aug. 31
Academic experts, business analysts and economic forecasters identified five emerging areas of study, one of which is service management. UW-Stout is one of two universities in the nation offering this degree at the undergraduate level. Joseph W. Holland, the program director, is quoted in the article.

Four-year university graduation contracts could be revived
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 2
A seldom-used policy at Wisconsin's public universities guarantees that a student can graduate in four years by signing a voluntary contract and adhering to a set academic program. UW-Stout signs significantly more four-year graduation contracts than UW-Eau Claire.

Local briefs: Stout receives teaching training grant
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Sept. 2
A grant will allow UW-Stout to help provide professional development to kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers to increase student achievement in math and science.

Seven printing and production executives to be inducted into 2009 Printing Impressions/RIT Hall of Fame
Rochester Institute of Technology Printing Industry Center, Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 1
UW-Stout graduate Ralph Pontillo, who is president of Miami Valley Publishing, will be inducted into the Printing Impressions/Rochester Institute of Technology Printing Industry Hall of Fame to be held Sept. 14 during PRINT '09 in Chicago.

Grant, partnership will teach teachers about math, science
La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Aug. 29
The Western Wisconsin STEM Consortium — made up of nine area school districts, two colleges and several businesses — announced the state Department of Public Instruction grant Friday. With the funding, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Western Technical College faculty will guide 60 elementary, middle and high school teachers on how to better teach math and science.

Development corporation interim updates city council
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Aug. 28
The Dunn County Economic Development Corporation has been functioning for some months without a full-time director, with Chris Smith, director of Outreach Services and Research Services at UW-Stout, serving in this capacity. The agency has contracted with UW-Stout for economic development support, which will be provided by Smith through Dec. 2010 on a part-time basis.

EPS awaits state funding to speed up engine development
New Richmond News, New Richmond, Aug. 28
UW-Stout and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College are working with engine engineering firm Engineered Propulsion Systems Inc. of New Richmond to train future employees. The company received a two-year, $600,000 Community Development Block Grant to develop a light-weight diesel engine for use in small airplanes and helicopters — technology that could revolutionize the general aviation industry.

Silver Spring Foods: Wendy Kado joins Silver Spring Foods in Eau Claire
WisBusiness.com, Aug. 27
Wendy Kado, UW-Stout grad with a degree in retail management, is an assistant regional sales manager for Silver Spring Foods in Eau Claire.

Charles Matson Lume
Playing House blog, Aug. 27
The art installation “‘Leaving’ for Gustaf Sobin” is artist Charles Matson Lume’s response to the sudden death of a mentor and friend, the acclaimed poet Gustaf Sobin. Lume, who is an associate professor of art at UW-Stout, will be featured in the Wheaton College alumni magazine this fall.

Around town briefs: Recognized
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 27
The Child and Family Study Center at UW-Stout recently achieved re-accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

UW-Stout cooperative education
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 27
Several area UW-Stout students have participated in the university's Cooperative Education Program that integrates college studies with work experience in industry, business, government or public service.

4 tips for spending less on college textbooks
Suddenly Frugal blog, Aug. 26
The wife of a former graduate student shared information about UW-Stout’s textbook rental program in her comment to a blog entry on saving money on college textbooks.

Group of men bike from Washington to Wisconsin in 31 days
Winona Daily News, Winona, Minn., Aug. 27
UW-Stout graduates and college buddies Bob Guertler, George Stutter and Jim Buehner are part of a group of five men in their 60s, calling themselves the Five Empty Heads, who bicycled their way from Burlington, Wash., to Trempealeau, Wis. — a distance of some 2,000 miles — just for fun.

CVTC's No. 2 leaving after helping lead record growth
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 26
UW-Stout graduate Joe Hegge will step down as Chippewa Valley Technical College's vice president of education Sept. 18.

Federal grants aim to boost STEM equity
Campus Technology, Chatsworth, Calif., Aug. 26
The United States Department of Education announced $6.3 million in grants to programs aimed at bringing underrepresented groups into STEM careers and the pursuit of advanced degrees. Among the awardees is UW-Stout; the university received a grant from the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.

Study: 4 Wis. Power projects ignored Clean Air Act
WCCO TV, Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 25
In recent weeks, the Sierra Club has argued in public documents that plants at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire should be required to install pollution controls. The Department of Natural Resources is reviewing the group's comments.

Laying out new post 9-11 GI bill
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Aug. 24
UW-Stout Veterans Coordinator Jackie Daniel says there is some confusion with how the new federal GI bill is paid out and how it works with Wisconsin's GI bill. The university recently hired Daniel for the coordinator position to help make the transition from service to school easier for veterans. Last year, the number of veterans enrolled at UW-Stout went from 178 to more than 230.

New Auburn students earn health award
Chippewa Herald, Chippewa Falls, Aug. 24
A group of technology and engineering students from the New Auburn School District were recognized with a special achievement award from the Wisconsin Public Health Association for their first-place presentation at the UW-Stout Leadership and Skills Engineering Design Challenge held Feb. 27.

UW-Extension starts online sustainable management program at four campuses
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Aug. 24
Putting the planet on the same plane as profits, UW-Extension is starting a first-of-its kind, online sustainable management program at four University of Wisconsin System campuses this fall. The Bachelor of Science degree is geared toward adult and non-traditional students and is offered by UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout and UW-Superior, although all students take courses online.

LIMEgreen
Chrissie Marie Photography blog, Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 23
Two UW-Stout graduates have joined forces to launch LIMEgreen Garnish, an environmentally, sustainable event planning and gifting firm in the Twin Cities. Michelle Drenckhahn holds a Bachelor of Fine Art and Jennifer Strangis holds a Bachelor of Science in business with a hospitality and tourism concentration.

Horse trainer holding clinics at Dodge County Fair
Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, Aug. 21
UW-Stout graduate and natural horsemanship trainer Dave Kluge has been conducting horse clinics and demonstrations throughout the United States and abroad since 1994. He focuses on horsemanship from the horse's perspective.

Simply brilliant: the 2009 winners and their designs
SimpleHuman corporate Web site, Torrance, Calif., 2009
Two UW-Stout art students studying industrial design earned top honors in a national product design competition sponsored by SimpleHuman. Out of the 200 entries received, Oriana Zens of Menomonie took first place and a $5,000 scholarship for a toilet brush and holder design and Justin Wolfe of Menomonie took second place and a $500 gift card for his drawer and flatware organizer.

A&M-Kingsville finds new athletic director
Caller Times, caller.com, Aug. 20
UW-Stout Athletic Director Joe Harlan was one of four finalists in the search for a new AD at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Ken Oliver from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. was hired.

Remodeled UW-Stout dining hall offers more options
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 24
When UW-Stout students return to classes Sept. 9, they will find a remodeled Merle M. Price Commons dining hall with new styles and flavors. UW-Stout dining services also purchases more than one-third of its food from within Wisconsin.

Local briefs: Wine tasting fundraiser planned
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 22
UW-Stout's School of Education will host Sips for Scholarships at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in Memorial Student Center.

Donald Trump's The Apprenticecomes to Dunn County (except not really)
Volume One Magazine, Eau Claire, Aug. 20
Tara Bergeson, a program manager for Outreach Services, proposed The Apprentice: Dunn County last spring and in July it became funded by a grant from UW-Extension. Dunn County businesses who are interested can apply by Friday, Aug. 28.

Milwaukee Talks: RCA Music Group VP Peter Gray
On Milwaukee Magazine, Milwaukee, Aug. 19
UW-Stout graduate Peter Gray is senior vice president of pop promotion at RCA Music Group, working with the likes of Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson, and hanging around with legendary music power brokers like his mentor, Clive Davis.

Dunn County development director named
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 18
Chris Smith has been named the new Dunn County Economic Development Corp. director. Smith will devote 30 percent of his time working with the economic development corporation and the rest of his time with the university.

Air conditioning restored at UW-Stout
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Aug. 19
The chilled water system for the air conditioning system in the affected buildings has been repaired and filled. The refilling started at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Accidental deaths in Minnesota soar as more people abuse or aren’t aware of the risk of prescriptions
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17
Known as a popular and promising business student at UW-Stout, Cody Nelson of Lake Elmo apparently took too much Tylenol, which led to liver failure and death.

Air conditioning outage at UW-Stout
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Aug. 17
A contractor working on the $43 million UW-Stout Jarvis Hall Science Wing project Monday struck part of the chilled water loop system, which knocked out the air conditioning for some major buildings on campus.

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Project looks to match students, businesses
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 17
Matching business projects with talented area college and high school students will give businesses a chance to hear from students, but also give students the opportunity to learn about working for a company. The businesses will be matched with a team of students from county high schools, UW-Stout and Chippewa Valley Technical College.
    
Artist Lume exhibit at Aug. 24 to Sept. 26
Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, Aug. 14
Artist Charles Matson Lume, an associate professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, will hold an exhibition, titled “Like an Island Down River from Us (for William Bronk),” in Central College’s Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for Visual Arts.

Wisconsin update
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 14
The longtime University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen is supporting a bill that would require regional representation on the Board of Regents.

911 call released -- 24 years after unsolved murder
Scripps News, Washington, D.C., Aug. 13
New York state police recently released the tape of a 911 call that may aid in solving the 1985 murder of UW-Stout student Kristin O’Connell.
    
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Praying for paychecks
Northwestern.com, Oshkosh, Aug. 13
Dwight Becker chose to attend UW-Stout when he saw that his job might disappear.

UW-Stout chancellor supports regents' change
WKOWTV.com, Madison, Aug. 13
Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen is supporting a bill that would require regional representation on the Board of Regents.

More than one-third of UW-Stout dorm food from Wisconsin
Foodlums blog, Aug. 13
A recent analysis of the food purchased by the University of Wisconsin-Stout's dining services found that 37 percent of its $1.58 million annual food budget goes to Wisconsin companies.

Governor gives out green for green businesses
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, Aug. 12
UW-Stout, along with Chippewa Valley Technical College and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, will train 100 employees in green industries.

Start-up businesses 'hatch' in UW-Stout-s incubator
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Aug. 9
Fledgling companies receive assistance from the Technology and Business Incubator on campus. The incubator is one of the Stout Technology Transfer Institute centers, established to promote technology transfer between UW-Stout and industry.

Girl Scouts honor four local women
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Aug. 7
Lisa Walter, chief of police at UW-Stout has been chosen by the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, Inc. as one of four Women of Courage Confidence and Character.

Dare to bare
Volume One Magazine, Eau Claire, Aug. 6
After teaching life drawing for 25 years, former UW-Stout professor Douglas Cumming noticed that sometimes the decision to become a nude model was one of personal growth “because people are finally comfortable with their bodies.”

UW-Stout appoints new cooperative education manager
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Aug. 5
The Career Services office at UW-Stout has hired Jacquelyn Goodman as its cooperative education manager and counselor.

More than one-third of UW-Stout dorm food from Wisconsin
Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Aug. 7
A recent analysis of the food purchased by the University of Wisconsin-Stout's dining services found that 37 percent of its $1.58 million annual food budget goes to Wisconsin companies.

Four Finalists for AD Position
KRIS TV, Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 7
The Texas A&M-Kingsville national search for a new director of Athletics has been whittled down to four candidates, including Joe Harlan, current director of Athletics at University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

5 mistakes all women make
Lemondrop blog, Aug. 7
Sandra Claflin-Chalton, professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, addresses the common mistake women make in not learning about finance.

UW-Stout appoints new cooperative education manager
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Aug. 5
The Career Services office at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has hired Jacquelyn Goodman as its cooperative education manager and counselor.

UW-Stout's Child and Family Study Center achieves reaccreditation
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Aug. 5
The Child and Family Study Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie recently achieved reaccreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Northern Howl hit the ground running with indie-folk release
City Pages, Minneapolis, Aug. 3
UW-Stout undergraduate student Paul Erling majoring in apparel design and development is a guitar player and singer for the band Northern Howl. The band has just released their first album “All that's under the Night's Sky.” Erling is from Edina, Minn.

UW official says faculty get the short end of the stick when it comes to instructor salaries
FOX 21 News, Duluth, Minn., Aug. 3
UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen says it’s time someone spoke out against the pay cuts and furloughs imposed on the UW System when higher education plays a big role in the state’s future economic growth. 

Hmong professionals encourage education
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Aug. 2
UW-Stout current graduate student Houa Lee explains why he attends college and why more Hmong students should consider college.

Start a challenging career in nanotechnology
EduWorld Info, India, Aug. 2
UW-Stout is listed with other universities and colleges as having a program in nanotechnology.

Local briefs: UW-Stout hires enrollment director
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Aug. 2
UW-Stout has hired Pamela Holsinger-Fuchs as its executive director of enrollment management and director of admissions. She will start Aug. 31.

Two University of Wisconsin schools to get federal grants
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 1
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, a La Crosse Democrat, said the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and UW-Stout each will get $220,000 grants through the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program. UW-Stout will use the money to hire faculty and develop curriculum.

2 Wisconsin colleges get grants for poor students’ doctoral programs
FOX TV 6, Milwaukee, Aug. 1

New design firm opens in Hammond
New Richmond News, New Richmond, July 31
UW-Stout graduate Teri Larsen, a registered interior designer with 10 years of experience, has now opened her own interior design business from her home in Hammond.

Girls targeted for math, science degrees
Green Bay Press Gazette, Green Bay, July 30
A new joint program between UW-Stout and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College allows students to transfer credits from NWTC's program to UW-Stout so they can pursue a bachelor's degree in manufacturing technology. This program has been credited with helping increase the number of females seeking science and technology related degrees.

UW-Eau Claire Foundation thrives despite recession
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 29
Area foundations have reported solid numbers despite the lingering recession. UW-Stout's foundation had a decline this year, mostly the result of large estate and individual gifts last year.

In brief: Chancellor to appear on radio
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 29
UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen will discuss the university's budget on the Wisconsin Public Radio program "Spectrum West" at 5 p.m., today, on WHWC-FM (88.3).

After violence of Iraq, finding peace in logrolling
The Air Force Pundit blog, July 29
UW-Stout student, Sgt. J. R. Salzman who lost his forearm in Iraq won his seventh men’s logrolling title at the lumberjack world championships.

UW-La Crosse receives federal grant to prepare students for doctoral study
WKBT TV, La Crosse, July 29
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced Wednesday that both UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout have been selected to receive funding under the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The grants will be used to prepare and provide assistance to low-income, first-generation students pursuing doctoral study programs.

Battling bots teach lessons
Germantown Now, Germantown, July 28
Richard Rapant, 17, who graduated in June will be attending University of Wisconsin-Stout to study mechanical design in the engineering technology degree program. Rapant competed in three-minute matches on a robot team in the seventh BotsIQ Wisconsin competition.

Teacher of the year
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, July 28
UW-Stout graduate Susan Turgeson, a Menomonie High School food and nutrition instructor, received the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2009 National Teacher of the Year award at the 100th annual conference last month in Tennessee.

UW-Stout Program Gives Companies the Tech Tools to Thrive
Wired Wisconsin, Milwaukee, July 28
UW-Stout’s Technology and Business Incubator is a university and industry partnership that helps provide Wisconsin start-ups with the tools they need to succeed.

Seventh logrolling title, first with a prosthetic arm
New York Times, New York, N.Y., July 27
Logrolling champion J.R. Salzman attends UW-Stout where he is majoring in technology education.

Universities addressing market needs
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 27
UW-Stout’s Technology and Business Incubator already has helped Bubbling Springs Solar get a foothold in the market, leading the company to triple its sales. Now the incubator’s staff focuses attention on Max-Bilt, a manufacturer of Jeep consoles.

Doyle says recession won't stop science, technology advancements
FOX 21 News, La Crosse, July 26
Maliyakal John, the managing director for the Wisconsin System Technology Foundation, said several UW schools are gaining ground in nanotechnology, including UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stout.

Eau Claire lesbian couple upbeat about new domestic partnership law
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 26
Carol Schumacher and Virginia Wolf of Eau Claire are one of the area's first couples planning to register as domestic partners. They are looking forward to finally obtaining one health insurance plan from Wolf's days as a UW-Stout English professor, instead of two single plans.

Picture this: Photographers teach class in Scotland
Barron News Shield, Barron, July 25
Nancy Murray of Barron, associate professor at UW-Stout, recently returned from teaching the summer session course Exploring Photography for the University of Wisconsin in Scotland program. Canon lent $40,000 worth of professional cameras, lenses and equipment for students’ use in the course.

Western Michigan wins National Guard FLW College Fishing event on Detroit River
FLW Outdoors, Benton, Ky., July 25
UW-Stout students and team members Jeremy Anibas of Colfax and Ryan Helke of Menomonie were one of the top five teams participating in the National Guard FLW College Fishing competition. They caught six bass and were awarded $5,000. FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world.

Musician happy to be back home and play at Country Jam
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, July 24
UW-Stout graduate Johnny Stanton is bassist for rising country star Heidi Newfield. He has traveled the country as a musician, and finally made it back to his hometown, playing at Country Jam Friday afternoon.

Word of mouth brings campers to STEPS
Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 24
Eight students from the Menominee Tribal School in Neopit followed in the footsteps of classmate Kayla Teller to attend the Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer — STEPS — camp for girls on the campus of UW-Stout in Menomonie.

Start-up businesses thrive in business incubator
Business North, Duluth, Minn., July 24
Max-Bilt, manufacturer of a Jeep center console, replaces solar thermal collector Bubbling Springs in UW-Stout’s Technology and Business Incubator. The incubator is one of the Stout Technology Transfer Institute centers, established to promote technology transfer between UW-Stout and industry.

Local briefs: Input sought on UW-Stout statement
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 24
Mark Bradley, a member of the UW System Board of Regents, will hold a hearing on UW-Stout’s proposal to change its mission statement at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday in the Cedarwood, Maplewood and Oakwood rooms of Memorial Student Center.

She is learning to be a blacksmith
Star News, Elk River, Minn., July 24
UW-Stout art student Janna Johnson, of Elk River, Minn., also is in a five- to seven-year apprenticeship program to become a blacksmith. Johnson, who is an art metals major, hopes to own a blacksmith shop someday.

V1 Concert Series: The Excellent Adventure + The EverGreen Grass Band + Go Green Fair
Volume One, Eau Claire, July 23
The university will host a booth at Volume One’s Go Green fair this evening. The fair is part of the magazine’s concert series at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire.

House ag spending bill includes Wisconsin priorities
Wisconsin Ag Connection, Marshfield, July 21
The Northwest Manufacturing Outreach Center at UW-Stout received $174,000 to help its technology transfer program continue to enhance the ability of small manufacturing businesses to make use of changes in technology in order to improve efficiency.

UW-Stout adds new bachelor degree program in game design and development
Game Design Schools, July 21
The new major will prepare graduates for careers in the video game industry and in computer simulation, opening up opportunities in entertainment, education, business and the military.

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UW-Stout adds new bachelor degree program in game design and development
Online bachelor’s degrees, July 21

Apollo gets creative with new graphic designer
Apollo Photo Imagizing blog, Milwaukee, July 20
UW-Stout graduate Michelle Thill joins Apollo’s creative team as a part-time graphic designer, bringing five years of experience in retail design and the print industry. Thill graduated in 2002 from the university with a BFA in art and a concentration in graphic design.

Area’s beauty inspires designer’s return to Duluth
Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minn., July 20
Clothing designer Jolene Danielson is launching her summer 2010 line of Tekno Doll Swimwear in Miami and New York this summer and hopes to interest buyers from high-end department stores such as Neiman Marcus and Macy’s. Danielson graduated in apparel design from UW-Stout.

Project fighting blue-green algae comes to an end
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, July 18
Scott McGovern from UW-Stout says the barley straw projects in Tainter and Menomin Lakes — both in Dunn County — will end. McGovern says the group working to improve the two lakes is switching its efforts towards watershed projects to help protect the lakes for now.

UW-EC, UW-Stout set furlough days
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 18
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout in Menomonie each chose four days during the next two school years when classes and almost all services will be shut down to comply with Gov. Jim Doyle's call for mandatory furloughs.

Some college athletes stuck with medical bills after injuries
Online Sports Guys, July 18
Former UW-Stout athlete Dustin Tervelt had $6,000 in medical debts after his private insurance reached its limit.

Teacher loves hearing ‘Now I get it!’
The Beacon, Cannon Falls, Minn., July 17
UW-Stout graduate Susie Lau was voted Randolph Schools’ “Teacher of the Year" by students, fellow teachers and staff.

Donations to University of Wisconsin benefit students
IPA Bulletin, May/June 2009, page 15
UW-Stout gift of Color Management and Control Workflow Application software from CGS Publishing Technologies International in Minneapolis will be used in the new Color Management and Control Laboratory which is part of the graphic communications management program.

Oilseed project in Dunn County aims to ease reliance on petroleum
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 16
UW-Stout technology education graduate and sole proprietor of Oakridge Diversified Services Ben Mrdutt plans to create an agriculture-based oilseed extrusion facility at his farm in the town of Sheridan. Some of his goals are to promote and enhance the region's agricultural economy, provide a local market for oilseed commodities and produce a high-quality meal for livestock and poultry.

After injuries, college athletes are often left to pay the bills
Athletic Business, July 16
Former UW-Stout athlete Dustin Tervelt had $6,000 in medical debts after his private insurance reached its limit.

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     The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla., July 16

Area universities set required furlough days
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, July 16
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout employees will have four required furlough days each of the next two school years.

UW-Stout named to WBCA academic team honor roll
WAOW TV 9, Wausau, July 15
UW-Stout has been named to the 2008-09 Women's Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The Blue Devils finished with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.364 to finish No. 25 among NCAA Division III programs.

College athletes stuck with the bill after injuries
New York Times, New York, N.Y., July 15
Within a single state university system, health coverage for athletes can vary widely. Dustin Tervelt, a former UW-Stout athlete who broke his leg playing football for the university and spent a year in rehabilitation, had $6,000 in medical debts after his private insurance reached its limit. He eventually worked his way back to the field, where he earned all-conference and all-American honors for the 2008 season. Had Tervelt played football on the Madison campus, where the Badgers compete in the Big Ten, he would have had full coverage.

Stout student may be victim of popular Internet scam
Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 15
A UW-Stout student researched several online companies in hopes of getting a loan to buy a car, choosing what looked to be a legitimate broker out of Jacksonville, Fla. She was bilked out of more than $2,900.

Algoma’s Flying Pig Gallery showing the zany new work of Ric Stultz
Door County Style magazine, Fish Creek, Wis., July 14
The work of UW-Stout art graduate Ric Stultz, who studied graphic design at the university, is featured in the Door County Style Magazine.

Editorial: A positive step
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, July 12
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a nearly $1 million grant to the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc and UW-Stout to increase the number of STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — graduates at the schools.

Globe, one year old, growing quickly
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 11
The campus director of Globe University in Eau Claire sees her university as complementary to UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, Chippewa Valley Technical College and the region's other higher education institutions.

College campus tours gone digital
Techization blog, Menomonie, July 11
A UW-Stout student has recommended to university administrators to supplement its campus tour program with digital podcast tours offered via mp3 on the university Web site and on iTunes.

Hoffland was a newsman of many words — and sources
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 10
Doug Mell, director of university communications, writes this editorial in memory of John Hoffland, the WEAU-TV news director who died July 4.

Regents propose 5.5 percent tuition hike for University of Wisconsin System
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, July 10
Undergraduates from Wisconsin will pay more during the next academic year, under a 5.5 percent tuition increase and new student fee rates approved by the UW Board of Regents on Thursday for four-year campuses. Tuition and fees at UW-Stout will increase $307.

Local briefs: Theater remodeling funds could grow
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 9
The budget for remodeling Harvey Hall Theatre at UW-Stout would increase by almost $500,000 under a proposal endorsed Thursday by the UW System Board of Regents.

Six area men to receive National Wrestling Hall of Fame award
NBC 15, Madison, July 9
UW-Stout graduate Dale Evans will receive a Lifetime Service Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Aug. 16. Evans wrestled for UW-Stout where he was the first-ever four-time WSUC conference champion. He was also a two-time NAIA All-American.

FGI Dallas announces winners of Career Day 2009
The Fashion Group International, Dallas, Texas, July 9
Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids, known as DIFFA, awarded prize money to top three students for their design creations of denim jackets to be auctioned at future DIFFA events. First place went to UW-Stout student Brooke Burch.

DVD tells veteran's story
Telegram Herald, Platteville, July 9
UW-Stout graduate Gerald “Gerry” Tietz created a 10-minute DVD in memory of fellow graduate and fraternity brother Paul Derby, who died in Vietnam. Its first showing kicked off the Chi Lambda Paul Derby Memorial Scholarship at the 40th reunion of the classes of the 1960s of Stout State University (now UW-Stout). Derby’s son also presented the DVD July 9 at the opening of the Moving Wall exhibit in Platteville.

UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen: UW staff fares worst among educators in state budget
The Capital Times, Madison, July 9
In an editorial letter, UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen details how the state budget disproportionately affects university faculty and staff more than other state employees.

Dining in Dunn County
Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 7
Rebuilding the reputation of a longstanding Dunn County tradition is the goal of Kim and Peter Gruetzmacher. The father and son team recently purchased Jake's Supper Club and re-opened the establishment March 1. Peter Gruetzmacher is a graduate of UW-Stout's hotel and restaurant management program.

University educators suffer most in budget
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 8
In an editorial letter, UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen details how the state budget disproportionately affects university faculty and staff more than other state employees.

UW System proposes tuition hike
Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 8
While tuition would increase 5.5 percent at UW-Stout (to $5,974 for a 15-credit load per semester), the total cost for a resident undergraduate would increase only 3.2 percent, because the laptop fee will decrease 14.9 percent. The total-cost amount of $13,156 for 2009-10 includes tuition, fees, a residence hall room and the meal plan.

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Costs would jump at UW-Eau Claire
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 8

100,000 patients die due to medical errors in the US each year
Ghana News Agency, Fiapre, Ghana, July 7
UW-Stout associate professor of operations and management John Dzissah is a facilitator at a conference on patient safety and quality healthcare at Fiapre in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He is quoted as saying Ghana needs to make an effective and efficient approach in the control of medical device products into the country.

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     Ghana Business News, Fiapre, Ghana, July 8

Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models Presentation Techniques, Second Edition
Interior Design Products blog, July 6
A textbook written by UW-Stout interior design faculty member Maureen Mitton is featured on an interior design products blog.

UW tuition hike
B-95 Radio, Eau Claire, July 6
The UW System Board of Regents is expected to approve a 5.5 percent tuition hike Thursday. At UW-Eau Claire, tuition would rise $287, and $222 at UW-Stout. But UW-Stout says room-and-board will stay the same, and the cost of the required laptop computer for each student will drop by about $150. UW-Madison students would pay an extra $600.

UW-Stout awarded share of science grant
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, July 6
The National Science Foundation has awarded a nearly $1 million grant to UW-Stout and UW-Manitowoc to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — STEM — graduates in Wisconsin.

UW-Stout awarded share of science grant
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 6
The National Science Foundation has awarded a nearly $1 million grant to UW-Stout and UW-Manitowoc to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates in Wisconsin.

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UW-Stout awarded share of science grant
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., July 6

Editorial: UW System covers state; regents should too
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 5
One of Wisconsin's greatest strengths is its robust university system, which includes 13 four-year campuses spread across the state, from Superior in the north to Milwaukee in the south; from the flagship institution in Madison to west-central Wisconsin's own UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout and UW-River Falls.

American Standard Brands Announces New Personnel Appointments
Building Online, Dana Point, Calif., July 5
UW-Stout graduate Carter J. Thomas has been named director, industrial design – luxury business for American Standard Brands. He will oversee the creation of innovative kitchen and bath styles for the Jado, Porcher and American Standard luxury brands. Thomas has a bachelor's degree in industrial design from the university.


Relay for Life reaches milestones locally and nationally
Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 4
Participants in the 14th annual Relay for Life of Dunn County on June 19-20 at UW-Stout helped the event reach an impressive milestone. With the more than $80,000 raised so far by participants in 2009, the community can now proudly say the local Relay event has surpassed the $1 million mark of total funds raised during the past 14 years.

Higher Learning Commission in Chicago, IL - CE Team Chairs
Senator Tom Seymour blog, Minot, N.D., July 4
Esther G. Fahm, professor in UW-Stout’s department of food and nutrition, is listed as a member of a Higher Learning Commission.

Buffer garden aims to keep lakes from going green
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, July 3
Last year, the members of the Tainter/Menomin Lake Improvement Association tossed barley bales into the lakes in an attempt to combat bacteria from phosphorus and nitrate. This year, they're turning to buffer gardens, made in part with some of that water soaked barley and lots of mulch, as well as lots of help from a UW-Stout biology class.

New high-tech start-up comes to NanoRite
Chippewa Herald, Chippewa Falls, July 2
Resonant MicroSystems Inc. is a defense contractor located at NanoRite in west Eau Claire. Don Gisch, a CVTC nanoscience grad, is an intern and an employee of Resonant. Gisch plans to transfer to UW-Stout to further his education. Stout and UW-Eau Claire are key partners in NanoRite.

The Good Stuff: Ministers help police in crisis situations
Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 1
The Menomonie Police Chaplain program recently observed its five-year anniversary. In its five years, the program has expanded to include support for the Red Cedar Medical Center, the UW-Stout police and the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department. With the involvement of volunteer chaplains, stress — and distress — levels, especially among friends and family members, are often greatly alleviated, so police officers can focus on the business at hand.

Europe taps America’s green education opportunity
Business Wire, Madison, July 1
The University of Wisconsin's new online Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management has attracted students from as far away as Munich, Germany. UW-Extension brought together the strengths of four different UW campuses in crafting the degree — UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout and UW-Superior.

Culture of investment thriving in Wisconsin
Business Journal, New Brunswick, Canada, June 30
Bubbling Springs Solar got off the ground with the help of a business incubator run by the Stout Technology Transfer Institute on the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s campus in Menomonie. The university provided the entrepreneur — whose company manufactures solar collectors — ample space at low cost under "favorable" conditions and offered research and development resources. In exchange, the start-up provided job opportunities for graduating students.

Greenspan’s anguish
North Atlantic Books blog, June 29
An essay from the book “Meadowlark Economics” by UW-Stout professor James Eggert, shares Eggert’s conclusions about the economic pitfalls of free market capitalism.

Twitter in the classroom 1.0
Techization blog, Menomonie, June 29
UW-Stout student Matt Kaskavitch shares his concept of how professors can use the real-time aspect of Twitter to deepen student engagement, both in and out of the classroom.

UW-Stout to host Polytechnic summit
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 29
UW-Stout is hosting an inaugural summit this summer of all polytechnic universities in the country. The summit will be July 16 and 17 on the UW-Stout campus in Menomonie.

Business puts down roots
Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, June 28
What started as a hobby turned into a profitable business for UW-Stout graduate Kia Thao, who owns and operates Kia’s Flowers in Plymouth. Thao holds a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from the university.

Rain soaks show, not spirits
Dunn County News, Menomonie, June 28
UW-Stout hosted Drums Along Red Cedar June 21, first in the Don and Nona Williams Stadium and later inside Johnson Fieldhouse.

Disc golf stars offer tips in Menomonie
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 26
The UW-Stout Disc Golf Club brought in three of the world’s top-ranked disc golf players to teach a golf clinic in Menomonie.

Disc golf stars offer tips in Menomonie — Leader-Telegram
Golf Blog Daily, June 26

The lowdown on residence hall flooring
College Planning & Management magazine, June 2009
Administrators at UW-Stout use a high-quality, durable, cushioned carpet in their residence hall rooms and hallways. Scott Griesbach, director of University Housing, says they prefer this route because it is homier for students, absorbs noise on that floor, as well as the one above, and is easier to clean.

Menomonie High School teacher honored with national award
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, June 25
UW-Stout graduate Susan Turgeson will be presented with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2009 National Teacher of the Year award for being on the cutting-edge in family and consumer sciences elementary and secondary education.

CVTC names Kleven to manage River Falls campus
CVTC News, River Falls, June 12
John Kleven, a 2005 UW-Stout graduate in marketing education and current graduate student, has been named to manage the Chippewa Valley Technical College’s campus in River Falls.

UW Extension to offer green degree
WISC-TV, Channel 3000, Madison, June 22
A new cooperative initiative through UW Extension combines higher education and green business. Starting this fall, students at four UW schools, including UW-Stout, will be able to get a Bachelor of Science degree in sustainable management.

Disc golf clinic in Menomonie Monday night
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, June 22
A disc golf clinic hosted by the UW-Stout Disc Golf Club took place Monday at Menomonie Middle School. Three disc golf pros were on hand to share their tips.

UW-Stout students promote fruit, veggies at markets
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 20
UW-Stout dietetics majors are preparing free, healthful snacks at the farmers markets in Eau Claire this summer as part of the Veggin' Out program.

Activity abounds on fishing trip down Red Cedar River
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 19
John Higley of Menomonie, who helped teach a fly-tying class at UW-Stout, is profiled in this article on fly fishing.

In their father’s footsteps
Star-Observer, Hudson, June 18
For the children of six Hudson businessmen, a day with dad won’t be anything out of the ordinary this Father’s Day — because they already work alongside their fathers in family businesses. Two of the sons profiled — Brian and Mark Johnson — are UW-Stout alumni. Both received degrees in business before joining their father in his real estate business.

UW-Stout graduate creates burlesque show
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 18
UW-Stout graduate Natalie Bunton started the business the Midnight Muse Revue about a year ago after a friend requested a carnival and burlesque theme for a birthday party. Now with a stage name of Mademoiselle Musette, she and her cast entertain regularly at Minneapolis nightclub Ground Zero, but will perform Saturday in Eau Claire. Bunton graduated in 2000 with a degree in graphic design from UW-Stout.

Industry leader: Brigid O’Malley
Business Journal, Minneapolis/St. Paul, May 22
UW-Stout graduate Brigid O’Malley is profiled as an industry leader. Since becoming president of Reiling Construction Co. Inc. five years ago, she’s also formed three additional companies — and stayed busy raising a family and helping out in the community. O’Malley graduated from the university in 1985 with a degree in hotel and restaurant management.

Kick Cancer benefit concert gains steam
Daily Herald, Wausau, June 14
UW-Stout student Bennett Jones was recovering from cancer three years ago when he and some friends organized a concert featuring local bands — including his own — to raise money to fight the disease. The benefit is now in its third year.

UW-Stout choirs perform in Vatican City
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 13
Thirty-two singers with the UW-Stout Symphonic Singers and the Alumni Choir traveled to Italy and Austria last month and performed at several historic sites.

State budget cuts will be felt in western Wisconsin
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., June 13
UW-Stout will be affected by furloughs and the rescinding of a 2 percent pay increase. Its class sizes will be larger, and staff will have to take on larger workloads, according to Chancellor Charles Sorensen.

Local briefs: UW-Stout names college dean
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 12
R. Eugene Klippel has been appointed dean of UW-Stout's College of Management, Provost Julie Furst-Bowe announced. He will begin July 1.

Special Olympics: police make a run for it
Hudson Star Observer, Hudson, June 12
Members of local law enforcement carried the torch for Special Olympics in a two-day run across Wisconsin, ending June 4 at opening ceremonies in Stevens Point with the lighting of the caldron for the start of the Summer State Special Olympics Games. The run was organized by Chief Lisa Walter of the UW-Stout Police Department.

Stepping off the stage
Volume One, Eau Claire, June 11
Gary Schuster, of the Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater, is stepping down from his role as executive director to become a student at UW-Stout. This profile examines his views of the local arts culture and his plans for the future.

Shortcuts: Stout to have video game design degree this fall
Volume One, Eau Claire, June 11
UW-Stout will offer the state’s first bachelor’s degree in game design this fall. The university also will offer a new major in property management.

Grants available to help Wisconsin manufacturers
Business North, Duluth, Minn., June 10
The Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center, headquartered on the UW-Stout campus, has received grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to help small and midsized manufacturers.

Furloughs likely won’t stop university classes
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 10
UW-Stout administrators do not anticipate canceling classes to accommodate the mandated furloughs of all state employees.

Using Twitter in the graduate classroom
Bill Wolff’s Composing Spaces blog, June 10
UW-Stout assistant professor Daisy Pignetti’s Twitter research in her English courses is discussed in this blog article.

Ghost stories: Illinois is haunted and entertained by spooky tales
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, June 10
UW-Stout alumnus Chad Lewis, author of "Illinois Guide to Haunted Locations" and other books, researches the paranormal around the world. He recently presented in Chicago on some of the Midwest's most haunted sites. Lewis received a degree in psychology from the university.

UW-Stout hoping to start renovation project
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, June 8
UW-Stout is hoping to start renovating its student center next spring, if the state Legislature approves the project in its budget. The Joint Finance Committee already approved the 18-million dollar project, which requires no tax dollars.

Anderson ready for something new
Pierce County Herald, Ellsworth, June 9
UW-Stout alumna Connie Anderson retired from teaching after 35 years. She is ready to try new things.

Apply, wait, worry: Twin Cities job seekers struggle even to find work for the summer
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., June 8
University of Wisconsin-Stout graduate Kelsey Phenow spent a year looking for a permanent job before taking a temporary summer job as a server at the Town and Country Club in St. Paul. Despite numerous interviews, she was unable to find something in the business or marketing field.

UW buildings big part of state budget
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 8
Amid pay cuts, furloughs and larger class sizes, UW System officials see one silver lining in the otherwise harsh state budget: a big investment in new buildings, including an $18 million renovation for UW-Stout’s student center. The UW System says its projects are expected to create 8,000 jobs in the construction industry and support 8,000 more through their economic impact. A majority of the projects also are funded through student fees and donations set aside for them — not tax dollars. 

12 will face off in business plan contest at entrepreneurs’ conference
Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee, June 7
Former UW-Stout dean and business professor Bruce Siebold will be a judge in the business plan contest at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference in downtown Milwaukee Tuesday. Siebold now is founder and president of Rusk Prairie Consulting in Menomonie.

From dress wearer to dressmaker
Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, N.D., June 5
UW-Stout alumna and former Miss Grand Forks Caroline Hayden Brost now is a designer for pageant contestants in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.

Local briefs: UW-Stout to add two new majors
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 5
The UW System Board of Regents approved two Bachelor of Science degrees at UW-Stout. Programs in property management as well as game design and development will begin at the university in the fall.

UW-Stout adds bachelor degree programs
Online Bachelor Degree Programs, June 5

UW-Stout adds new bachelor degree programs
Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh, N.C., June 5

UW-Stout hoping to offer bachelor's in video game design
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 4
A UW System Regents committee Thursday recommended that UW-Stout be allowed to offer the state's first bachelor's degree in game design and development this fall,  to upgrade its property management program to bachelor's degree status and to revise its mission statement. The full Board of Regents will consider the requests today.

High-tech firm expands at NanoRite
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 3
Resonant MicroSystems has formed a public-private nanotechnology partnership in the Chippewa Valley with UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout and Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Addiction expert set for UW-Stout talk
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, June 3
William Moyers of St. Paul, executive director of the Hazelden Center for Public Advocacy and the son of television network newscaster Bill Moyers, is speaking Thursday morning at UW-Stout at the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The 25th annual conference, which started Sunday, runs through Thursday.

David Wilson on the new UW online green degree
Online Degree Reviews, June 2
In a YouTube video, David Wilson, chancellor of UW-Extension/UW Colleges, talks about the new Bachelor of Science in sustainable management being offered by UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, UW-Superior and UW-Extension.

Apollo High School top 10
sctimes.com, St. Cloud, Minn., June 1
Alison Gray, 2009 high school graduate, plans to study at UW-Stout in the fall.

UST in the news
UST Bulletin Today, St. Paul, Minn., June 1
UW-Stout and University of St. Thomas students help design children's breathing apparatus.

Pacelli valedictorian makes plans for 'traditional' life
Austin Post-Bulletin, Austin, Minn., May 30
Kristi Sager, an 18-year-old Pacelli High School senior and class valedictorian, plans to pursue a degree in business administration at UW-Stout this fall.

Carrying on a wish: Helping a mother carry on
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, May 29
Katie Brophy Lee was still a UW-Stout student when she was diagnosed with leukemia. She was a studio arts major and vice president of the GreenSense environmental organization. Her mother Patty Lee has memorialized Katie, who died in 2007, with the production of Beezie Bags.

Local businesses look at new ways to stay green
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, May 27
Tara Bergeson of UW-Stout's Outreach Services says businesses can get a competitive edge by incorporating green techniques. That competitive edge is what business leaders from across the Chippewa Valley want.

Chetek native isn’t slowing down after losing 97 percent of sight
The Chetek Alert, Chetek, May 27
Chetek native Chris Wright has traveled all over the country, earned his bachelor’s and master's degrees from UW-Stout and owned his own business. At age 26, this may be a full plate in itself, but Wright has done it all while losing 97 percent of his sight in the process.

Mover: Kevin Wiese
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., May 26
UW-Stout alumnus Kevin Wiese, who is the director of construction for Forza Construction in Eden Prairie, Minn., is profiled in the business section. Wiese received a bachelor’s degree in construction from the university.

Grads of UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout are finding jobs, surveys find
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., May 26
UW-Stout graduates who responded to a Career Services survey reported a 96 percent employment rate up to a year after leaving campus. The 2007-08 annual report by UW-Stout's Career Services also showed that in 13 of the university's 34 majors, graduates found employment or continued their education 100 percent of the time.

UW-Stout student dies in motorcycle crash
WKOW TV, Madison, May 26
Austin Shimon of Corcoran, Minn. died early Saturday in a motorcycle crash. He was a 20-year-old sophomore majoring in retail merchandising and management at UW-Stout. 

UW-Stout students help design breathing device
WSAW TV, Wausau, May 25
Over the spring semester, UW-Stout students helped design the Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery System, otherwise known as OPOD. This device could go a long way towards helping kids with children's interstitial lung disease, a condition which impairs their ability to get oxygen.

Wisconsin offers sustainable management degree
Environmental Protection News, May 25
UW-Extension is offering the nation's first online sustainable management bachelor's degree, in partnership with UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout and UW-Superior. The degree completion program will equip workers with the management skills they will need to lead a sustainable business strategy.

Manufacturers find hope for the future
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 23
Nearly 200 people attended the second annual Manufacturing Advantage Conference held May 14 at UW-Stout.

Wisconsin’s art news for May 21
ArtBeet blog, May 22
UW-Stout choirs are touring Europe: Thirty-two singers from UW-Stout are on a European concert tour that includes a scheduled performance at the Vatican. The Symphonic Singers and Alumni Choir left Monday to tour Italy and Austria. The choirs' first stop was in Rome, where they toured famous locations and performed for the first time in Vatican City.


UW-Stout student dead in crash
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 26
UW-Stout student Austin J. Shimon of Corcoran, Minn., died early Saturday, after being involved in a crash Friday afternoon.

County board agrees to disagree
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 23
The Dunn County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of UW-Stout art professor Paul DeLong as the District 16 representative.

CIBER goes live with four university PeopleSoft Admission and Financial Aid Implementations
Ciber, Ciber.com, May 21
CIBER, Inc. announced the completion of the first two implementation phases of Oracle® PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite for UW-Stout and UW-LaCrosse and for two University of Texas campuses.

Surveys: Most local college grads finding employment
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 26
Despite a soft economy, recent surveys indicate graduates of UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire have been successful in finding jobs. UW-Stout graduates reported a 96 percent employment rate up to a year after leaving campus.

Bolstad delivers Memorial Day address
Chippewa.com, Chippewa Falls, May 25
Lt. Col. Scott D. Bolstad, U.S. Army and professor of military science at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, delivered a Memorial Day address in Chippewa Falls.

University of Wisconsin-Stout students help design children's breathing aid
Pioneer Press, TwinCities.com, St. Paul, Minn., May 24
This semester students at UW-Stout helped design the Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery System, or OPOD, a device designed to help those suffering from children's interstitial lung disease — a group of diseases that impair a child's ability to get oxygen.

Trix are for Kids — Scholarships are for Scholars
Runde’s Auto Group blog, May 21
Justin Hanger, who will study technology education at UW-Stout in the fall, earned three scholarships toward his college education. He is profiled on his employer’s blog for his accomplishments.

UW-Stout passes accreditation review
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 21
UW-Stout has passed its accreditation review by the Higher Learning Commission. The commission, a part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, hailed UW-Stout for its commitment to continuous quality improvement and other principles associated with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which the university received eight years ago.

Turning Twitter into an asset
Higher Ed Morning, May 20
A UW-Stout professor requires students in her English composition classes to post 200 tweets for the semester. She touts it as a way for them to talk about class materials and share information about assignments.

UW-Stout students save lives by design
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 19
UW-Stout students helped design a life-saving device for infants and young children with lung disorders. Eight junior-level students majoring in art with a concentration in industrial design participated in a collaborative project with the nonprofit organization DesignWise Medical, in Minneapolis, and the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, also in Minneapolis.

Memorial Day weekend roundup
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 20
Army Lt. Col. Scott Bolstad, a professor of military science at UW-Stout, will be the featured speaker during a ceremony in Irvine Park, following the Chippewa Falls Memorial Day parade.

Misewell at ICFF 2009
Contemporist blog, May 20
Brothers Vincent and Paul Georgeson, the founders of Misewell, a Milwaukee-based furniture design and manufacturing company, won the Editors Award for best new designer at the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City this past week. Both brothers received art degrees in industrial design from UW-Stout.

UW-Stout choirs are touring Europe
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 20
Thirty-two singers from UW-Stout are on a European concert tour that includes a scheduled performance at the Vatican.

Students showcase their talents at Spartan Fiesta
Superior Telegram, Superior, May 20
Superior High School student Rebecca Noble plans to major in fashion and apparel at the UW-Stout.

Colfax man reaches second round in governor’s business plan contest
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 18
Ken Smith, UW-Stout adjunct professor, was one of 50 entries from 26 communities to advance to the semi-final round of the sixth annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The mission of the contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early-growth stages of high-tech businesses in Wisconsin.

FVTC graduates receive diplomas Sunday; look to the future
Northwestern.com, Oshkosh, May 18
Carolyn Brandt, a graduate of Fox Valley Technical College, will work as a pastry chef this summer prior to coming to UW-Stout in the fall. She will major in hotel, restaurant and tourism management.

Bubbling with new ideas
Chippewa Valley Business Report, Spring 2009, pp. 20-21
Bubbling Springs Solar is participating in UW-Stout’s on-campus incubator program. They are working with university faculty and students to improve solar water collectors.

Stout ‘deep dives’ into innovation
Chippewa Valley Business Report, Spring 2009, pp. 22-23
UW-Stout students participated in a brainstorming session during the 25th anniversary of the Cabot Executive in Residence program.

Wisconsin university program offers green job opportunities
Green Energy News, May 14
The University of Wisconsin System has brought the prospect of energy independence to its newest degree program, which is an online sustainable management bachelor’s degree. The university extension and several campuses – UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Superior and UW-Stout – are collaborating on the degree program.

Art-A-Whirl 2009 Special Edition
L’etoile Magazine blog, May 14
Two screen printing companies made up of UW-Stout graduates are mentioned in this artist spotlight article. Anthem Heart is run by Nick Ulrich, Dennis Evert and Ken Hannigan, and Lovely Mpls is run by Jamie Paul and Kevin Hayes — all former UW-Stout art students.

2009 Top young trainers
Training Magazine, May 2009
UW-Stout alumnus Bruce Baumgarten was named a 2009 Top Young Trainer by Training Magazine. Baumgarten, who is a training supervisor with AAA, received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UW-Stout.

With the Log Jam, dream becomes reality
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 13
Tim Schletty, a 2003 graduate of UW-Stout’s packaging program, followed a dream to renovate a downtown Menomonie building into the Log Jam. Fellow UW-Stout graduates, Rob and Kristen Schenck, manage the establishment.

AAFCS taps Turgeson as National Teacher of the Year
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 13
Susan Turgeson, a Menomonie High School teacher, has been named 2009 National Teacher of the Year for Secondary-School Food Science Program by the American Association of Family and Consumer Science. Prior to receiving the AAFCS National Teacher of the Year award, she was honored with the Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year award, AAFCS New Achievers award and Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year award. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

UW-Extension creates online sustainability management bachelor’s degree
The Business Journal, Milwaukee, May 12
The capabilities of four University of Wisconsin campuses — UW-Parkside, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout and UW-Superior — were combined by UW-Extension, for the first time, to create a new bachelor’s degree in sustainability management, which received Board of Regents approval May 8.

Degree set up for sustainable business plans
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 11
UW-Stout and UW-River Falls are joining UW-Extension and two other UW System campuses to offer the nation's first online bachelor's degree in sustainable management.

Menomonie High School teacher wins national award
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 11
Susan Turgeson, Menomonie High School food and nutrition instructor, has been named the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences national teacher of the year. The UW-Stout alumnus brings her high school students to campus to observe college courses in food science, see commercial cooking equipment and learn about the latest research from graduate students.

Brothers from Uzbekistan find knowledge
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 8
It's somewhat unusual for brothers to graduate from the same university on the same day, but it's even more unusual when they are thousands of miles from home. Elbek and Umar Kurbanov, from the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan, both graduated Saturday from UW-Stout. Elbek, 24, is receiving a bachelor's degree in applied science and Umar, 22, a degree in information technology management.

Stout design
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, May 8
Graduating seniors in UW-Stout’s department of art and design showcased their final projects in the areas of graphic design, industrial design, interior design and multimedia design Friday, May 8.

Homeroom: Nigerian teacher, 54, nears lifelong goal of master’s from UW-Stout
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., May 11
Katsina Darma, 54, saved money for more than two decades to return to UW-Stout for his master's degree in career and technical education. "I want to be an example to my family that they must be educated," said Darma, whose seven children include a doctor, three medical students, two studying library science and one in architecture school.

UW-Stout chancellor challenges grads
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 9
In his commencement address Saturday, Chancellor Charles Sorensen challenged graduates to be ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

Reusable bags honor daughter’s legacy
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 9
Eau Claire mother Patty Lee distributes reusable Beezie Bags in memory of her daughter, Katie, who died from leukemia complications. Katie was vice president of the UW-Stout GreenSense environmental club and an art student at the university when she died at age 23.

UW-Stout students donate old home furnishings
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, May 8
Friday was the second annual Spring Move-Out Event at UW-Stout. Some students living off campus who are moving home for the summer donated their reusable furniture, appliances and other household items.

Stout to host Manufacturing Advantage Conference
Chippewa Herald, Chippewa Falls, May 8
The Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center will host the 2nd annual Manufacturing Advantage: Resources for Innovation and Growth Conference on May 14. This full-day conference on the UW-Stout campus will provide small to mid-sized manufacturers with the strategies and resources needed for success.

UW Stout: Senior Apparel Society Show
Nolcha Fashion-Business-Network, May 8
The Stout Apparel Society’s spring 2009 Silhouettes fashion show was featured in the press room of Nolcha Fashion-Business-Network.

Budget plan hits state employees
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 7
Up to 1,100 state workers could be laid off and most state employees, including those at UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout, would be forced to take 16 days of unpaid leave under a budget-balancing plan outlined Thursday by Gov. Jim Doyle.

Around town: STEM scholars
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 7
Four area high school students are among the first group of STEM scholars selected by UW-Stout.

Case of swine flu confirmed in Dunn County
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 6
A case of swine flu has been confirmed in Dunn County, public health director Wendy MacDougall said Wednesday. The person is a not a UW-Stout student, a university spokesman said.

Flu scare leads two campuses to forgo graduation handshakes
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 6
Graduates of UW-River Falls and UW-Oshkosh will be awarded their diplomas during commencement ceremonies this month, but the certificates won't come with a congratulatory handshake. Officials at UW-Stout are discussing the issue but haven't made a final decision yet.

UW-Stout commencement set for Saturday
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 5
The university will hold its spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9, in Johnson Fieldhouse.

A home for family and real life
The Journal, New Ulm, Minn., May 5
The home of interior designer Kelly Helget Welsh, a 1992 UW-Stout graduate, was featured in the April 2009 Better Homes and Garden magazine, in a six-page spread of photos and text called "Old Soul."

UW System students could see financial aid dip
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 4
Nearly 8,000 University of Wisconsin System students could see their financial aid packages for next school year reduced by an average $310 after action by the Legislature's budget committee. Doug Mell, UW-Stout director of communications, said the university is waiting for more guidance from the state before telling students how much aid they will get.

Nine flexo-print products win 2009 FTA Best of Show
Converting Magazine - Oak Brook, Ill., May 4
UW-Stout professor James Tenorio was a judge at the Flexographic Technical Association’s Excellence in Flexography Awards competition held in Lake Buena Vista, Fl.

Area Universities Prepare for Swine Flu Cases
WQOW TV News 18 - Eau Claire, May 4
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout have rerouted students who had signed up for programs in Mexico; some students will now be studying in Nicaragua or Costa Rica.

Economic development corporation names Smith to interim post
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 3
UW-Stout Outreach and Research Services Executive Director Christopher Smith has been named interim director of the Dunn County Economic Development Corporation.

UW-Stout student recovers from trauma; graduates this month
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 2
After recovering from a life-threatening motorcycle accident in May 2008, Brandon Rogers will graduate this May from UW-Stout. He says he owes his life to the swift actions and expert care he received from Luther Midelfort's Level II trauma team.

Making taxing decisions
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, May 2
Nathan Writz will graduate in May from UW-Stout with a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and vocational evaluation. He, like many others this year, will use his tax refund to pay for essential purchases.

Stout golf rising quickly
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, May 1
UW-Stout men's golf team members have helped the Blue Devils go from new program to national prominence in just three short years.

Minnesota builder helps Wisconsin meet minority goal
The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee, April 29
Wisconsin beat its minority contracting goal in 2008 for the first time because a Minnesota contractor won the $29.5 million UW-Stout Jarvis Hall project.

Fashion Without Fabric 2009
Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, April 18
Every year, UW-Stout art and design students produce unique fashions using anything and everything but fabric during their Fashion Without Fabric show. Approximately 150 artists collaborated to produce 75 entries in this year’s catwalk extravaganza. A photographer from Volume One captured 26 images to post online.

UW campuses canceling, postponing Mexico programs
NBC 26, Green Bay, April 29
Several University of Wisconsin campuses have canceled or postponed summer study programs to Mexico as the government warned people against nonessential travel to that nation because of its swine flu outbreak.

Local briefs: Interim economic director named
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 29
Christopher Smith, UW-Stout Outreach and Research Services executive director, has been named interim director of the Dunn County Economic Development Corporation.

Silhouettes 2009
Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, April 26
On Sunday, April 26, the Stout Apparel Society presented its annual Silhouettes fashion show featuring an Alice in Wonderland avant-garde finale. A photographer from Volume One posted 30 photos of the show online.

UW to look at Mexico trips
Badger-Herald, Madison, April 29
UW-Stout spokesperson Doug Mell said students at the university are torn between following through with plans to study abroad and following the flu warnings to change their travel plans. Universities and students throughout the UW System are choosing to reconsider study abroad programs in Mexico due to the recent swine flu outbreak.

UW-Stout passes campus emergency test
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, April 28
UW-Stout tested its upgraded emergency alert system Monday. The test included pop-up messages sent to student and staff computers. University officials say the pop-up message showed up immediately.

As flu cases mount, U.S. students abroad stay put
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 28
Claudia Smith, director of international education at UW-Stout, said she was waiving penalties and seeking to find an alternate program for the one student at Stout who was scheduled to study in Mexico this summer. He probably will study in Spain instead, she said.

Stout alert system
B95 Radio, Eau Claire, April 28
UW-Stout officials say a test of their upgraded emergency alert system was a success. Yesterday's test included an instantaneous pop-up message with a siren, sent to student and staff computers. However, it only works if the computer owner has downloaded special software, and so far only 1600 of the 10,000 computers on campus have the software.

Tomorrow’s leaders speak out today
Food and Beverage Packaging magazine, April 1
Four current UW-Stout students were interviewed and selected as tomorrow’s leaders and are profiled in this month’s Food and Beverage Packaging magazine.

Great Lakes sinkholes a window to ancient life
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, April 27
Scientists studying submerged sinkholes in the Great Lakes off the coast of northern Michigan — including UW-Stout biologist Stephen Nold — have stumbled onto something they never expected to find: life-forms akin to those found in some of Earth's most extreme environments.

UW-Stout design students put on fashion show
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, April 26
UW-Stout apparel design students showed their finest clothing collections Sunday night during the annual Silhouettes Spring Fashion Show. The show is put on by the Stout Apparel Society.

UW-Stout expands emergency warnings
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 26
Students, faculty and staff at UW-Stout now have access to FLASHbrief, a new Web-based emergency alert system that will augment the campus’ safety systems.

UW-Stout awarded National Science Foundation grant for STEM scholarships
Wisconsin Technology Network, April 23
The National Science Foundation awarded Scholarship grants in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics of $567,000 to UW-Stout’s applied science program for support of the project "Polytechnic Mission, Applied Science Vision.”

Around town: Red Cross board
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 22
Jim Uhlir Jr., the executive director of health and safety at UW-Stout, has been elected to the board of directors of the Chippewa Valley Regional Chapter of the American Red Cross.

In celebration of Earth Day
North Atlantic Books blog, April 22
 “Meadowlark Economics,” a book written by UW-Stout faculty member James Eggert, was one of several books selected to be featured by the publisher North Atlantic Books in recognition of Earth Day.

Stout student takes part in disabled vets winter sports clinic
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 22
Kyle Kienitz, a native of Appleton and currently a junior at University of Wisconsin-Stout, recently returned from Snowmass Village, Colo., after spending several days participating in the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic.

Council addresses mailbox issue...UW-Stout advises on its 20-year plan
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 22
George Acker, campus planner, presented UW-Stout's 20-year master campus plan to Menomonie City Council members.

Aversions and attractions pack 'em in at UW-Stout
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 21
Under the theme of Phobias and Philias, a total of 75 outfits, modeled and created by nearly 100 art students from UW-Stout, paraded down the runway in the Great Hall Saturday night.

Area students make shirts for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, April 20
Students at UW-Stout designed 20 shirts as a tribute to women who have been victims of violence. The colorful shirts are not only meant to catch your eye, they also display some powerful statistics.

College students look to make hospital gowns more wearable
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, April 20
Apparel design students at UW-Stout unveiled a new design for the standard hospital gown. They still provide the access doctors need, but are not nearly as revealing as a typical gown. Students will display the hospital gown at next week's research day on campus. They hope to get a patent and eventually market it.

Researcher examines unexplained
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 19
UW-Stout alumnus and paranormal researcher Chad Lewis will present "Bizarre History of the Chippewa Valley" at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 25, at Chippewa Valley Museum, 1204 Carson Park Drive.

Fashionable program
Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, April 16
The apparel design and development program at UW-Stout, which boasts 100 percent job placement, teaches students in-depth how to make clothing, from sketching an idea, to sewing the fabric together, to sending it down the runway. The program has produced a couple of garments that have become patented and some former students have even helped design outfits for celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon and Renee Zellweger.

High-mileage vehicle competition
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, April 18
A high-mileage vehicle competition, hosted by UW-Stout’s Technology Education Student Association, was held Friday at the Dunn County Fairgrounds. Some highlights new to the competition this year included a propane-powered car and a hydrogen-assisted car.

Lab prepares UW-Stout students for casino careers
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 18
UW-Stout offers a certificate program in gaming management and a minor in gaming entertainment management. Classes cover management, casino operations, casino tourism, including the economics of how casinos have helped lift people out of poverty, and the psychological issues of gambling, including addiction.

Professors urging college students to ‘Tweet’ – even in class
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., April 18
UW-Stout assistant professor Daisy Pignetti asks each of the students in her freshman English composition classes to post 200 tweets by the end of the semester.

Soldier’s dad says veterans attending UW-Eau Claire deserve more credits, service center
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., April 18
The father of a west-central Wisconsin soldier wants to see UW-Eau Claire give veterans more college credit for their military service and open a veterans service center on campus. UW-Stout waives a two-credit physical education requirement for veterans and is searching for an adviser whose job, in part, will be to provide one-stop shopping to help veterans returning to college. On Wednesday UW-Stout is hosting a roundtable for all faculty and staff on the issue of teaching returning veterans.

Educators honored at Grand Valley's College of Education Convocation
Grand Valley State University News Center, Grand Rapids, Mich., April 16
UW-Stout alumna June Schaible will be named Outstanding Educator at Grand Valley State University’s College of Education Convocation April 24. Schaible has a bachelor’s degree in vocational rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Around town briefs: Eagle Scout
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 16
Incoming UW-Stout freshman and current North High School senior Daniel Mell of Eau Claire has received the Eagle Scout award — scouting's highest rank. Mell will major in information technology management at UW-Stout in the fall.

Family Weekend starts at UW-Stout
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 15
The University of Wisconsin-Stout will host Family Weekend 2009, Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19. 

MHS’ Science Olympiad team heads to nationals again
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 11
Two hometown teams — Menomonie and Boyceville high schools — won top spots in last weekend’s state Science Olympiad finals at UW-Stout.

Survey says Stout is a community asset
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 15
How does the Menomonie community view UW-Stout? According to a recent survey, they view the university, for the most part, in a remarkably positive light.

‘Retired’ Jefferson teacher gets Kohl award
Daily Union, Fort Atkinson, April 14
It's unusual for a teacher who retired three years ago to receive a prestigious Kohl Fellowship, but then UW-Stout graduate Shari Foes is an unusual teacher. Although she retired as the family and consumer education instructor at Jefferson Middle School officially in 2006, she came back when the district had trouble finding a qualified successor. In March, Foes was honored with a select Kohl award, only 100 of which are given statewide each year by the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation.

Student wins $12,600 in NCAA bracket contest
Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, April 14
Marshfield High School senior Cody Weber, who plans to major in construction management at UW-Stout, won $12,600 in the Bracket Bucks nationwide contest run by Powerpoints, Inc. of Denver. Weber said he plans to use the winnings to help pay for college.

Study: UW faculty pay lags behind national average
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 13
Salaries for full professors at regional public universities lag behind the national average at comparable institutions by at least 17 percent, according to a study released Monday. A report from the American Association of University Professors shows UW-Stout professors earn 17.4 percent less than the national average for public master's-level universities.

Stout students approve smoking ban
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 11
University of Wisconsin-Stout students have voted overwhelmingly in favor of an advisory referendum on banning smoking from campus.

University names Lugo 'Outstanding Woman of Color'
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 11
A senior academic librarian in UW-Stout’s University Library, Lelahvon “Lelah” Lugo was presented with a UW System Outstanding Woman of Color award Saturday, April 4, at the 33rd annual Wisconsin Women’s Studies conference. 

Traveling exhibit airs violence issues
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 12
Twenty orange, pink, blue and green T-shirts, all donated by UW-Stout students, hung in the Menomonie Public Library as reminders of violence against women. The shirts are part of The Clothesline Project, a program started in Cape Cod, Mass., in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women.

Teachers Become Technology Savvy
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, April 9
UW-Stout Assistant English Professor Daisy Pignetti has been on Twitter — the social networking and mini blogging site — for a little more than a year.

Students vote for smoking ban
Chicago Tribune, April 9
Students at UW-Stout have voted to ban smoking anywhere on campus.

Students assemble meals for Kids against Hunger
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 7
University of Wisconsin-Stout students involved in the Phi Upsilon Omicron honor society in family and consumer sciences hosted a Kids against Hunger event on Tuesday.

Obey visit targets lean principles
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 8
U.S. Rep. Dave Obey visited Rooney Printing on Wednesday for a briefing on the UW-Stout-based Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center, which applies lean strategies to help regional companies become more productive.

College students vote to go smoke free
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, April 8
Students voted Wednesday on a referendum to make the campus smoke-free. It passed with 1,176 students in favor and 718 opposed.

Three admit to causing Muddy Creek conflagration
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 8
Shooting off fireworks by three UW-Stout students was the cause of a grass fire that scorched more than 400 acres of marshland east of Menomonie and caused the evacuation of five homes.

Three charged in Dunn County grass fire
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 7
Three UW-Stout students turned themselves in and have been charged in connection with starting a grass fire Monday in Dunn County that burned about 600 acres and caused several evacuations.

Students to Vote on Smoke-Free Campus
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, April 7
A campuswide smoking ban referendum is part of the Stout Student Association's spring election, and it’s getting mixed reviews.

UW-Stout to hold student vote on campus smoking ban
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., April 6
UW-Stout students will vote electronically Wednesday on a proposal to eliminate smoking on campus grounds, possibly as early as next fall. It already is prohibited in buildings.

UW-Stout to hold student vote on campus smoking ban
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 6
UW-Stout students will vote electronically Wednesday on a proposal to eliminate smoking on campus grounds, possibly as early as next fall. It already is prohibited in buildings.

Around the region: UW-Stout to trim costs for laptops
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 4
UW-Stout is reducing the cost of its e-Scholar laptop program, beginning this fall. The move will save those students taking 30 credits in an academic year $165.

Around the region: New dean to lead UW-Stout college
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 4
A veteran mathematics professor and administrator has been appointed dean of the new UW-Stout College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Jeffrey Anderson, the former interim dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Winona State University in Minnesota, will begin work July 1.

Commission views campus master plan
Dunn County News, Menomonie, April 4
University Campus Planner George Acker introduced the Menomonie Plan Commission to the university’s first-ever campus master plan during a March meeting.

State Olympiad championship held at UW-Stout
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, April 4
On Saturday, the Wisconsin Science Olympiad Championship was held at UW-Stout. More than three dozen teams from around the state competed in events, focused on science, math, technology and engineering, with the winning team moving onto the national competition in Georgia next month.

UW-Stout appoints director of Career Services
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, April 3
Amy Lane has accepted the position of director of Career Services at University of Wisconsin-Stout following a national search. 

Hard times hitting newspapers
Wisconsin Public Television, April 3
Doug Mell, director of communication, discusses the newspaper industry in this Wisconsin Public Television interview. Mell spent more than 25 years in the print industry with the Wisconsin State Journal and Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Watch the interview here.

Choppers stop at UW-Stout
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, April 3
Approximately 20 ROTC students from UW-Stout, UW-Eau Claire and UW-River Falls got to hitch a ride on three helicopters that landed in a soccer field at UW-Stout Friday afternoon. After a brief lesson on the chopper, the students were taken to Fort McCoy for weekend-long training.

A father remembers his UW-Stout student son lost in fire, and a lot more
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 3
Al Hams, father of 23-year-old Scott Hams who died in an off-campus house fire one year ago, doesn’t focus on the agony he and others continually feel about the deaths of his son and two other students. Instead, he talks of love and compassion and the joy his sons give him, even in memory of one.

UW-Stout project advances
WAYY 790, Eau Claire, April 2
An $18 million renovation of UW-Stout’s Memorial Student Center now has the approval of the State Building Commission. The project will be paid for entirely with student fees, using no tax dollars.

Commission seals UWS academic building deal
Superior Telegram, Superior, April 2
Extra funds from projects at UW-Stout and UW-Madison that were completed under budget will provide $3.5 million to UW-Superior’s Swenson Hall project.

State building panel leaves UW-EC project off list
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, April 1
The State Building Commission advanced an $18 million renovation for UW-Stout’s Memorial Student Center. Approval of that project and others like it are to be funded by student fees, gifts or grants, not taxpayer dollars. Plans call for construction to begin by June 2010 and finish by September 2011.

What's in Menomonie's water?
Volume One, Eau Claire, January 23
It seems like every semester UW-Stout's Blue Devil Productions has their stuff together just a little more than the average college music booker, writes a Volume One blogger. Every single Thursday BDP books regional bands in The Underground that range from good to great.

No layoffs expected from Stout’s budget cuts
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 31
No layoffs are expected as UW-Stout strives to cut more than $4.4 million from next year's budget.

UW-Stout students make effort to help feed the hungry
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, March 31
UW-Stout’s honor society Phi Upsilon Omicron put together more than 23-thousand meal packets for the Kids against Hunger organization. 

Update: Thorp wins national contest
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, March 31
The Thorp High School Rube Goldberg team took first in the nation this weekend at Purdue University. New Auburn's team took third. Both high school teams placed at the regional Rube Goldberg competition at UW-Stout March 10.

Thorp students win national competition
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 30
The top team at UW-Stout’s regional Rube Goldberg machine contest held earlier this month – Thorp High School – also won the national competition. The team won the national title Saturday at Purdue University.

Computers and writing: Lessons in literacy from the New Orleans blogosphere and the composition classroom
SocialGumbo blog, March 30
An essay by UW-Stout assistant professor Daisy Pignetti appears in a blog on social media.

Psych Radio
A Career Developer’s Notes blog, March 30
UW-Stout assistant professor Christopher Moyer launched Psych Radio to inform listeners about psychology in three-minute podcasts.

Visions of Cuba and Cambodia
CAAI News Media, March 27
Nancy Carbonaro, owner of Carbonaro Photography in Wellesley, Mass., and a UW-Stout graduate from 1984, is called a humanitarian photographer by Word Press. Her newest show “CUBA/CAMBODIA/CARBONARO,” an exhibit of 19 photographs, is attracting lots of attention.

UW-Stout on cutting edge of sea change in learning
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 30
In an opinion column, UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen presents his view that the university is at the forefront of innovation in a number of ways.

Professor talks psychology on Internet radio show
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 29
Christopher Moyer, an assistant professor of psychology at UW-Stout, recently started PsychRadio, www.psychradio.org, on the Internet to help educate the public about psychology.

CF professionals anchor UW-Stout event
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 29
Gail Prock, Pine Harbor Holding chief executive, will be honored as a Cabot Executive during the closing keynote lecture of the 25th anniversary of the Arthur R. Cabot Executive Residency at UW-Stout. Also featured will be siblings Richard Leinenkugel, state commerce secretary; Jake Leinenkugel, Chippewa Falls-based Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. president; and youngest brother John Leinenkugel, a UW-Stout graduate who is trade quality manager for the family-run brewery.

Students dig in trash to prove point
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, March 26
UW-Stout students taking part in the nationwide RecycleMania contest removed recyclable items from trash containers on campus.

DeLara is NCGA champ
Dunn County News, Menomonie, March 25
UW-Stout sophomore Naomi DeLara took her second national title during the 25th anniversary of the National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships hosted last weekend by Hamline University in St. Paul, winning the floor exercise in a three-way tie.

UW-Stout participates in virtual college fair
Dunn County News, Menomonie, March 24
Two UW-Stout admissions counselors and two current students were available for questions during CollegeWeekLive March 25-26.

UW-Stout garbage reveals throwaway society
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 26
UW-Stout students taking part in the nationwide RecycleMania contest removed recyclable items from trash containers on campus.

A&W Franchisee Follows in Parents’ Footsteps
Franchise Business Opportunities, March 26
Jimmy Brajdic is a Wisconsin native who attended UW-Stout, where he earned a degree in hospitality and tourism. His interest in restaurants continued to grow and after working on a project with YUM! Brands, parent company for A&W, he chose to become an A&W franchisee.

Alcohol cited in many snowmobile fatalities
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 24
Fifteen of 23 snowmobile deaths this winter involved drinking. Among the victims in crashes where alcohol was involved were two UW-Stout students.

2nd generation A&W owner/operator turns one store into many
Ad Hoc News, Germany, March 24
Jimmy Brajdic, an A&W Restaurants franchisee, will celebrate the 90th anniversary of A&W Restaurants by opening a state-of-the-art ”A&W Restaurant 3-D Drive-In.” Brajdic earned a degree in hospitality and tourism from UW-Stout in 1994.

Column: Author talks about inspiration for novel series
Marshfield News Herald, March 24
Jay Gilbertson, author of "Moon Over Madeline Island," the story of two women who decide to move north and live on Madeline Island, graduated from UW-Stout with a degree in hospitality and restaurant management in 1984.

Downturn fuels interest in advanced degrees
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 22
The economic downturn can have an adverse affect on interest in advanced degrees, such as UW-Stout's relatively new Master of Science in manufacturing engineering. Nevertheless, the program, which officially began in 2006, has grown to just under 30 students.

Gustavus Adolphus 3, UW-Stout 2 (OT)
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 21
The Blue Devils headed into the matchup as the second-ranked team in Division III and finished the season with a 23-6-2 record.

UW-Stout teacher helps students realize dreams
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 21
Kitrina Carlson, UW-Stout associate professor of biology, and Rebecca Abler, UW-Manitowoc assistant professor of biological sciences, received the first Regents Diversity Award in the team category for a project to recruit and retain STEM students in Wisconsin.

A Nigerian man returns to UW-Stout for further studies
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 21
Katsina Darma, 54, of Nigeria earned his bachelor's degree from UW-Stout in the 1980s. He has saved money ever since to return to the university to work on his master's degree. He returned this semester.

Sabbatical bears ‘Strange Fruit’
Dunn County News, Menomonie, March 20
Geoffrey Wheeler, UW-Stout associate professor in the department of art and design, created a new body of work in ceramics as the result of his sabbatical in the 2007-08 academic year. Wheeler’s new work currently is on display through Friday, March 27, in an exhibition titled "Strange Fruit" in UW-Stout's Furlong Gallery.

Whimsical short film accepted into Wisconsin Film Festival
Dunn County News, Menomonie, March 20
UW-Stout graduate Sally Velleux was co-writer, director and producer of the short film “76% chance,” which was accepted into the Wisconsin Film Festival. Velleux is a 2008 graduate with a B.S. in art education.

UW-Stout hopes for renovation money
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, March 19
Renovation of the Memorial Student Center, if approved in the governor’s capital budget, would include new space for student groups, a modernized book store, new entrances and a new heating and air conditioning system.

UW-Stout student center renovation approved
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 19
A state subcommittee on Thursday recommended including a proposed $18 million renovation of UW-Stout's Memorial Student Center in the 2009-11 state budget.

Wenhardt paints serenity in the Third Ward
On Milwaukee magazine, March 19
Watercolor artist Steve Wenhardt explains his passion for his medium in this article. Wenhardt graduated from UW-Stout with a bachelor of fine arts, with concentrations in industrial and graphic design.

Bright ideas
Volume One, Eau Claire, March 19
Fifteen high school teams competed in the Rube Goldberg machine contest held at UW-Stout March 10.

Five injured in I-94 crash
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 19
Five people — all UW-Stout students — were injured Wednesday in a car-semitrailer truck crash on Interstate 94 near Eau Claire. The students were treated and released from area hospitals.

Henderson helping Stout hockey build a strong legacy
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 18
UW-Stout junior forward Paul Henderson has helped the Blue Devils become one of the nation’s top teams over the past three seasons. UW-Stout faces Gustavus Adolphus in an NCAA Division III semifinal at 3 p.m., today, in Lake Placid, N.Y.

UW-Stout to reduce cost of e-Scholar program this fall
Pierce County Herald, Ellsworth, March 18
Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen has decided to cut the cost of the e-Scholar laptop program from $37 per credit to $31.50 per credit, beginning this fall. Students taking 30 credits in an academic year will save $165.

The other spring break: College students help build Habitat Home
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Mo., March 18
Several UW-Stout students are in St. Joseph, Mo., this spring break, building the shell of a three-bedroom home for a local low-income family as part of the Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge. A photograph of UW-Stout student Elizabeth Hinke of Eagen, Minn., volunteering her time accompanies the article.

UW System enrollment tops 175,000
NBC 15, Madison, March 17
UW-Stout reported double-digit enrollment growth — 14 percent — during the past decade.

UW-Stout receives federal funding to help Wisconsin manufacturers
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, March 16
As part of the Obama economic recovery package, the Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center at UW-Stout will receive $174,000 for its Pilot Technology Transfer Project.

Bringing the Thunder...Thunderhawks move to Williams Stadium
Dunn County News, Menomonie, March 15
The Northern Wisconsin Thunderhawk semi-pro football team will make its home at UW-Stout’s Don and Nona Williams Stadium this season.

Blue Devils going to Division III Frozen Four with 2-1 win over Saints
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, March 14
Stout’s win over St. Scholastica in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championships Saturday at the Dunn County Ice Arena gives the Blue Devils' their first-ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four. Stout will play next Friday, March 20, at the NCAA Frozen Four at Herb Brooks Arena at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Students Vote on Campus Going Smoke Free
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, March 12
Last week, the UW-Stout Student Association decided to add a referendum question on a campus wide smoking ban.

Newly discovered sinkholes sustain unusual bacteria at the bottom of the Great Lake
Great Lakes Boating, March 12
Stephen Nold, a biology professor at UW-Stout, is part of a team of researchers studying saltwater sinkholes in the Great Lakes.

Obey cites stimulus benefits for Wisconsin
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 12
The economic stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama includes a number of items to help improve economic opportunity in west-central Wisconsin, U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, said in a news release, including $174,000 to help augment the Northwest Manufacturing Outreach Center technology transfer program at UW-Stout.

ID student process workshop
Brooks Stevens, St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 7
Industrial design agency Brooks Stevens Inc. presented a workshop for the UW-Stout IDSA student chapter, focusing on three key areas design students need to learn prior to graduation: the value of planning and process, the “client experience” and the dynamics of a team effort.

Obey’s office says government budget has money for local projects
WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, March 11
UW-Stout will receive $174,000 for a pilot technology transfer program in the Northwest Manufacturing Outreach Center. The funds are intended to enhance the ability of small manufacturing businesses to make use of changes in technology in order to improve efficiency.

Minnesota Public Relations Society of America announces leadership for 2009
Market Watch, March 11
Candee Wolf, director of marketing and communications for American Dental Partners and its dental affiliates, including Metro Dentalcare in Minneapolis and St. Paul, has been named vice president of the Minnesota chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from UW-Stout.

Local briefs: UW-Stout students to vote on ban
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 11
UW-Stout students will have the opportunity to vote April 8 on a campuswide smoking ban. After the vote, Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen will have the final say on whether to implement the ban.

Algae studies seek to reduce blooms
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 10
UW-Stout biology students are planning to talk with residents about their health and to learn what is being done to prevent phosphorus in waterways, said Scott McGovern, a faculty member with the UW-Stout biology department.

Students find complex solution to problem
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 10
UW-Stout’s technology education program hosted its second annual Rube Goldberg machine contest for high school students Tuesday. This year's challenge was to replace an incandescent light bulb with a more energy-efficient, light-emitting design in no less than 20 steps. The New Auburn High School team won this year. Thorp High School took second place in addition to the People's Choice Award and a Team Spirit Award. A Chippewa Falls team took third.

A hole in Huron
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, March 10
Scientists from several Wisconsin and Michigan universities and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are studying sinkholes and unique ecosystems in Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. UW-Stout biologist Steve Nold is a researcher on the project.

FdL native runs California design company, starts own wine brand
The Reporter, Fond du Lac, March 10
Fond du Lac native Joel Templin, a 1991 UW-Stout art graduate, co-founded JAQK Cellars, a line of red and white wines with card-playing themes. Templin also is co-founder of Hatch Design, a company that designs logos and images for well-known national brands, such as Coca-Cola, Apple, Pepsi, Hilton, Starbucks and American Eagle Outfitters.

Party Line: Stetsons and Stars fundraiser lassoes evening of fun
Go Memphis, Memphis, Tenn., March 10
UW-Stout art student Bailey Elizabeth Fedler, of Dodgeville, was crowned Germantown Charity Horse Show queen at the Royal Ball Friday night at Woodland Hills.

High School Students at UW-Stout Tuesday to Unveil Energy Efficient Light Bulb Designs
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, March 10
UW-Stout’s School of Education's technology education program will host its second annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest for high school students today.

Study looks at whether lakes are causing health problems
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, March 9
This spring, UW-Stout, led by biology lecturer Scott McGovern and some biology students, will survey residents living along Lakes Tainter and Menomin in Dunn County in a study that is the first of its kind in the nation. They'll be asking residents about symptoms and any illnesses they may have developed during the summer months.

UW-Stout sends four to nationals
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 9
Four members of the UW-Stout gymnastics team will compete in the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association championships March 20-21 at Hamline University in St. Paul.

UW-Stout wins Peters Cup
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 8
The UW-Stout men's hockey team captured its first Peters Cup title Saturday night with a win over UW-Superior. With the victory, the Blue Devils secured the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III tournament that begins next week.

Identity theft a growing concern
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 7
Lisa Walter, chief of police at UW-Stout, shares several tips on identity theft prevention in this article, including using a shredder for all papers that have important information on them, writing "see ID" on the backs of credit cards and asking credit card companies for pictures to be placed on the front of credit cards.

Firm shines with solar panels
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 7
Bubbling Springs Solar, a Menomonie business in the technology and business incubator at UW-Stout, is tapping into the sustainability market by manufacturing solar water heating systems. The UW-Stout chemistry department and some students are working with Bubbling Springs Solar to develop a new black coating for the panels.

Preschool broadcasters
WQOW TV 18, Eau Claire, March 6
Children enrolled in the Child and Family Study Center at UW-Stout are learning about occupations and practicing careers, including broadcast journalism, fire fighting and landscaping. (Click hyperlink above, select top video tab and scroll to the right for the “Preschool broadcasters” video.)

UW-EC, Stout budget-tightening under way
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 6
Chancellors at UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout said Thursday that their institutions will continue to provide quality education despite looming state cuts.

Biotech center opening at UW-River Falls
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 5
The Tissue and Cellular Innovation Center at UW-River Falls has a collaborative arrangement with the UW-Stout Genomics Lab. UW-Stout also is opening the Discovery Center, which will work with companies in developing next-generation technologies, sometime this year.

School notebook
School Zone blog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 3
Regents Diversity Award recipient Kitrina Carlson beat some long odds to be an up-and-coming associate professor in University of Wisconsin-Stout’s biology department. She grew up the daughter of a logger in the Rhinelander area, one of 11 children.

UW System faculty/staff union advocates upbeat
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 2
Tim Shiell, a philosophy professor and director of the Center for Applied Ethics, weighs in on the collective bargaining rights discussion.

UW-Stout Rethinks License Agreement with Clothing Line
WQOW TV-18. Eau Claire, March 2
Diane Moen, UW-Stout's vice chancellor for Administrative and Student Life Services, issued a statement about the university’s relationship with Russell Athletic.

Carlson receives Regents Diversity Award
Dunn County News, Menomonie, March 2
Thursday, March 5, Kitrina Carlson will be joined by a colleague at the UW System Board of Regents meeting in Madison to receive the first-ever Regents Diversity Award in the team category.

UW-Stout graduate designed 2007 Harley Nightster
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, March 1
Rich Christoph, an industrial designer and stylist with Harley-Davidson, recently shared some of his designs with UW-Stout students. Christoph is a graduate of UW-Stout’s art program, with a concentration in industrial design.

Iowa Central to vet five presidential candidates
The Messenger, Fort Dodge, Iowa, March 1
Marlene A. McComas, vice president of instruction at Iowa Central Community College, is one of five final candidates for the position of president at the institution. McComas received her Bachelor of Science degree in home economics from UW-Stout.

Eleva-Strum program teaches real-world skills
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 28
Craig Cegielski, a technology education teacher in his fourth year at Eleva-Strum High School, started Cardinal Manufacturing this year, a student-run business operated out of the machine shop. The 34-year-old Cegielski, a UW-Stout graduate, started a similar program — Red Robin Machining — when he taught at Antigo High School  from 1998 to 2004.

Job losses don’t diminish industry’s role
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 28
On Thursday and Friday, UW-Stout hosted SkillsUSA, an annual competition founded in 1983. The competition featured about 300 middle and high school students who are tested in areas such as carpentry, electronics, welding and wiring.

Education notes: News from schools near you
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 28
Century College in White Bear Lake, Minn., and two Wisconsin institutions — including UW-Stout — have been awarded a $670,000 National Science Foundation grant to support their Fab Labs, laboratories set up to allow students to make things that enhance their science, technology, engineering and math abilities.

Survivors share memories of Great Depression
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 28
Dick Theisen, chair of the social sciences department at UW-Stout, said the recession likely will continue for a while and could get worse before it gets better.

Wausau West High School Science Olympiad
Superintendent E-News, Feb. 27
The winning team from the Science Olympiad Regional, held in Wausau Feb. 21, will advance to the state competition to be held at UW-Stout April 4.

Great Lake sinkholes home to exotic ecosystems
AGU Science and Society, Feb. 25
Stephen Nold, associate professor of biology, is one of the authors of "Great Lakes Sinkholes: A Microbiogeochemical Frontier," which was published in Eos. Eos is the newspaper of the Earth and Space Sciences, published weekly by the American Geophysical Union, the world's largest organization of Earth and space scientists.

Drinking age debate important to future of young lives
Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold, N.J., Feb. 26
While some university leaders support the Amethyst Initiative to lower the legal drinking age, others move aggressively to crack down on underage drinking. One campus such campus, UW-Stout, realized a drop in high-risk drinking among first-year college students from 61 percent in 2005 to 43 percent in 2007.

Great Lake sinkholes home to exotic ecosystems
RedOrbit Knowledge Network, Dallas, Texas, Feb. 25
Stephen Nold, associate professor of biology, is one of the authors of "Great Lakes Sinkholes: A Microbiogeochemical Frontier," which was published in Eos. Eos is the newspaper of the Earth and Space Sciences, published weekly by the American Geophysical Union, the world's largest organization of Earth and space scientists.

What’s wrong with capitalism?
North Atlantic Books blog, Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 24
UW-Stout professor James Eggert is the author of the book “Meadowlark Economics, ” in which he argues for a new perspective on economics — one that includes ecological principles, community values and spiritual insights.

Murray State’s Amber Guffey and Emily Brister of West Texas A&M headline the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women’s basketball teams
College Sports Information Directors of America, Feb. 23
UW-Stout forward Julia Hirssig, of Rochester, Minn., was named to the first team of ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America women's basketball team in the college division.

Grant integrates Stout's FAB LAB into many programs
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 23
UW-Stout is sharing a $670,000 National Science Foundation grant with two other institutions to help quickly translate ideas into reality. The three institutions — the Midwest Digital Fabrication Partnership — will develop educational programs in conjunction with their digital fabrication laboratories, known as FAB LABs.

Area business briefs: Welch named UW-Stout’s January classified employee
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Feb. 22
Lucas Welch, Building Maintenance, has been named the Classified Employee of the month for January.

$670,000 grant aimed at getting Appleton students interested in science, technology
Post-Crescent, Appleton, Feb. 23
Fox Valley Technical College, along with the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Century Community and Technical College in White Bear Lake, Minn., are the beneficiaries of the grant, which has the goal of getting children more interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

State task force targets curriculum
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 21
Urs Haltinner, associate professor in the School of Education at UW-Stout, is a member of the State Superintendent's Entrepreneurship Task Force. Entrepreneurism is the core of the U.S. economy, Haltinner said in this article.

Show to put spotlight on UW-Stout student designs
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 21
Apparel design and development program students from UW-Stout are stitching together ensembles for a turn on the runway. The Stout Silhouettes Spring Fashion Show, put on by the Stout Apparel Society, will showcase students' original designs April 21 and 26.

Making the cut
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 21
Four UW-Stout apparel design and development seniors — Anna Burish, Kerry Galbraith, Jessica Idso and Brooke Robaidek — are profiled in this series of articles, which includes photos and sketches of their collections.

Trends reveal cheap ways to get new looks
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 21
Nancy Murray, an associate professor in UW-Stout's retail merchandising and management program, takes a group of students twice a year to the MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas, one of the world’s largest fashion trade events. It's a great opportunity for students to see how the industry works, Murray said.

Store teaches business, social consciousness
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 21
The Niche, a UW-Stout retail store run by students, is reaching out to fill the niche of providing socially conscious, quality products. The Niche offers merchandise from the World of Good, a fair-trade organization. Every purchase creates employment, pays a living wage, empowers women and preserves cultural handcrafts.

ISO training programs near
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 21
A pair of two-day International Organization for Standardization training programs will be held at UW-Stout's Memorial Student Center in March.

Spring brings money, volunteers for Iowa flood recovery
Environment News Service, Feb. 20
A group of students from UW-Stout will volunteer in flood-affected areas of Cedar Rapids as an alternative spring break service project being organized by the University of Iowa. The Stout students are joining hundreds of volunteers from high schools, colleges and church groups across Iowa and the nation.

UW-Stout speaker offers thoughts on diversity
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 20
Steve Birdine, chief executive officer of a life coaching business called Affirmation in Action, spoke at UW-Stout Thursday afternoon as part of the university’s diversity speaker series. He encouraged those in attendance to take their diversity dialogues from talk to action.

Over 3,000 white balloons
Volume One, Eau Claire, Feb. 19
An advanced sculpture class at UW-Stout presented the exhibition “Inhale, Exhale, Exhale, Exhale” in Gallery 209 Feb. 13. The exhibition involved the students spending nine hours blowing up 3,000 balloons.

UW-Stout grad from Nigeria saves money over 20 years to return for master's degree
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Feb. 18
UW-Stout graduate Katsina Darma of Nigeria received his bachelor's degree in vocational, technical and adult education in 1985. Darma returned to UW-Stout in January 2009 to begin his graduate studies in career and technical education, after saving for 20 years to do so.

GreenSpace: Eagle Bluff sustainability campaign slows
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn., Feb. 17
UW-Stout students are drafting blueprints for the director’s residence at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center near Lanesboro, Minn. The residence will be updated based on the Passive House method, which reduces energy consumption. An architect will use the students’ blueprint to design the renovation project.

Wave of students, teachers contribute to giant mural
Gazette Extra, Janesville, Feb. 16
UW-Stout student Ross Harried, who is studying graphic design in the university’s art program, was one of many students who worked on a 260-foot painted mural at Edgerton High School. The project started in 2003 and, now completed, will be unveiled Monday, Feb. 23.

Sunrise interview: Cynthia Rohrer
WEAU-TV 18, Eau Claire, Feb. 13
Cynthia Rohrer, assistant professor in food and nutrition at UW-Stout, has researched the health benefits of dark chocolate. She shares tips and a truffles recipe in this video segment.

UWEC college app's decline
B-95 Radio, Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2009
The number of students who want to attend UW-Eau Claire this fall is down 7 percent from last year, and applications at UW-Stout in Menomonie are down 5 percent.  

Menomonie-based Guard unit gets send-off to Iraq
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 11
Spec. Nathan Mueller, 21, a UW-Stout business administration major, is being deployed for the first time with other members of the Army National Guard's Company A, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, based in Menomonie. The soldiers are heading to Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 23, for training and then deploying to Iraq in the spring.

Stout braces for grant loss
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Feb. 11
Dean of Students Joan Thomas, Chancellor Charles Sorensen, Provost Julie Furst-Bowe, Counseling Director John Achter and other members of the chancellor’s cabinet met to develop a plan to institutionalize the former grant that funded the Campus Violence Prevention Project, in an attempt to accomplish the same level of service to students, without the grant’s funding.

Five vie for top Wisconsin school post
The Republican Eagle, Red Wing, Minn., Feb. 10
UW-Stout alumnus Todd Price, of Kenosha, is one of five candidates being considered for Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, replacing Elizabeth Burmaster who has headed the Department of Public Instruction since 2001. Price is an associate professor of education at National-Louis University, based in Chicago. He holds a master's degree in guidance and counseling from UW-Stout and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from UW-Madison.

Business Briefs
UW-Stout events nearing
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 10
The UW-Stout Hospitality and Tourism Institute is presenting the professional development conference Innovation for Success from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, in the Memorial Student Center.

Nigerian returns to UW-Stout for masters after 20 years
Boots and Sabers blog, Feb. 9
After returning to Nigeria in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree from UW-Stout, Katsina Darma began saving money to return to the university for a graduate degree. It took him 20 years, but with the sale of his land, he succeeded.

Smalley to deliver ‘reminiscence’ talk
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Feb. 6
Retired faculty member Lee Smalley will deliver the second in a new series of "reminiscence" talks Feb. 11, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Maple and Oakwood rooms of the Memorial Student Center at UW-Stout.

Jake’s sale made official
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 6
Kim Gruetzmacher and his son, Pete — both UW-Stout alumni — officially purchased Jake’s Supper Club Friday. The restaurant could reopen its doors March 1.

Local briefs: Chamber bestows awards at banquet
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 5
George Acker, campus planner, was named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year at the Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet Feb. 4.

Business Briefs: Chef places in Minnesota culinary competition
Stillwater Courier, Feb. 5
Brian Bergquist, a professor in the hotel, restaurant and tourism management program at UW-Stout, was a judge in the 21st annual Minnesota Taste of Elegance competition, which took place Jan. 20 at the Minneapolis Hilton.

UW-Stout to incorporate ethics studies in curriculum of all majors
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, Feb. 4
UW-Stout has become the first campus in the UW System to incorporate ethics into the curriculum of every major the university offers. Tim Shiell, director of UW-Stout's new Center for Applied Ethics, said the focus will be on teaching students to think their way through problems.

Jake’s Supper Club has new owner
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, Feb. 4
A 1972 UW-Stout graduate bought Jake's Supper Club. Kim Gruetzmacher also owns restaurants in the Twin Cities, including the 8th Street Grill in Minneapolis. Kim's son, Peter, who also attended UW-Stout, will likely run Jake's.

Furst-Bowe studies education in Singapore
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Feb. 3
University of Wisconsin-Stout Provost Julie Furst-Bowe has returned from a weeklong trip to Singapore where she helped evaluate five aspects of the Institute of Technical Education.

Stout loses grant for Violence against Women
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Feb. 2
UW-Stout’s grant from the Office on Violence Against Women of the U.S. Dept. of Justice will conclude May 30, at the end of its current cycle. The university’s recent application for renewal was denied in September because more applications were submitted than the government was able to financially support. Stout was first awarded the grant in 2005, and achieved a renewal in 2007, both grants bringing $200,000 to campus. UW-Stout is eligible to reapply for the grant in a new cycle.

UW-Stout band returns from tour of Europe
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Feb. 1
Members of the UW-Stout band traveled with Stephanie Graber, director and music professor, on a recent 16-day concert tour to Europe.

Showcasing your company and careers with video
ERE.net, Jan. 29
A presentation created by Laura Short in UW-Stout’s Office of University Communications is mentioned in this blog entry for recruitment and human resource professionals. Short’s slideshow gives college students reasons to use LinkedIn and to create a professional online presence.  

Transition
Ms. V: An art teacher’s journal, Jan. 28
A UW-Stout alumna touts the brilliance of Hector Cruz, professor in the School of Education, and shares five of her favorite quotes by him.

UW-Stout provost evaluates Singapore institute
WAYY-790 Radio, Eau Claire, Jan. 28
UW-Stout Provost Julie Furst-Bowe has returned from a weeklong trip to Singapore where she helped evaluate five aspects of the Institute of Technical Education.

Local briefs: Author to discuss pioneer librarian
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 26
Author Stuart Stotts will present a talk and slide show on Lutie Stearns, Wisconsin's pioneer librarian and chief advocate for traveling libraries, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rassbach Heritage Museum. Stearns and James Huff Stout, founder of the Stout Manual Training School in 1891 - now UW-Stout - were among the first inductees into the recently created Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame. Stout’s support made Dunn County one of the earliest adopters of Books in a Box in Wisconsin.

Bids drop for public building projects
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 25
Competitive bidding shaved about $200,000 off a $2.8 million major kitchen remodeling project at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

‘Dr. King’s Dream’
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Jan. 25
UW-Stout Multicultural Student Services sponsored two free performances of “Dr. King’s Dream,” which were held at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts Thursday evening.

Live from Washington, D.C.: Memories for a lifetime
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Jan. 25
Paul Schwartz, a rehabilitation specialist and technologist in the Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, was a special contributor to the News and wrote a column about his experience at the presidential inauguration.

Around Town Briefs: Emerging leader
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 23
Juli Hastings Taylor, program director and assessment coordinator in the School of Education at UW-Stout in Menomonie, was honored recently as an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa International.

Stout's new ethics center
Stoutonia, Jan. 22
A million dollar donation has provided the University of Wisconsin-Stout with funds for a Center for Applied Ethics. Tim Shiell, English and philosophy, will be the director of the center.

Chippewa Valley residents attend Obama inauguration
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 20
Paul Schwartz, rehabilitation specialist and technologist in the Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute at UW-Stout, waited for more than three hours in a line that extended seven blocks before finally passing through security and into his standing-room-only area an hour before Obama took the oath of office. Schwartz said everybody was high-fiving and in a great mood.

MLK Day
WEAU-TV 13, Eau Claire, Jan. 19
A number of local events will help the community commemorate the life’s work of Martin Luther King Jr. UW-Stout will present “Dr. King's Dream” Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., at the Mabel Tainter Theatre.

West, Kennedy on 16-day tour of Europe with UW-Stout band
Chippewa Herald, Chippewa Falls, Jan. 19
UW-Stout students Logan West and Grace Kennedy left Jan. 5 for a 16-day concert tour of Europe with the University of Wisconsin-Stout band.

Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models & Presentation Techniques, Second Edition
Books-Interior Design blog, Jan. 19
A textbook written by Maureen Mitton, associate professor in the department of art and design at UW-Stout, is featured on a blog about books on interior design.

Enthusiasm high for those going to inaugural events
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 18
Today Paul Schwartz, assistant technology manager for the University of Wisconsin-Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute, is attending the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President.

Faithful leader: Haas Series speaker sees Christian martyr’s influence
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 17
Michael Martin, assistant professor of technical communication at UW-Stout, presented “Establishing Grace: A Call for the 21st Century Church” as part of the Haas Series at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire Jan. 18. Martin’s presentation was based on his recently published book, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Creating Ethos in Uncertain Circumstances,” about a German Lutheran pastor executed by Adolph Hitler for his connections to key conspirators of Operation Valkyrie — a failed assassination attempt on Hitler.

UW-Stout student dies in Minnesota crash
WQOW-TV 18, Eau Claire, Jan. 16
En route to work, a UW-Stout student from Clear Lake, Minn., died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 94 near Monticello, Minn.

Nonprofit news roundup for Jan. 16, 2009: Wisconsin university endowments lose over 20 percent
Philanthropy Journal, Jan. 16
The endowment of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, lost $8 million, or 25 percent, in a five-month period, while the endowments of the River Falls and Eau Claire branches dropped 24 percent and 25 percent, respectively.

Singapore pins education hopes on UW-Stout
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 15
Provost Julie Furst-Bowe is the only American selected by the government of Singapore to be a part of an international evaluation team that will review the country’s Institute of Technical Education.

Economy hurting universities’ endowments
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 15
The drop in the value of endowments at UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout and UW-River Falls is expected to reduce the amount of scholarship support each can provide next year.

Local briefs: Play to highlight Martin Luther King
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 11
UW-Stout will present "Dr. King's Dream" Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, 205 Main Street E., Menomonie.

Out of the 'line of fire': Chief Dennis Beety hands in his badge to pursue life as a happily retired private citizen
Dunn County News, Menomonie, Jan. 11
UW-Stout and the Menomonie Police Department have developed a special relationship during Beety’s tenure.

Stout to help Singapore
WAYY NewsTalk Radio, Jan. 9
Provost Julie Furst-Bowe is the only American on a global team traveling to Singapore to help the country evaluate its higher education programs.

Cooking lessons serve after-school portions
River Falls Journal, River Falls, Jan. 9
UW-Stout graduate student Romaine Hanson launched Creative Cooking Kids International classes in River Falls to teach 1st-6th graders simple meals and introduce the kids to new foods. Participating children will learn to read labels and see what’s in food. Hanson considers the classes a type of preventative maintenance — a way to teach kids about healthy eating.

Column: Spreading cost of dorm damage unfair
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 9
Local news editor Gary Johnson, whose daughter attends UW-Stout, writes about an e-mail he received from UW-Stout. The e-mail itemized his daughter's share of the cost for the dorm Damage Prevention Program. The program shares the costs of a dorm's common area damage among all the students in that dorm wing or floor.

Local news: Speed cited in fatal snow mobile crash
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 7
Speed is believed to have been a factor in a snowmobile accident that killed two UW-Stout students.

Update: DNR says speed and alcohol likely factors in deadly UW-Stout crash
WEAU-TV 13, Eau Claire, Jan. 6
Investigators with the DNR say speed and alcohol are likely factors in a snowmobile crash that killed two UW-Stout students.

Crash ended two bright futures
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 6
Families recall UW-Stout students who died snowmobiling.

Registered dietitians help folks to eat right
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 5
Karen Ostenso-McDaniel, dietetics program director at UW-Stout, is a co-author of this nutrition column. The article educates readers about the role registered dieticians can play in helping individuals find meals that their families will enjoy as well as help the individuals achieve their own personal fitness goals.

UW-Stout students killed in snowmobile crash
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 5
UW-Stout students Marty Platek and Caitlin Higgins, both from the Twin Cities area, died in a New Year's Day snowmobiling accident near Lyman Lake in Douglas County.

More money for UW System worthy investment
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Jan. 3
In this opinion piece, Provost Julie Furst-Bowe's view states that adequate funding for the UW System is vital to provide the educated workforce our region needs to stay competitive.