Middle school students to explore STEM fields at Stout Connects You

Over 400 to attend Feb. 27 event at UW-Stout
Taejo Kim, of UW-Stout’s food and nutrition department, talks with student at Stout Connects You in 2018.
February 20, 2020

Nearly 435 middle school students from eight area schools are slated to visit University of Wisconsin-Stout on Thursday, Feb. 27, for Stout Connects You STEM Festival.

Students will take part in interactive displays and visit science labs related to STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – programs offered at UW-Stout. Students will be on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Schools participating include: Lake Middle School, Woodbury, Minn.; St. Croix Central schools, Hammond; NorthStar Community Charter School, Minong; Whitehall Middle School, Whitehall; Stanley-Boyd Middle School, Stanley; Fridley Middle School AVID, Minneapolis; New Richmond Middle School, New Richmond; and Oltman Middle School AVID, Cottage Grove, Minn.

Along with UW-Stout students, many UW-Stout faculty and staff from throughout campus will help with the event.


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