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Industrial design student Ethan Scholz in the Process Lab.

First-year program introduces students to art, design majors and career paths

Industrial design student Scholz feels pre-BFA experience creates ‘artistic community on campus’

March 8, 2022

UW-Stout students in the Natural History of the Neotropics course, along with professors Mike Bessert, front on ground, and Steve Nold, second from right in back, stop in front of a giant strangler fig tree while in Belize in January.

Winter science course takes students on eye-opening tour of Belize

For Brianna O’Brien, it wasn’t just when class members hiked four miles up a mountain, guided by a naturalist, to breathtaking views of a double waterfall.

February 2, 2022

Megan Copeland, of St. Michael, Minn., is a second-year student at UW-Stout majoring in marketing and business education.

Minnesota student and alum discover home away from home, polytechnic fit

Growing up north of the Twin Cities in St. Michael, Megan Copeland is a Minnesotan through and through, right down to her love for the Minnesota Vikings.

January 26, 2022

Students design sustainable packaging in sponsored collaborative course

Six teams find potential real-world solutions for Great Northern Corp.

January 10, 2022

"Turnout," an animation short by alum Michael Van Swearingen.

Animators and game designers recognized as top artists in regional competition

School of Art and Design students, faculty, alumni showcase talents at annual Minnesota Electronic Theater

December 16, 2021

Students in a fashion and retail class work recently in the new Makers Laboratory in Fryklund Hall.

Lab renovations include new maker space for fashion, engineering students

At UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, all of the academic programs have an experiential learning component.

November 19, 2021

Biology classes work to remove invasive plant species from the lakeshore.

University biology classes work to beautify lakeshore, bring back biodiversity

Invasive plant species removal project is part of partnership with City of Menomonie and Lower Chippewa nonprofit

November 8, 2021

Josiah McClelland, entertainment design senior, filming "Daylight."

Entertainment design senior, painting professor collaborate on short film

‘Daylight’ addresses environmental justice of St. Paul creek restoration through art

October 19, 2021

Professors Nagesh Shinde and Robert Meisner

New course sponsored by Great Northern Corp. investigates sustainable solutions

Packaging and graphic design majors join talents, prepare for industry in collaborative experience

October 18, 2021

Jeremiah's Bullfrog Fish Farm.

Environmental science senior learns about sustainable farming at local fishery

Wheeldon believes it’s ‘a way of life’ at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm

September 30, 2021