Focus 2010 Goal: Strengthen the on-campus organization by focusing on UW-Stout's unique mission within the UW System.
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Faculty and staff recognition
Classified Employee of the Month program
Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen established the Classified Employee of the Month program in September 2005 to recognize permanent, classified employees at UW-Stout. Individuals are nominated and chosen for their outstanding performance in support of university goals, special projects, creative ideas, exceptional support of others, or for their extraordinary congenial attitude toward others. Each month, the selected recipient receives a cash award. The chancellor hosts a ceremony at the end of the year to honor all 12 awardees and to present another cash award to one randomly selected awardee.
Chancellor’s Academic Staff Excellence Award
The Chancellor’s Academic Staff Award for Excellence recognizes and invests in academic staff members who demonstrate performance beyond the requirements of their positions and show initiative, creativity and leadership potential for future professional contributions to UW-Stout.
Professorships
UW-Stout offers the Dahlgren and Maybelle Ranney Price professorships to tenured faculty. The competitive professorships allow faculty members to engage in scholarly activities, public service and instruction in ways that will contribute to the university’s mission. The Dahlgren Professorship is two years in length, and the Maybelle Ranney Price Professorship is one year in length. Both professorships include a cash award.
Research awards
UW-Stout’s Outstanding Researcher Award is presented annually to a noteworthy individual for leadership and significant contributions to research and scholarly activities. The Nelva G. Runnalls Research Support Award recognizes individuals and groups that make significant contributions to support research and scholarly activity at the university.
Strengths of UW-Stout
Number of off-campus courses
In 2004-05 the university offered 215 distance education courses with an enrollment of 5,009. Four bachelor degree programs, eight master degree programs and five certification programs are available off-campus or online.
Percent of grads that have applied experience
UW-Stout offers applied learning experiences through practicum, internships, field and co-op experiences, or clinical assignments. In 2005-06 nearly 80 percent of UW-Stout students had applied experience by the time they graduated.
Technology Park
The Stout Technology Park, which opened in 1990, continues to show significant impact on the local community. It is situated on 403 acres and includes 27 buildings, 63 property or business interest entities, and 1,338 employees. In 2005, the economic impact of wages was $225,928,233.
Highest rate of transfer students
More students from technical colleges transfer to UW-Stout than to any other comprehensive university within the UW System. In 2004–05 UW-Stout ranked No. 1 in the UW System with 254 transfers from technical colleges. The university works closely with technical college systems and individual colleges in creating seamless credit transfers. UW-Stout also is involved with initiating the development of new programs and providing outreach programs for individuals who are placebound and need or desire to further their education.
Learn more:
- Classified Employee of the Month/Year Awards [PDF]
- UW-Stout grants program
- UW-Stout Outstanding Researcher/Scholar Award nomination
- Chancellor’s Academic Staff Excellence Award
- Distance Education FAQ
- Career Services
- Stout Technology Park
- Transfer Student Advisement
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