Type State university Endowment $47,372,817 (2014) Administrative staff 475 Acceptance rate 90.8% (2014) Mascot Blue Devils Colors White, Navy blue | Established 1891 Chancellor Robert M. Meyer Students 9,619 (Fall 2016) Total enrollment 9,356 (2011) Phone +1 715-232-1122 | |
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Address 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 9,395 USD (2016) Notable alumni Luke Helder, Tony Beckham, Joe Vavra, Vera C Bushfield, Bob Raczek Similar University of Wisconsi, University of Wisconsi, University of Wisconsi, University of Wisconsi, University of Wisconsin–Platteville Profiles | ||
The University of Wisconsin–Stout (UW–Stout or Stout) is a four-year college located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. A member of the University of Wisconsin System, it enrolls more than 9,600 students. The school was founded in 1891 and named in honor of its founder, lumber magnate James Huff Stout.
Contents
- History
- Academics
- Colleges and schools
- English as a Second Language Institute
- Campus
- Buildings and facilities
- Residence halls
- Research
- Stout Technology and Business Park
- Athletics
- Notable alumni
- References
On March 9, 2007, Stout was designated "Wisconsin's Polytechnic University" by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. It is one of two special mission universities in the University of Wisconsin System: it provides focused programs "related to professional careers in industry, technology, home economics, applied art, and the helping professions." UW–Stout offers 50 undergraduate majors, 26 graduate majors, including 2 advanced graduate majors and a doctorate.
History
In 1891, James Huff Stout, a Wisconsin State Senator and Menomonie resident, founded a manual training school, the first of several educational enterprises he launched in Menomonie. The Manual Training movement was an educational philosophy that influenced modern vocational education. In the United States, this philosophy was established in the 1870s and used to train engineers, later working its way into public education. Manual training promoted a classical liberal education, but emphasizing practical application such as practical judgment, perception and visual accuracy, and manual dexterity over theory. It was not meant to be used to teach specific trades, but rather to enhance the traditional educational model. Students learned drafting, mechanics, woodworking, metal working, in addition to science, mathematics, language, literature, and history. After the American Civil War, leaders of industry and politics were turning to public education to augment existing apprenticeship programs by incorporating Manual Training philosophy into their curricula.
In addition to the Stout Manual Training School, James Huff Stout established kindergarten classes (1894), a Kindergarten Training School (1899), a School of Physical Culture (1901), training schools for manual training teachers and domestic science teachers (1903), and a Homemaker's School (1907). In 1908, to simplify and clarify administration, Stout merged the various institutions owned by him into the Stout Institute, which was sold to the state of Wisconsin after Stout's death in 1911. The school was governed by its own board of regents until 1955, when it became part of the Wisconsin State Colleges system as Stout State College. The state colleges were all upgraded to university status in 1965, and accordingly Stout State College became Stout State University. In 1971, after the merger of the former University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Universities, the school became part of the University of Wisconsin System and has been named University of Wisconsin–Stout since then. In March 2007, UW-Stout was designated "Wisconsin's Polytechnic University" by the UW System Board of Regents.
Academics
UW–Stout offers 50 undergraduate majors, 26 graduate majors, and 53 minors. The Graduate School provides oversight for graduate education at the university. UW–Stout offers three terminal degree programs; the Master of Fine Arts in Design, the Educational Specialist degree in both School Psychology and Career and Technical Education, and the Doctor of Education in Career and Technical Education.
Colleges and schools
UW-Stout is organized into three colleges: the College of Arts, Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences, which houses the School of Art and Design; the College of Education, Hospitality, Health and Human Sciences, which houses the School of Education and the School of Hospitality Leadership; and the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management.
The Graduate School provides oversight for graduate education at the university.
English as a Second Language Institute
The English as a Second Language Institute offers year-round English immersion courses to non-native English speakers who would like to communicate more effectively in their professional, academic and personal live
Campus
UW–Stout is made up of two parts: a main campus and north campus, which is mostly residence halls and dining and health facilities. The campus is 124 acres (50 ha) with 25 major academic and administrative buildings, 20 residence halls, and 245 laboratories.
Buildings and facilities
Residence halls
More than 3,000 students live on campus. All freshman and sophomores are required to live on campus for their first two academic years. Housing includes traditional dorms and modern suite-styled rooms. There are nine residence halls. All are co-ed.
Research
The university was designated Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University by the UW System Board of Regents in the spring of 2007. In 2013, officials from MIT helped open a fab lab on the UW-Stout campus, the only university in Wisconsin with such a facility.
Stout Technology and Business Park
Just east of the main campus lies the Stout Technology and Research Park, an area housing facilities and laboratories dedicated to research, high technology, engineering, product development and prototype manufacturing, product testing, experimental and commercial testing, and light manufacturing. Business and industry entities located in the STBP include facilities owned by 3M, Andersen Corporation, and ConAgra Foods.
Athletics
UW–Stout's athletic varsity teams mascot is the Blue Devils and the school colors are navy blue and white. The school competes in the WIAC in NCAA Division III. The women's gymnastics team is affiliated with NCGA (National Collegiate Gymnastics Association).
As a DIII university, student athletes compete without the benefit of athletics aid or scholarships. Men's teams include: football, baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey and track and field. Women's teams include: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.