News Release: 11/17/2025
OFFICIAL LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENTNow Accepting Applicants: The Identity Gap Method™ & Bridging Identity Gaps™ Coach Training & Certification Cohort With Georgia Lee Arts, Founder of Elysian Dream® The next cohort of The Identity Gap Method™ | Bridging Identity Gaps™ Coach Training & Certification is now open — and applications are officially being accepted. This is an advanced, identity-based training for coaches, leaders, and professionals ready to elevate their impact and guide transformational change
DoW SMART Scholarship recipient Benningfield guaranteed employment upon graduation
UW-Stout mechanical engineering senior honored to ‘protect our country’ as federal employeeNov. 17. 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout mechanical engineering senior Heidi Benningfield received more than tuition and an internship through the U.S. military’s SMART Scholarship program: After graduation, she’s guaranteed a job with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, Alabama. The Science, Mathematics, and Research for
Leaders in the making: UW-Stout Army, Air Force ROTC cadets earn degrees while completing training
Agreement with University of St. Thomas offers unique opportunity for Wisconsin studentsNov. 11, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Cadets in the Army and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps develop the leadership, managerial, organizational and effective communication skills needed to succeed. University of Wisconsin-Stout offers both Army and Air Force ROTC opportunities, in which students earn their college degrees while completing classes and training during the academic year. Army ROTC Northwoods
CVTC named top 200 community college by Aspen Institute
College now eligible to compete for $1 million prize Washington, D.C. – Aspen Institute named Chippewa Valley Technical College one of 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America's community colleges. CVTC is one of more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide chosen as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for
From the halls of Congress to A.I. to housing court, lawyers say UW-Stout degrees set them on path t
Attorneys with Blue Devil degrees include award-winning legal writer Nov. 5, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – The hearing rooms of the U.S. Congress. The “wild, wild West” of New York City housing court. The cutting edge of artificial intelligence in the courtroom. These are just a few of the venues where University of Wisconsin-Stout graduates are exercising their legal skills. While the paths taken by these three young attorneys — Zachary Hoffman, Hayley Rich-Noble and Dillon Quest — vary widely, they all
UW Regents honor UW-Stout on-campus job program that helps undergrads develop career skills
Grow, Persist, Succeed offers career coaching, boosts student retentionOct. 30, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – An innovative career-development program continues to gather accolades as it helps guide University of Wisconsin-Stout students on a route to post-college success. The Grow, Persist, Succeed (GPS) Program, part of Career Services, is about more than connecting students to on-campus jobs: It makes these work experiences more meaningful by fostering one-on-one career coaching and feedback from
A bright future: UW-Stout marketing, business education students recognized for dedication, talent
MBE, CTE alum Grinker receives Outstanding WMEA Educator Award Oct. 28, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Surrounded by their peers and educators from around the state, three University of Wisconsin-Stout marketing and business education alumni and students were recognized at the BEcoME IT Conference, presented by the Wisconsin Educators of Business and Information Technology and Wisconsin Marketing Education Association: Alum Traci Grinker received the Outstanding WMEA Educator Award and completed her
UW-Stout faculty integrate A.I. research in machine learning, business technology, composition cours
University’s 360-degree approach to artificial intelligence aims to ‘equip students with hands-on experience and an applied understanding’ Oct. 29, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – As University of Wisconsin-Stout continues to strengthen its 360-degree approach to artificial intelligence, embedding skills across all programs, faculty experts across degree fields build on their growing knowledge with research spanning generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), machine learning, AI deep research methods and
CVTC district board approved tax rate, levy
EAU CLAIRE – On Monday at its regular board meeting, the Chippewa Valley Technical College District Board approved the tax rate for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. CVTC district residents will see a slight reduction in the tax rate of less than 64 cents per $1,000 of valuation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, down from 65 cents in 2024-2025. This reduced rate is attributed to the increase in new construction and property values. Caleb Cornelius, CVTC vice president of administration and chief strategy officer,
CVTC Foundation celebrates 50 years as leader retires
CVTC Foundation celebrates 50 years as leader retires By Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College As Chippewa Valley Technical College celebrates the 50th anniversary of the CVTC Foundation, Inc., the organization that has empowered student success through scholarships, emergency grants, and partnerships, its longtime leader is preparing to close a meaningful chapter in the College’s history. Karen Kohler, executive director of the CVTC Foundation and vice president of Institutional
Governor appoints CVTC student to WTCS board
Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) Business Management student and Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Student Ambassador Eli Guthrie has been appointed by Gov. Tony Evers to serve as the student representative on the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. Guthrie’s appointment places him among state leaders shaping the future of Wisconsin’s technical education system, which serves hundreds of thousands of students annually through its 16 technical colleges. “As a Business Management
Two-time UW-Stout grad leaves mark as nontraditional student turned college president
Two-time UW-Stout grad leaves mark as nontraditional student turned college president Mid-State Technical College leader honed skills at UW-Stout Oct. 23, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. — Shelly Mondeik followed a nontraditional path to becoming a college president – a path that ran through University of Wisconsin-Stout and led her to be named one of Wisconsin’s top female leaders. Mondeik earned an associate’s degree after graduating from high school and immediately went to work in the medical field. Over
Preserving our wild places: UW-Stout
Preserving our wild places: UW-Stout conservation biology alums across the globe create sustainable practices Harrigan is with nonprofit Green VI in British Virgin Islands; Carlson is with U.S. Forest Service in Ottawa National Forest Oct. 21, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – Two Professional Science Master’s in conservation biology alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, stationed more than 2,400 miles apart, are working to create sustainable practices and aid in conservation efforts in the wild
