- Annual early childhood education conference helps parents, teachers and child-care providers raise healthy children
The Early Childhood Education Conference coordinated by University of Wisconsin-Stout's Continuing Education Programs offers comprehensive professional development workshops for more than 2,300 early childhood professionals each year. The program provides updated knowledge in child development, educational strategies, advocacy, curriculum, child guidance, parent education and related family issues in more than 250 seminars and workshops. In addition, participants have the opportunity to network, exchange information, solve problems and revitalize their commitment to the lives of young children. Quality child care is an important partner in helping families, schools and communities raise healthy children.
- From garage to industrial park — Helping businesses grow in Taylor County
In rural areas like Taylor County, UW-Extension plays a vital role in long-term economic development. Working with community partners, UW-Extension Taylor County helps build successful businesses that bring good-paying jobs to small towns and benefit the North-central Wisconsin economy.
- Special courses help technical college instructors complete university degrees
A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Vocational, Technical and Adult Education degree programs offered at Milwaukee and Appleton provides accessible and convenient professional development opportunities for technical program graduates, expands access to higher education, and removes obstacles to participation while contributing to quality lifelong learning. UW-Stout's 2+2 degree program and services bridge the transition gap between the two-year and four-year degree programs in Wisconsin. A two-year sequence of professional core courses for technical college instructors who have an associate degree helps instructors receive a bachelor's degree in Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (BS VTAE) and also helps them meet Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) teacher certification requirements and Northcentral Association accreditation.
- Stout Solutions and Wisconsin’s Indian Nations assess options for training partnerships
Tribal tourism is an important source of employment and economic development for Wisconsin’s Native Americans. To enhance this, UW-Stout Solutions launched an assessment of the educational needs of Wisconsin’s tribal tourism industries. The project will ultimately facilitate the development and delivery of programming tailored to the needs the Native American community, where citizens have historically enrolled in and completed post-secondary schooling in low numbers.
- West Central Wisconsin Synergy program positions region for sustainable economic growth
Participants in the West Central Wisconsin Synergy Conference left the 2005 event with concrete action items—and some valuable new associates—to help address some common local concerns that often accompany rapid economic development. They are collectively committed to promoting sustainable growth, which is the belief that the quality of people''s lives and of their communities are shaped by a combination of social, economic, and environmental forces. Since 2003, representatives from nine counties in the St. Croix and Chippewa Valleys have attended the event.
