Mission
University of Wisconsin-Stout, as a special mission institution, serves a unique role in the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Stout is characterized by a distinctive array of programs leading to professional careers focused on the needs of society. These programs are presented through an approach to learning that involves combining theory, practice, and experimentation. Extending this special mission into the future requires that instruction, research, and public service programs be adapted and modified as the needs of society change.
Read a more detailed version of UW-Stout's Select Mission.
Vision Statement
UW-Stout, a respected innovator in higher education, educates students to be lifelong learners and responsible citizens in a diverse and changing world through experiences inside and outside the classroom that join the general and the specialized, the theoretical and the practical, in applied programs leading to successful careers in industry, commerce, education, and human services.
We Value
Excellence in teaching within high quality, student-centered undergraduate and graduate education involving active learning and appropriate technology.
Scholarship and research within applied knowledge and general education.
Collaborative relationships with business, industry, education, community and government.
Growth and development of students, faculty and staff through active participation in a university community.
Diversity of people, ideas and experiences.
Active involvement in shared governance, consensus-building, teamwork, open and effective communication, and respectful, ethical behavior.
Enduring Goals
Goal 1:
Offer high quality, challenging academic programs that influence and respond to a changing society.
Goal 2:
Preserve and enhance our educational processes through the application of active learning principles.
Goal 3:
Promote excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and service.
Goal 4:
Recruit and retain a diverse university population.
Goal 5:
Foster a collegial, trusting and tolerant campus climate.
Goal 6:
Provide safe, accessible, effective, efficient and inviting physical facilities.
Goal 7:
Provide responsive, efficient, and cost-effective educational support programs and services.
Focus 2010 Goals
- Prepare alumni for success.
- Create a learning community that supports and encourages the engagement of its members in active learning.
- Achieve national leadership and excellence in educating students in the theory and application of a broad range of technologies.
- Strengthen the on-campus organization by focusing on UW-Stout’s unique mission within the UW System.
- Create a school outside a school enterprise that serves learners statewide, nationally and internationally.
Priorities
2005–07 Priorities
- Achieve designation as a polytechnic institution.
- Create a curricular incubation center that strengthens relationships with the Wisconsin Technical College System and supports emerging technology programs.
- Create a culture of affirmation inside and outside the classroom.\
- Implement a school outside a school enterprise that serves learners statewide, nationally and internationally, through distance learning and other delivery methods.
- Leverage the technology infrastructure in academic (teaching and learning) activities.
2006–08 Priorities
- Reach new markets and provide new programs through online learning, hybrid courses, programs and partnerships.
- Prepare students for a global society and workforce.
- Improve effectiveness of internal communication.
- Reaffirm and build upon the historic strengths of UW-Stout's mission. Shape and communicate Stout's polytechnic identity. Develop an effective brand.