‘Hands-on Is All and Everything We Do’

A UW-Stout Photo Essay Collection: Faculty and students share their lab and studio experiences
September 22, 2023

When we ask our students why they chose UW-Stout, an overwhelming number of them say, “For the hands-on experience.” 

We are a university of hands-on learners, researchers, designers and doers. With three times as many labs and studios than traditional lecture halls, our students Do More on Day One. That’s what Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University is all about.

To see what we mean, join us on visual journies through our STEM labs and an Art & Design mural class to discover why faculty and students are Stout Proud that "hands-on is all and everything we do."

PHOTO ESSAY: Get'cher Motor Runnin'

Discover what Mechanical Engineering students do on day one in their Machine Component Design class.
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PHOTO ESSAY: I See Trees of Green…

Discover what Environmental Science students do on day one in their Plants and People class.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Skeletons in the Closet

Discovery what Applied Biochem & Molecular Biology; Applied Science; Dietetics; and Health, Wellness & Fitness students do on day one in Anatomy and Physiology.
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PHOTO ESSAY: How Do You Solve a Problem Like …

Discover what Manufacturing, Mechanical and Plastics Engineering students do on day one of their Fluid Mechanics class.
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PHOTO ESSAY: The Search for Orange

Students from the summer Graffiti and Street Art course painted a mural that magnifies Stout's art and design degree minors.
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