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Celebrating 125 Years
On January 5, 1891, UW-Stout opened its doors as the Stout Manual Training School. On January 5, 2016 — 125 years later — the campus community, alumni, Gov. Scott Walker and various esteemed guests kicked off a yearlong celebration. 
To learn more about UW-Stout's history, visit the celebration's website, which is full of fun and interesting stories, pictures and facts. 
January 2016
In This Issue
  • Celebrating 125 Years
  • UW-Stout Online and Graduate School Merge
  • Spotlight Feature
  • Instructional Designer eTips
  • Spring Career Conference
  • New Online Math Specialist Certificate
  • Planning to Graduate?
  • UW System Liberal Arts Essay Competition
  • Scholarship Opportunities
  • Dates to Remember
New Online
Math Specialist Certificate
This graduate certificate is designed for elementary and middle school educators interested in developing focused competency as a lead math teacher, mathematics coach, mathematics resource teacher, math intervention teacher, or Title I math teacher, as well as for those who wish to teach math as a special education teacher.
Read more here.
Planning to Graduate in May?
Apply for spring graduation by March 25.
Still Time to Enter
The UW System Liberal Education Initiative announces the 11th annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition for undergraduate students in good academic standing.
Three awards of $2,000 each are available.
Click here for entry details and information about the application process.
Email essay entries to Julie Watts, department of English and philosophy, by February 7.
Scholarship Opportunities 
The Stout University Foundation has more than 400 scholarships available for degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 1.
Click here for online application.
Dates to Remember
2/1/16  10% of spring 2016 tuition due
2/1/16  Deadline to apply for a Stout Foundation scholarship
2/9/16-2/10/16  Career Conference 
3/2/16  100% of spring 2016 tuition due
3/23/16  Advisement Day
3/25/16  Deadline to apply for spring 2016 graduation
5/2/16  Evaluation week begins
5/7/16  Commencement
Refund schedule for drops
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AMY GULLIXSON, INTERIM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

UW-Stout Online and Graduate School Merge
The retirement of our former UW-Stout Online director, Doug Stevens, has brought a change in leadership for the department and the merger of UW-Stout Online with the Graduate School.
Renee Chandler (pictured top), previously interim director of the Graduate School and program director for the MS in Education, has been named interim director of UW-Stout Online and the Graduate School. Renee has been involved with online programming as both a program director and a member of the Customized Instruction Advisory Committee.
Amy Gullixson has been named interim associate director of UW-Stout Online. She has worked for UW-Stout Online since its inception and has served as both a student services coordinator and program manager of various undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
We are delighted to have Renee and Amy at the helm!
Spotlight Feature
SARA ANGER, STUDENT SERVICES SPECIALIST

Sara Anger

UW-Stout Online Student Services Specialist
How long have you worked for Stout Online,
and the university in general?
I have been a part of the Stout Online team for 2.5 years; however, I have been with the university since 2000. I am also a proud alumna of the university, both as an undergraduate and graduate.

I am no stranger to online learning — as an online student, I balanced a career, young family and time for myself.
What is your role in Stout Online?
My role is to listen to students’ goals, help map their success plan, tackle obstacles and provide resources to support their journey to a desirable outcome. In addition, I assist program directors with programmatic tasks and maintain retention data.
What do you like most about working with the online programs?
The students are what I like about my job. They are genuine in their appreciation of my help. I also love the diversity my position affords me, from the students’ backgrounds to the array of projects I may do.
What place in the U.S. would you most like to visit and why?
New York City. I think it would be awesome to tour New York’s five boroughs on foot as a runner in the largest marathon in the world. Following the race, I would definitely need a few extra days to visit all the traditional tourist places. 
List five goals on your life’s to-do list.
  1. Challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone
  2. Slow down and keep perspective
  3. Make a difference in someone’s life
  4. Keep it simple and enjoy life
  5. Travel —– see the world
What is one of your favorite quotes?
“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”  ~Rikki Rogers
If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?
For students beginning an online program, be realistic with yourself, no one is a superhero. It is incredibly helpful to create a schedule to maintain your sanity with classes, work, family and you time. 
JAMISON PATRICK, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER


Instructional Designer eTips

Jamison Patrick, UW-Stout Online’s instructional designer, offers helpful tips and other information for online instructors. 
Getting Started with Online Classroom “Flips”
Here are 10 recommendations for flipping instruction in the online environment.
  1. Create an activity that is authentic to the discipline studied.
  2. Take a project-based learning approach to the “flipped” activity.
  3. Develop a management plan on the front-end of the activity, sharing it with students upon delivery.
  4. Select a media platform that is both accessible and engaging.
  5. Make the instruction learner-centered to encourage student control over the learning process, peer-peer collaboration, and the opportunity to individually reflect.
  6. Storyboard the activity’s media component before recording.
  7. Include text alternatives to audio (transcript) and video (captions) activity components.
  8. Use active learning instructional methods in the follow-up activity exercise(s).
  9. Include an activity rubric(s), so students know how they will be assessed.
  10. Pilot a single “flipped” activity before fully integrating the strategy into your course.
CAREER CONFERENCE LINK
Career Conference
WHEN: Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 and 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Sports & Fitness Center, UW-Stout
More than 300 employers are expected to attend this spring's career conference, recruiting UW-Stout students and alumni for professional positions and co-ops/internships. All UW-Stout students, alumni and faculty/staff may attend.
Visit the career conference website for full details.
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