MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR CHARLES W. SORENSEN
Since its establishment in 1891, UW-Stout has been
known for excellence in applied learning: blending theory
and practice into a dynamic whole. This was officially
recognized when the UW System Board of Regents in
May 2007 designated us as Wisconsin’s Polytechnic
University. With approximately 9,000 students on a
modern, technology-driven campus, we remain true to the
original vision of our founder, James Huff Stout.
Our designation as Wisconsin’s only polytechnic
university is being used on campus to guide every major
decision, including those that went into the Campus
Master Plan that is detailed inside. The polytechnic
designation simply is an acknowledgement of how UWStout operates. The pillars of the designation are:
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
2009
“In 2007, the Wisconsin Board of Regents
designated UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s
Polytechnic University. This designation
captures the essence of our mission. From
our career-focused degree programs to our
applied approach to learning – blending
theory with practice, UW-Stout provides
innovative solutions and inspiring
opportunities for our students, graduates,
faculty and partners in business and
industry.”
CAREER FOCUS: UW-Stout offers a comprehensive
curriculum that prepares graduates for professional
careers. We regularly have employment rates of 96
percent for our first-year graduates.
APPLIED LEARNING: UW-Stout’s approach to
education blends theory with practice to produce
innovative solutions to real-world problems.
COLLABORATION: UW-Stout works closely with
business, industry and other educational institutions to
benefit students and grow the economy. Nearly all of our
students have a co-op, internship or some other offcampus experience before they graduate. We just opened
the Discovery Center to encourage more research
involving business, industry, our faculty and students.
Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen
To ensure that UW-Stout remains at the forefront of
innovation, UW-Stout uses a strategic planning model
that fosters continuous quality improvement. That process
was recognized in 2001 when UW-Stout became the first
institution of higher education to receive the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award.
But UW-Stout is so much more than an institution that
prepares students for professional careers; it also is a
welcoming campus in a beautiful city. This Campus
Master Plan will play a key role in ensuring that UWStout continues to grow and remains an innovative,
diverse and transforming campus.
Chancellor’s Office
University of Wisconsin-Stout
P.O. Box 790
Menomonie, WI 54751-0790
INSPIRING INNOVATION
Charles W. Sorensen
Chancellor
The campus master plan process was directed by a series of
guiding principles intended to yield a comprehensive and
cohesive physical campus master plan that will strengthen
UW-Stout as a vibrant center of living and learning.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MASTER PLAN
POLYTECHNIC ROLE
The plan will strengthen and reinforce the ability of UW-Stout
to meet its unique polytechnic role in educational and
community environments.
NORTH CAMPUS
Development of North Campus to create more student
amenities including parking, recreation and student services.
Realignment of 2nd Street West unifies the center of North
Campus, creating a cohesive sense of place for student
residents. Removing Jeter-Tainter-Callahan Hall (JTC)
creates much needed recreation space to North Campus as
well as providing the campus with panoramic views of Lake
Menomin.
EMERGING STUDENT NEEDS
Consideration of the changing trends of the learning
community, health and fitness, transportation and technology
with relationship to the physical environment.
CAMPUS LINK
Private investment between Main Campus and North Campus
with university-friendly development reduces the perceived
distance between the two campuses.
DIVERSE SET OF ISSUES
The plan integrates the varied issues and needs into a single,
cohesive plan.
ACADEMIC QUADRANGLE
Removal of the Communication Technologies building and
Vocational Rehabilitation along with the addition of two
academic buildings creates a new academic quadrangle.
SENSITIVE GROWTH
Due to the limits of the existing campus boundary, it is vital to
the formation of the master plan that current land-use and
potential boundary expansion be carefully considered. All
growth models will embody the latest academic planning
projections.
ENGAGING THE EDGE
Landscaping to the edges of campus, particularly Broadway
Street, creates a pleasant, inviting and identifiable boundary to
the campus.
THE COMMUNITY
UW-Stout is intricately woven into the fabric of downtown
Menomonie and future growth of the campus will be sensitive
to the downtown’s vitality and also respect the city’s 20072027 Comprehensive Plan. Collaborative efforts are
encouraged between the university and the City of
Menomonie.
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS
UW-Stout derives its uniqueness through the integration of
technology and applied learning philosophies. These defining
institutional qualities will be reflected in the implementation of
the campus master plan and the process will engage students,
faculty, staff, local officials and campus neighbors.
STUDENT-CENTERED FOCUS
Expansion of student-centered facilities: Memorial Student
Center and the Sports and Fitness Center. Both expansions
fulfill the need for additional student activity space.
RECREATION AND ATHLETIC FIELDS
Reconfiguration of Recreation and Athletic fields maximizes
use of exterior spaces. Additionally, these moves correct
some functional deficiencies of current field configuration.
PARKING STRATEGY
New parking areas to be developed at the perimeter of campus
to maximize green space in the center of campus and
minimize pedestrian conflict with vehicles.
CAMPUS CONNECTIONS
Campus connectivity is enhanced by strengthening the
relationship between the primary pedestrian arteries and
campus green spaces. As the psychological “center” of
campus, the current arboretum is transformed into a campus
green space which visually unifies the residence hall district,
Jarvis Hall/Micheels Hall /Applied Arts complex and the
Memorial Student Center. Formation of this space, in tandem
with a strong pedestrian link to the residential district, will
create a strong sense of “place”.
FUTURE BUILDING
EXISTING BUILDING
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSED EXPANDED
BOUNDARY
EXISTING BOUNDARY
0
200
400
600
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 2009