MINDS@UW Stout: Recent submissions
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Finding Aid for Bonnie Duchac Papers, 1956-2019 (bulk 1974-2009)
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025)This collection includes Bonnie Duchac’s student projects and professional papers from her time as a UW Stout student and later as a Family & Consumer Education teacher. -
Reflections on the Costs of College
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Ultra-Scaled Tellurium Nanowire Growth for Next-Generation Microelectronics
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025)The purpose of the study is to develop a growth recipe for producing nanowires. Tellurium (Te) is a promising replacement for the current material, silicon, used for transistors. The growth process of tellurium starts with ... -
Teacher as Designer: Understanding Planning as a Designerly Act
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-24)This study investigates how postsecondary faculty approach course planning and how their efforts might be supported by digital workflow tools that reflect design methods—recognizing teachers as designers of learning ... -
Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Student Success
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-30)This paper evaluates the evolution and importance of student success within the United States. Then reviews the purpose of the study, where the evolution of student success at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) is ... -
Enhancing Safety in the Construction Workforce: A Comparative Study of Hands-On and Virtual Reality (VR) Training Methods
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-15)The construction industry consistently ranks among the most dangerous occupational sectors in the United States, with specifically pipeline construction presenting heightened risks due to confined spaces, hazardous ... -
Student Perspective of an Early Alert System (EAS) in Fully Flexible, Asynchronous, Online Undergraduate Programs
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024-05-06)This mixed methods research explored the impact of an Early Alert System (EAS) implemented in flexible, asynchronous online program offerings at a two-year technical college. There is limited research of an EAS within fully ... -
The Relationship Between Credential Attainment and Resources for Americas College Promise Students in a Midwest Study
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024-05-10)This qualitative study set out to understand the lived experiences of Americas College Promise (ACP) graduates from two technical colleges in the Midwest. Five participants were selected through a random sampling method ... -
Changing Reproductive Phenology of the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Due to Climate Change in New England
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-06-23)Generalist species of great abundance are often overlooked as data sources showing how climate change affects local ecosystems. While there is a lack of studies in peer-reviewed literature, decades of quantitative data ... -
Shelf-Life Detection and Extension Methods for Avocados Using Various Storage Conditions and Packaging Solutions at the Retail Store Level
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-08-05)Avocados, while highly nutritious and popular, are hindered by a short retail shelf-life, leading to significant food waste. This research aimed to address this challenge by investigating effective methods for extending ... -
Evaluation of a Novel Method for Fused Deposition Modeling Wall Construction
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-30)Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a popular additive manufacturing method; however, its anisotropic mechanical properties, notably reduced strength in the Z-direction, remain a major challenge. This study explores a ... -
Indiana CTE Teacher Training Program: Is it Preparing CTE Instructors for the Classroom?
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-23)The role of Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors has become critical to students and the economy. Whether Indiana’s CTE teacher programs prepared instructors for the classroom was the focus of this study. ... -
Learning Design for Digital Learning Ecosystems: A Multiple Case Study of the Impact of Digital Learning on the Art and Science of Teaching
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024-05-04)Research shows that online education continues to grow at both the K-12 and higher education levels. As societal demands, student expectations, and technologies shift; educators need to continually reevaluate their ... -
Chloride Concentrations in Meromictic and Holomictic Lakes and Calculating Chloride Concentrations Using Specific Conductivity
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2019-04)Chloride is a crucial part of water quality sampling because in high concentrations it can negatively impact surface waters by changing the mixing pattern of lakes. Electric conductivity is usually a representation of ... -
Evaluation of Employee Performance from Select Manufacturing Recipient Companies in Round One and Round Two of the Wisconsin Fast Forward Grant Program
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2015)Employee growth and development are key elements to a successful workforce in any organization. Training programs are designed and delivered with the goal of improving employees existing skill set through new techniques ... -
Finding Aid for John Alfred and Genevieve Reber Collection, circa 1897-2000 (bulk 1920-1956)
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1897)Personal papers of John Alfred Reber and records of businesses owned by John and Genevieve Reber in Dunn County and Barron County, Wisconsin. -
Off-Campus Housing in Menomonie, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)Student's academic success in the classroom is impacted by student's mental and physical health. In addition, poor living conditions can have a critical impact on a student's wellbeing, including having detrimental outcomes ... -
Treatment of Father-Daughter Incest: Beyond Family Systems Thinking
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 1991)The intent of this paper is to present information that will provide understanding about and treatment for families in which incest occurs. To meet this goal, characterisitics of the family in which incest occurs will be ... -
Streamlining the Operations and Management Department’s Stationery Area
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2015-07-31)The current processes and activities of the UW-Stout’s College of Management’s stationery supplies area are inefficient and ineffective. As a result, considerable money, time and effort that could otherwise be better ... -
The Influence of Motivation on Multi-Tiered Systems for Academic Support
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2015-07-27)This literature review and critical analysis examines student motivation, how it is impacted, the affects it has on a student’s academic career, and how it may affect the success of academic intervention. The need for ...