University of Wisconsin-Platteville Highlights
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Return on Investment
UW-Platteville is consistently ranked as a best value college in Wisconsin. In 2020, UW-Platteville was named the best public institution in Wisconsin for annual return on investment for the fifth consecutive year by Payscale and the best public university in the state for job placement, according to Zippia.
- Alumna credits UW-Platteville experience for engineering career
- Alumnus finds success in innovation at UW-Platteville, now supports others
- Engineering alumna supports women In STEM
- Engineering alumnus reaches new heights as satellite mission director
- Recent alumni publish academic work, credit summer research program
- UW-Platteville helps launch Koenig’s career in renewable energy
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IDEA Hub
In 2020, UW-Platteville was selected for a highly-competitive grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will bring nearly $1.1 million of new investment to the region and create the IDEA Hub, which plans to connect ideas to entrepreneurs, provide resources, and create a culture of innovation in the region.
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Placement Data
UW-Platteville prepares students for the workforce through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, student teaching, field experiences, and more.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
UW-Platteville aims to foster a diverse environment that contributes to an inclusive culture and climate by promoting critical discourse and meaningful interactions between all members of our campus community.
- Art and connections shape alumna’s journey
- Gurira recognized with Outstanding Woman of Color Award
- Isbister publishes anthology of work from Chinese women writers
- UW-Platteville engineering honored by national diversity recognition program
- UW-Platteville offers specialty visit days to connect students with similar backgrounds
- Yang receives Outstanding Woman of Color Award
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Innovation
UW-Platteville has a reputation as a major producer of innovation in the tri-state region. Thanks to expert faculty, a growing number of graduates in the STEM fields, and lab space that includes high-tech areas such as robotics, nanotechnology, the Internet of Things, and more, UW-Platteville is leading the way in creating and improving the next generation of technology and ideas.
- A love of dairy brings families together
- Donohue selected to lead the new IDEA Hub
- Gnaneswaran to introduce transformative teaching technology to campus
- Senior design team revitalizes Cuba City’s Presidential Plaza, project recognized by WEDC
- Teal draws on UW-Platteville education, experiences to help others during COVID-19 crisis
- UW-Platteville engineering professors’ inventions awarded U.S. patents
- UW-Platteville Industrial Studies collaborates with local schools on innovative safety protocol
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Awards, Publications, and Research
UW-Platteville faculty are experts in their field, regularly publishing their research in textbooks and journals and consistently being recognized with state- and nation-wide awards.
- Alumna focuses solely on rural education through new textbook
- Alumnus shines light on 20th century show business with new book: ‘Entertaining Dubuque’
- Attenborough honored with statewide distinguished teaching award
- Business faculty publish and present across several areas of expertise
- Criminal Justice Instructor Chris Polzer wins 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award
- Criminal Justice program recognized as one of the country's best online master's degrees
- Dornak publishes research on land use, bird conservation efforts
- Gordon publishes additional work after release of his book on Faulkner
- Evensen honored with first Dale Dixon Professor of Engineering Award
- Fields honored with UW System award for teaching excellence
- Frayer to receive Distinguished Teaching Award from the Wisconsin Section of the Mathematical Association of America
- Gurira recognized with Outstanding Woman of Color Award
- Halfmann honored with Early Career Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
- Isbister publishes anthology of work from Chinese women writers
- Ivanov publishes research from Rome, Vatican archives in Harvard journal
- Lerner receives Outstanding Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff Academic Advisor Award
- Livingston to be honored with Academic Staff Award for Excellence
- M.S. Organizational Change Leadership program ranked fourth nationally
- UW-Platteville philosophy program rated great value in nation
- M.S. Project Management online program named nation’s best value
- Montgomery honored with Woman of the Year Award
- Seven years of driftless oaks research project published
- Parker selected to AASCU Emerging Leadership Program
- Schulenburg publishes in forthcoming literature journal
- UW-Platteville named best value in higher education
- Udelhofen receives University Staff Award for Excellence
- Two advisors honored with statewide awards
