The GPS Program is a student focused skill-building program, aiming to impact retention rates of UW-Stout students through career readiness and competency development achieved from campus-based applied learning experiences and intentional 1:1 career counseling and assessment.
The GPS Program will:
- Be open to first-year, second-year, and transfer students
- Continue to leverage campus opportunities and infuse intentional career development through inclusion of the National Association of Career and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies.
- Utilize high impact practices via applied learning experiences with intentional skill building to create meaningful outcomes.
- Continue connecting students to paid on-campus job opportunities proposed and hosted by UW-Stout faculty and staff.
Application window is currently closed. Next application cycle will begin Spring 2023.
GPS Program Core Components
The following are the core components of the GPS program:
- Leverage UW-Stout campus-based applied learning activities
- Develop UW-Stout students career readiness competency skills
- Assists UW-Stout faculty and staff in fulfilling project and operational needs
GPS Program Goals/Outcomes
The following are the core components of the GPS program:
- Foster engagement from underrepresented UW-Stout student communities
- Assess the impact of campus-based experiences on student career readiness competency skills
- Impact UW-Stout student retention and persistence rates