{"id":9927,"date":"2023-08-02T10:05:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=9927"},"modified":"2023-08-03T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:05:21","slug":"turning-the-corner-on-their-careers-uw-stout-transfer-students-finding-the-right-path","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/turning-the-corner-on-their-careers-uw-stout-transfer-students-finding-the-right-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning the corner on their careers: UW-Stout transfer students finding the right path"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students pass by the Memorial Student Center at UW-Stout. \/ UW-Stout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The path to a bachelor\u2019s degree isn\u2019t always a straight one from high school to four years at a university.<\/p>\n

Pheng Vue, of Eau Claire, and Ciera Selly, from Baldwin, can attest to that. Vue attended Chippewa Valley Technical College and Selly several two-year colleges before they transferred to UW-Stout to pursue bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n

They believe the decision will pay off with a potentially high-level career in a field that excites them while banking on UW-Stout\u2019s 99.4% employment rate for graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost employers seem to ask for a bachelor’s. I think having a bachelor\u2019s shows discipline, and employers want to see you value your work ethic by investing in it,\u201d Selly said.<\/p>\n

She is a health, wellness and fitness major who has an internship this summer with a Fortune 500 company, Boston Scientific in the Twin Cities. Recent UW-Stout graduates were hired by 54 Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n

Selly and Vue, who is majoring in information and communication technologies, will return to school this fall to complete their degrees and achieve a life goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Stout experience so far has been amazing,\u201d Vue said. \u201cI love the people here and the professors especially. Everyone is knowledgeable in their own ways, and learning from their knowledge helps me be a better person today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selly agreed. \u201cHonestly, I love my program, my instructors, my classes and my internship. I am very happy with my experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

For transfers hoping to attend UW-Stout this fall, enrollment is open through early August. Learn more about transferring here.<\/p>\n

Far from outliers, Vue and Selly represent about one-third of UW-Stout\u2019s students \u2014 transfers who take advantage of agreements with Wisconsin technical colleges, seven Minnesota community colleges, other colleges and other universities to earn a polytechnic education.<\/p>\n

With the agreements, transfers find that most of their credits are accepted at UW-Stout. Once admitted, their credits often count within a few weeks, said Darren Ward, associate director of Transfer and Articulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cUW-Stout is committed to creating a welcoming environment for transfer students and ensuring that the credits earned transfer smoothly,\u201d Ward said.<\/p>\n

The Admissions transfer team helps students better understand how their credits may apply. The team also helps potential transfer students determine which classes they should be taking to align with their program of interest at UW-Stout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile UW-Stout tries to accept majority of the credits that a student takes, applicability to a particular program is maybe the more important part,\u201d Ward said. \u201cIt is strongly recommended that transfer students connect early with UW-Stout while at our two-year partners to review classes they plan to transfer before the beginning of each semester.\u201d<\/p>\n

Successful transitions<\/h3>\n

The biggest transfer challenge that Vue faced was deciding on a major. \u201cThe transfer process did not take long at all. What took long was deciding which program to take. There were just so many to choose from in the technology field,\u201d Vue said.<\/p>\n

This summer, he\u2019s a remote customer success specialist intern with a Wisconsin company, Naviant of Verona. Naviant provides business and digital transformation consultation, enterprise content management and content services solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cInternships are a gateway to real world experiences in the workforce. The networking aspect is also a great asset that I don’t think many technical colleges can replicate,\u201d Vue said.<\/p>\n

Vue formed a plan in high school to start at a technical college, save on tuition, then choose a career field at a university. He attended CVTC in Eau Claire for a year.<\/p>\n

As a polytechnic, UW-Stout was high on his list. \u201cThat made me even more excited to transfer because of the networking and getting the hands-on experience at Stout. I definitely felt I\u2019d be doing something that would be used in the workforce.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know where I\u2019d be today (without transferring). It was hard to adjust because I knew no one here since I didn’t attend any freshman events in the living communities. It has worked out well, and I continue to do my best here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

UW-Stout has more than 150 student organizations and activities to help students make connections on campus. Transfer students can find peer support through a chapter of Tau Sigma, a national honor society for transfers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTransfer students typically do well academically, and if help is needed there are numerous support resources available on campus such as tutoring, mentoring and counseling,\u201d Ward said.<\/p>\n

Selly took courses at three technical colleges, initially in nursing at CVTC. When she transferred to UW-Stout, she tried the dietetics program. She settled on health, wellness and fitness, with a concentration in health promotion.<\/p>\n

As a health professional intern with Boston Scientific, she\u2019s experiencing a corporate wellness environment. \u201cIt has offered me the opportunity to go outside my comfort zone, most recently learning how to format and instruct group exercise classes,\u201d Selly said.<\/p>\n

All UW-Stout programs have an experiential learning component. Many programs require a co-op or internship \u2014 more than 1,100 students took part in the Cooperative Education and Internship Program in 2021-22.<\/p>\n

\u201cUW-Stout offers a high-quality polytechnic, hands-on, educational experience that transfer students find sets them up for success,\u201d Ward said.<\/p>\n

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Written by Jerry Poling<\/p>\n

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