![Diane Duerst, right, receives the November University Staff Employee Appreciation award from Chancellor Katherine Frank.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/duerst%2Cdiane_award.jpg?h=975071a9&itok=dEO88I9_)
Duerst recognized with November University Staff Employee Appreciation award
![Interior design students Meghan, Jaid, Sidney and Riley](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/Meghan%2C%20Jaid%2C%20Sidney%20and%20Riley.jpg?itok=4tl4SHSp)
UW-Stout interior design students help reimagine local teen group home, with safety and comfort in mind
Got game design? Madison event highlights state’s, UW-Stout’s strengths in growing industry
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Challenges accepted: Stout community ready to rally on national Giving Day.
![The co-owners of Hoeft Builders, from left, are Jay Rideout, Peter Hoeft and Luke Rykal.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/Hoeft%20Builders_Jay%2CPeter%2CLuke.jpg?h=47eb9d3d&itok=ESwFwxXu)
Building stronger Blue Devils: Hoeft Builders’ gift of new weights gives back to student athletes
![UW-Stout students gather with Assistant Professor Kate Liu, second from left, and their awards at the PPA event in San Diego. They are, from left, Erika Jackett, Zach Hoffmire, Starr Gong, Ethan Myers, Lukas David and Buddy Moreno.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/packaging_PPA%204%202023.jpg?h=bcd85a50&itok=DbNj3YrY)
Total package: Students earn two firsts, third in international sustainability challenges
![Tanya Ragan and Kristen Raney](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/Tanya%20Ragan%20and%20Kristen%20Raney%2C%20alumni.jpg?itok=RtAKTNsv)
Two UW-Stout alumni leading the way in entrepreneurship, higher education
![Make48, Chippewa Falls team members Brett Schaeffer and Megan Schutte](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/Make48%2C%20Chippewa%20Falls%20team%20members%20Brett%20Schaeffer%20and%20Megan%20Schutte.jpg?h=4eff3ac4&itok=arqLjXBY)
UW-Stout’s Fab Lab hosts regional high school teams in Make48 engineering, innovation competition
![Jamie Arenz and Mai Khou Xiong](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/Jamie%20Arenz%20and%20Mai%20Khou%20Xiong.jpg?h=7662032f&itok=pFGdVZrw)
UW-Stout staff awarded for creating inclusive environment, bringing harmony to differences
![A new west entrance and gathering space will be built at UW-Stout’s Recreation Complex, thanks to a $5 million gift.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-11/Rec%20Complex%201.jpg?h=21044950&itok=lh5KPgod)