Leading the Future of Engineering Education
The Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering is home to UW-Stout Polytechnic's engineering degrees. As Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, UW-Stout Polytechnic teaches engineering through labs, design projects, and professional work experience from the first semester. The school offers bachelor's degrees in computer and electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, and plastics engineering, accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET; engineering technology, accredited by ABET's Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission; and packaging. Graduates can continue with an M.S. Manufacturing Engineering, on campus or online.
Why Study Engineering at a Polytechnic University?
- Labs from the First Semester: Design, build, and test from the start instead of waiting until senior year.
- Faculty Who Teach: Learn from industry-experienced faculty, not graduate assistants, and without 200-person lecture halls.
- Professional Work Experience: Complete co-ops and internships through UW-Stout Polytechnic's award-winning Cooperative Education & Internship Program (CEIP).
- Projects for Real Companies: Solve problems for industry partners such as 3M, Andersen Corporation, Cirrus Aircraft, and Graco, including work supporting Sierra Space's lunar dust testing system.
UW-Stout Polytechnic launched its first engineering program in 1956 with the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology. In 1994, the university added B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, followed by degrees computer engineering, plastics engineering and mechanical engineering, all of which are in the Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering. UW-Stout Polytechnic's engineering and engineering technology programs comprise more than a 1,000 students.
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About Robert F. Cervenka
The school is named for Robert F. Cervenka, founder of Phillips Plastics, who admired UW-Stout Polytechnic's applied learning and career focus. Cervenka started Phillips Plastics in 1964 in his hometown of Phillips, Wisconsin, and grew it to 15 facilities in Wisconsin and a facility in California, with $300 million in annual sales and 1,600 employees, before it was sold in 2010. He died on September 19, 2015, at age 79. The school was named in 2017 to honor the Cervenka family's lifetime of philanthropy to the university, including a $2.5 million memorial gift.
