The AI Weekly Meetup is a dynamic forum for exploring the forefront of artificial intelligence. The meetups center on discussions, critical thinking, and knowledge exchange among faculty, industry professionals, staff, alumni, and community members.
Bridging the Divide seeks to reduce partisan division by fostering civil discourse among students and promoting civic virtue. The program brings students with different ideological and partisan political perspectives together for small group conversations about current political issues and beliefs.
Rather than reaching a consensus, the goal is simply to replace snark with civil dialogue and increase engagement and understanding between people with different opinions. We replace snark with conversation, tweets with real talk, and scrolls & likes with face-to-face dialogue. In addition, we like to make it fun and enjoyable with FREE SNACKS!!
Discussion topics include:
-Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
-Gender Pay Gap
-Social Sustainability
-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
-Equal Rights Amendment
At the age of twenty-one, Lauren Eden was surprised to learn that she survived a second trimester dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion. Not only was this news shocking, but the series of miracles God did to save her life also confirmed that God had a unique purpose for Lauren’s life.
Lauren Eden is a wife, mom, ministry veteran, and second trimester Dilation and Evacuation abortion survivor. Lauren spent 19 years serving on three church staffs in the Atlanta area, where she focused her ministry on the next generation through her work in adult, student, and children's ministries. However, after finding out her abortion survival story as an adult, Lauren felt called to share her miraculous birth story.
In 2020, Lauren connected with the Abortion Survivors Network, which opened the door to sharing her story full time. She now serves as a National Ambassador and Georgia Advocate for the Abortion Survivors Network, as well as a pro-life speaker with Ambassador Speaker’s Bureau and The Real Abortion Stories Speaker’s Bureau.
Lauren speaks both locally and nationally at churches, marches for life, pregnancy resource centers, and in the news media. She has shared her story nationally through The Abortion Survivors Network’s “Life and Hope” campaign, Student’s For Life’s “Almost Aborted” campaign, and Pro-Life Colorado’s Amendment 79 campaign. She has been a keynote speaker at The National Right to Life Convention, Georgia Life Alliance's "Together for Life" rally, and the Emerald Coast Walk for Life. She has also done interviews with Fox News, CNN, Newsmax, Live Action, and the Epoch Times.
Lauren's passion is using her voice to stand up for the unborn, fellow abortion survivors, and moms who find themselves in crisis pregnancies. She believes the church plays the most critical role in coming alongside women who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy, and she loves helping equip local churches with pro-life resources.
Lauren considers her husband and three boys her most important ministry. She lives in Peachtree City, Georgia.
Join UW–Stout graduate program staff to learn more about our Management-oriented graduate degrees (M.S. Operations & Supply Management; M.S. Risk Control & Safety Management; M.S. Sustainable Management; and M.S. Training & Talent Development) and discuss the professional and career opportunities that pursuing a graduate program at UW–Stout would bring!
Come bead with NASO! Learn about Indigenous beadwork, make your own design, and hang out in a creative, welcoming space. No experience needed and all students are welcome.
J.P. Messina (Purdue University) will be giving a talk on workplace censorship. Here is the abstract:
The United States legal context allows employers to fire or sanction their employees whether they have good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all.
They may, (unless prohibited by state or local statute) dismiss employees regardless of whether the grounds for dismissal are relevant or irrelevant to the person's job performance. They may discipline employees regardless of whether the behavior for which the employee is dismissed is constitutionally protected.
Among other things, this legal environment protects employers’ rights to fire employees for exercising freedoms guaranteed them under the First Amendment. This can leave employees dominated precisely where it most matters that they are free: in the exercise of their political liberties. And this concerns us all: If employer censorship becomes widespread, discourse can suffer as people withhold their controversial views from the public sphere.
All of these are sensible concerns. I argue in this talk, however, that it would be shortsighted to pursue a legal remedy for them—particularly one that extends statutory protection for employee speech rights against their employers. This is because we have good reason to recognize that employers--at least of certain kinds--have strong rights to the freedom of association.
Additionally, firms sometimes have expressive liberties of their own. Legal remedies of the sort found in roughly half of states violate these freedoms. But they are also not guaranteed to improve our environment for discourse. Indeed, they may make it worse. Despite my skepticism of legal remedies, however, I argue that employers have strong reasons, both instrumental and moral, to avoid playing the censor. When they fail and act contrary to these reasons, the public must hold them accountable. A lot hangs in the balance.
Monday, March 10th | 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Additional days: Monday, March 30th | 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Location: 2nd floor of the library
All undergraduate students can apply! The Student Artist-in-Residence program provides the recipient with the opportunity to explore the relationships of art and technology.
Two chosen applicants will receive a $2,000 stipend for the academic year and up to $1,000 for research materials, related expenses, and a shared studio space.
Sponsored by: School of Art & Design For more information contact:Mary Climes
Mario Kart with a Counselor is a part of Mental Health week. Join the UW Stout Student Counseling Center counselors and challenge them to a race at Mario Kart! This is a great way to connect with campus resources AND connect to your peers in an easy, safe environment. Think you got what it takes? Yeah...you probably actually do.
Last chance to possibly win $50 Stoutfitters gift card!
Some of you may have received an email about the UW-Stout Student Activities survey, if you did know that IT IS NOT A SCAM. We want your feedback on what happens at UW-Stout and we want you entered to win. Survey ends on 3/13. Only the random sample of folks can complete the survey.
Sponsored by: Involvement Center For more information contact:Jennifer Lee
University Recreation Spring Break Hours
Notice of change of hours for all University Recreation operations over Spring Break.
Sponsored by: University Recreation For more information contact: Mackenzie Stutzman
Feature Stream: Hidden Figures
Did you know you can watch movies for free with your university library access? Watch Hidden Figures by following the blog link!
The MSC Graphic Design Team is looking for Graphic Designers and an Animator to join our team starting this summer!
Apply here or find the application on Handshake. The deadline to apply is March 22 at 11:55PM.
Sponsored by: Student Centers For more information contact: Olivia Williams
NOW HIRING Math TLC Teaching Assistants (TAs) for 2026-2027
NOW HIRING Math TLC Teaching Assistants (TAs) for 2026-2027. Math TLC TAs support students in MATH 80, 90 (Intermediate Algebra), 118 (Concepts of Math) and 120 (College Algebra) courses.
We seek to employ qualified UW-Stout undergraduate or graduate students to work one-on-one with students in the tutor lab and serve as TAs in the classroom.
See the Math TLC website or Handshake to apply. We look forward to seeing your application!
