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Co-op, internship program benefits record 1,130 students
19 Sep 2022
News, Dunn County
For Grace Heiss and more than 1,100 other University of Wisconsin-Stout students, this past year was a chance to take their education to the next level — on the job.
Heiss was a sales intern at Haggar clothing headquarters in Dallas, Texas, where she saw more clearly the career that lies ahead of her. “This was one of the first times I've been able to apply the accumulation of all my coursework. The pieces between my studies and industry fit well together,” she said.
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