College and Industry Field Trips

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3D Printed at the U of M Medical Devices Center
At Valley Middle School of STEM we invite students to attend various field trips where they are exposed to colleges, technical schools, and businesses in the engineering and STEM industries.

UW Stout, The U of M, St. Thomas, Normandale CC, Inver Hills CC, BTD Manufacturing, and Dakota County Technical Institute are all field trips the 8th grade Engineering students at VMSS have had the opportunity to go on.  We bring about 50 students on each trip.  Students are able to sign-up on a first-come, first-served basis.

VMSS has also had engineers from 3M come into class and give hands-on demonstrations.  We are hoping to continue this on a yearly basis.

University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center

The Medical Devices Center (MDC) at the University of Minnesota is an interdisciplinary program that sits within the Institute for Engineering in Medicine and combines basic research, applied and translational research, education and training, and outreach and public engagement all related to medical devices. The MDC brings together the University of Minnesota's expertise from the College of Science and Engineering and the Academic Health Center (School of Dentistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and the Medical School).

University of Wisconsin Stout

We strive to provide the best engineering and technology education in the country.  By modeling the true polytechnic university education, the department serves numerous programs in providing hands-on, minds-on education.  Through intensive lab-based experiences and applied undergraduate project-based research opportunities, the theoretical science of engineering processes and design is developed for the professionals in manufacturing engineering, computer engineering, plastics engineering, engineering technology, packaging, and technology education, as well as other supported programs.

BTD Mfg.

BTD Overview!BTD was founded in 1979 as Bismarck Tool and Die Co. While our core is still strongly rooted in a tool and die background, our company has grown to provide a complete spectrum of custom metalwork services. Today, we currently serve some of the world’s top brands from four different locations in Lakeville, MN, Detroit Lakes, MN, Washington, IL and Dawsonville, GA. But, we’re not stopping there. Looking forward, we plan to strengthen our company with expanded facilities and added services to deliver more value to our customers. Explore everything we have to offer and see what makes our metalwork first-class.