UW-Parkside Earns Brandon Hall Award

Kenosha, Wis.- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proud to receive a Silver Award of Excellence from the Brandon Hall Group in the category of Best Training Program for Global Accessibility Standards. UW-Parkside received this prestigious award in partnership with Dynamic Training Resources and ELB Learning. The awards attract entrants from corporations around the world, including Unilever, Wells Fargo, and McDonald's. The interactive training module, developed by UW-Parkside and Dynamic Training Resources, is titled "Safety and Empowerment for Experiential Learning: Professional Behavior and Appropriate Boundaries." ELB Learning is an industry leader in learning technology, including the authoring tool used by Dynamic Training Resources for the UW-Parkside project, Lectora. The module is designed for college-age students engaged in experiential learning, such as internships and community-based learning, and equips them with knowledge of their workplace rights and protections. Developed in 2022-2023 with support from the Universities of Wisconsin, this training module was first implemented in Fall 2023. Since Spring 2025, the module is currently in 37 academic courses at UW-Parkside and at four other UW campuses, including UW-Madison. As of Summer 2025, more than 1,000 UW students have completed the training. The training serves as an important risk management resource to ensure participants understand workplace expectations and protections. The program's accessibility features support an effective training experience for a wide range of learners, including those with disabilities. Brandon Hall Group is a research and analyst firm with more than 10,000 clients globally and nearly 30 years of delivering research-based solutions that empower excellence in organizations around the world. The Brandon Hall Excellence Awards feature two annual programs that recognize organizations implementing programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results. To learn more about the "Safety and Empowerment" module and how it could be implemented at your institution, please watch this video or contact Kaila Bingen, Experiential Education Specialist at [email protected].

Since its founding in 1968, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been a trusted partner for the region's higher educational needs, empowering students to thrive, advancing applied knowledge, and developing talent for the future. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as certificates and pre-professional programs, designed to foster personal and professional growth through real-world and impactful learning experiences. Located in the dynamic Chicago-Milwaukee corridor, UW-Parkside offers unmatched access to world-class internships, professional networks, and endless career-building opportunities, placing students at the center of it all.

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