From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Internship Week 3

This past week was busy at Whispering Cedars! I spent the week gaining more familiarity and independence with the same tasks I was working on last week- answering the phone, updating resident files, and giving tours. I gave a couple of tours independently this week, and while it was nerve-racking […]

Read More
Image is our business

A+ BBB Accredited Business

Customer service is of the utmost importance at Green Touch Lawn. This week a customer complaint came across my desk that I had to investigate. A maintenance customer had an employee that reported a damaged windshield from one of our crews. I gathered information from the reporting manager at the […]

Read More

Internship Week 2

Week two of my internship has been a challenge in the best way possible! I dove head first into the responsibilities of the internship, answering the phone, updating resident files, giving tours, and so much more. Learning in such a fast paced and hands on environment has helped me to […]

Read More

Week One Weidner Internship

Hello, I’m Bailey. This summer, I’m working as a Weidner Apartment Homes intern at Woodin Creek Village in Woodinville, Washington. I accomplished a lot in my first week at the property, some of which are listed below. I finished the paperwork and received training on my first day at the […]

Read More

Weidner Internship- Week 1

Hello! My name is Grace, I’m an intern this summer at Town Centre Apartment Homes in Eagan, MN. Here is a little bit of what my first week looked like! After taking care of my initial training and paperwork at the Minnesota regional office, I was able to start working […]

Read More

Experience Profile

Grace Crigler,  Hometown: Winona, MN High School: Winona Senior High School, Winona, MN Hi Everyone! My name is Grace Crigler, this upcoming fall I’ll be a Senior double majoring in Interior Design and Real Estate Property Management at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. This summer I will be completing a Cooperative […]

Read More
DOT and Insurance Forms

Updating DOTs and COIs

This week for internship duties I was assigned the task to review and update DOTs, Medical Cards, and COIs. I reviewed all paperwork for every truck in the fleet to assure all DOT annual vehicle inspection reports were up to date, complete, and a copy of the form in each […]

Read More

Internship Week 1

Hello! my name is Annie, and I will be spending the summer as an intern with Weidner in Washington State! I just completed my first week of the internship, and have already learned a lot. I started off the week at the corporate office in Kirkland, WA to complete some […]

Read More
New Green Touch Fleet Unit

Updating the Fleet

This week I worked with fleet management at Green Touch Lawn, Inc. The high mile, aging landscape/plow unit needed to be traded in for a replacement vehicle. Jason, owner, reviewed the process taken to secure funding. Then, we started the process of locating a replacement. We had to meet certain […]

Read More

Week 1 – Internship with Weidner Apartment Homes

Hello everyone! My name is Tori McGraw, and I am from Milaca, MN. I am currently a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stout where I am double majoring in Business Administration and Real Estate Property Management with a minor in Sales & Marketing. Yesterday I started my internship with Weidner […]

Read More
Brandon Connett Property Maintenance Manager

Experience Profile

Brandon Connett, Hometown: Woodville, Wisconsin High School: Baldwin High School, Baldwin, Wisconsin Brandon Connett, is a Senior in the Property Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Brandon is completing a Cooperative Education (Co-Op) experience as a Property Maintenance Manager at Green Touch Lawn, Inc. in Woodville, Wisconsin. During the […]

Read More

Internship Week 10

For the last week of my internship, I was able to choose what positions I wanted more time in. I decided to help out in multiple different areas. I first started in leasing for the first two days answering the phone and giving tours. It took a few hours to […]

Read More

Internship Week 9

This week of the internship was the corporate rotation. On Tuesday, Trinity flew all of the interns out to their corporate headquarters in Irvine, California! Wednesday we heard presentations from the East and West Presidents of Redwood Construction, a sister company that focuses on the renovation and construction projects of […]

Read More

Internship week 7

This was my second week with the Property Manager. During this week I had the opportunity to see how the Property Manager prepares quotes for a large capital project. At this site, there is a massive issue with the gutter and drainage systems on all of the buildings. Over time, […]

Read More