Board Converting News, December 6, 2021

Great Northern Corp. (CONT’D FROM PAGE 24)

Six teams of students have researched trend fore- casting, interviewed in-store customers and investigated emerging retail experiences. They are working toward designing a single package, following Sam’s Club, Cost- co and Amazon’s complex packaging requirements for in- store display and online retail.

graphic design manager Murawski are UW-Stout alums: Johnson graduated with a packaging degree in 1994 and Murawski in graphic design in 2000. They want students to see the big picture before they start their careers. They believe the collaborative expe-

rience will boost students’ abilities and prepare them for industry better, even before graduation. They visited class the first week for the project kick- off, sharing the company’s structure and processes and how they function as a professional team. They introduced the project scope for this semester, as identified by their client, Reckitt: to create a prototype for Reckitt’s Air Wick packaging. Great Northern Corp. employees Sarah Murawski, left, a graphic design manager, and Kris Johnson, a structural design manager, are UW-Stout alums.

“The different backgrounds, skill sets and approaches to problem-solving each team member brings to the team can be a challenge but will almost always result in a stron- ger solution,” Murawski said. “The success of each team’s final presentation is the culmination of all of their talents. Students meeting during the Great Northern Corporation Col- laboration Experience at UW-Stout.

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