WELCOME TO UW-WHITEWATER

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a public university and part of the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System which serves more than 150,000 students statewide. Founded in 1868, UW-Whitewater is known for high-quality, career-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs that offer a unique blend of general and professional education experiences.

The first and foremost responsibility of UW-Whitewater is quality teaching within a dynamic learning community. The 1,000 members of the faculty, staff and administration are also committed to providing practical experiences that enhance learning both inside and outside the traditional classroom.

UW-Whitewater has a current enrollment of approximately 10,500 students and offers 43 undergraduate and 13 graduate degree programs in the Colleges of Arts and Communication, Business and Economics, Education, and Letters and Sciences.

A general education program, recognized as a leading model for the UW System, provides a body of knowledge that undergirds and broadens all degree programs to enhance a student's lifelong experiences.

UW-Whitewater faculty and staff strive to extend personal attention to all students, providing a concerned academic environment that is responsive to individual needs.

Today, in addition to its academic programs, it is a center for leadership and service through its coordination of numerous conferences on subjects as diverse as regional planning, international education and the status of women. It also sponsors lectures, concerts and programs which enrich the cultural life of students, faculty and the community. An extensive program of evening on-campus and off-campus courses is offered for those who are employed during the day. Counseling for small businesses is provided free of charge by the Small Business Development Center.

The University invites students of all ages to participate in its programs. Students range in age from 17 to 92, from persons taking one class to those with a full course of studies, from high school seniors sampling college to business persons seeking new expertise in their field of business, from senior citizens to the traditional college freshman.

UW-Whitewater's 400-acre campus includes 46 academic/auxiliary buildings, a nature preserve and arboretum, and 43 acres set aside for baseball, football, soccer, softball, track and tennis.

The focal point of the campus is a two-block mall which links classroom and administrative buildings with the multi-purpose University Center. North of the mall lie residence halls, the student health center, the Williams Physical Education and Recreation Center, and the 12,500 seat Warhawk Stadium.

Located in Whitewater, a friendly, picturesque city of 12,000 people, UW-Whitewater is near rural recreation areas, yet within convenient driving distance of the metropolitan centers of Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a campus with a long history of providing the time and the place for:

• obtaining a quality education
• having fun and being serious
• meeting new friends
• exploring new ideas and interests
• discovering oneself to the fullest

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

• Innovative programs such as The Milwaukee Experience, Project Assist, and the first Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in the United States have earned national recognition for the College of Education.
• The CPA examination scores achieved by UW-Whitewater's accounting graduates have consistently ranked the University among the top ten colleges and universities nationally every year since 1985.
• UW-Whitewater features a diverse student body that includes the third largest minority enrollment in the University of Wisconsin System.
• With its special mission to serve students with disabilities, the University has invested more than $2 million in improvements to guarantee barrier-free access to all campus buildings. As such, UW-Whitewater ranks among the top five universities nationally in accessibility.
• The UW-Whitewater Office of Disabled Student Services has earned a reputation for innovative programs as demonstrated by its receipt of the American Association of State Colleges and University's top national award in 1994.
• The UW-Whitewater School of Graduate Studies has the largest number of masters degree recipients in education among the UW System Comprehensive institutions.
• For the fourth time, the UW-Whitewater Management Computer Systems Program was ranked as the number one four-year computing degree program in the United States and Canada by the Data Processing Management Association. UW-Whitewater is the only institution to receive the number one ranking more than once.
• Due to the development and implementation of an innovative General Education curriculum, universities throughout the country regard UW-Whitewater as having a model program and actively seek out its counsel in revising their own programs.
• The UW-Whitewater Business Education Program earned the 1994 national four-year university award from the Business Education Division of the American Vocational Association.
• UW-Whitewater has built a tradition of success among its 21 men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs.
• The UW-Whitewater Office of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies reaches out to its constituency and annually attracts over 30,000 people to a variety of camps, programs, and conferences.
• The Wisconsin Innovation Service Center is a highly respected operation which provides comprehensive evaluations of thousands of new product ideas and is the only non-profit service of its kind in Wisconsin.
• The UW-Whitewater chapter of the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs has earned more awards from the national organization than any other college or university in the United States.
• UW-Whitewater serves as a cultural center for the region through the visual and performing arts programming offered in the Center of the Arts and the Irvin L. Young Auditorium, serving a combined annual audience of 100,000 area residents.
• The 1995 College Guide of America's Best College, published by "U.S. News and World Report" magazine, advanced UW-Whitewater to its tier one (top 30) ranking of Midwestern regional colleges and universities.