Since 1968, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been enriching minds and changing the lives of those who attend. That rich legacy continues today.
Small classes and one-on-one faculty attention have been our hallmarks and continue to be part of an experience that brightens futures. Our student-centric approach means students are never taught by assistants, don't get lost in a crowd, and do get to work side-by-side with faculty dedicated to their success.
We also support students by designing custom-tailored degree programs that meet the needs of today's demanding job market and students' unique curiosities. Combining academic disciplines can energize new pursuits and discoveries, so we encourage students to create an interdisciplinary course program that suits their interests.
One of 13 four-year institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, Parkside, provides an educational value to our students that's unparalleled. An affordable, high-quality education is an investment in one's future. We believe the cost of an education should not prevent any student from achieving their educational and professional goals.
Parkside students receive a healthy return on their investment. We empower our graduates and certificate recipients with the knowledge and practical skills vital to achieving personal and professional success in the changing local and global communities in which they live and work. And our ever-growing academic reputation, regional status, and location along the Milwaukee-Chicago corridor allow students to access the region's top employers.
Here, on our idyllic campus set on 700 acres of natural Wisconsin prairie and woodland, you will find energetic students making the most of their higher-education experience. With open spaces like our on-campus disc golf course, a diverse variety of student organizations, and our position as a regional center for the performing arts, Parkside is a community that's easy to call home.
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is a dynamic learning community grounded in academic excellence and focused on student success, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement. The campus will be a premier comprehensive public institution and a destination of choice, serving as a focal point of local, regional, and global progress.
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is committed to high-quality educational programs, creative and scholarly activities, and services responsive to its diverse student population and local, national, and global communities.
Diversity and inclusion have played essential roles in shaping the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. With great intention, Parkside has created a learning environment that celebrates diverse knowledge and perspectives through academics and partnerships in our communities.
Parkside offers you a quality university experience that goes beyond the classroom. Our top faculty members teach all levels of undergraduate courses. They become your mentors, engage you in their research, and are actively involved with businesses, groups, and organizations in our region. Our student-to-faculty ratio is just 18 to 1, and more than three-quarters of the classes offered have fewer than thirty students.
At Parkside, we make academic exploration easy. We combine our selection of majors, minors, pre-professional programs, and certificates with flexible, interdisciplinary opportunities.
UW-Parkside has been active in undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity (URSCA) over many years. UW-Parkside students benefit significantly from these high-impact practices that help students academically through more engagement with their primary and professionally by making them more competitive for jobs and graduate and professional schools. The University is a long-standing member of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and an active participant in the Wisconsin System Council on Undergraduate Research (WiSCUR).
We're glad you're here! Whether you are a new freshman, transfer, graduate, international, adult, veteran, or another student, you have selected a university full of opportunities. Parkside offers more than 100 majors, minors, certificates, pre-professional programs, and Master's degrees. Whatever your passion is, we have the degree that is right for you.
Here at Parkside, you are an integral part of our campus community, including our work community. Student employment is a flexible and convenient way to gain hands-on, real-life experience that enhances your personal and intellectual development. Working on campus is also an excellent opportunity to get to know the University, meet staff, and help fellow students.
The University of Wisconsin had had a presence in southeastern Wisconsin since 1933 when it established two-year centers in Racine and Kenosha. For years, residents in our communities were eager for a university that offered a four-year degree. Finally, in 1965, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill merging the two centers and creating the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Site selection for the new campus was carefully determined by a commission that decided on a beautiful 690-acre parcel equidistant between the Kenosha and Racine downtown areas. Founding Chancellor Irvin G. Wyllie thoughtfully selected the name "Parkside" to represent the picturesque campus and exhibit service to all of southeastern Wisconsin.
Nationally known architect Gyo Obata designed the graceful complex with a significant library/learning center at its heart. The ground was broken for Parkside in late 1967, and on July 1, 1968, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside was officially founded.
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