University of Wisconsin–Parkside

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University of Wisconsin–Parkside
File:UW-Parkside Seal.jpg
MottoStand Out
TypePublic
Established1968
Endowment$949,351 [1]
ChancellorDeborah L. Ford
Students4,700
Location
Somers
,
Wisconsin
,
USA
CampusSuburban, 700 acres (283 ha)
Athletics13 varsity teams member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference
ColorsGreen, Black, and White
     
AffiliationsNCAA, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, UW System
MascotRangers
Websitewww.uwp.edu
File:University of Wisconsin Parkside Logo.jpg

The University of Wisconsin–Parkside is a four-year public university and member of the University of Wisconsin System. The campus is located in Somers, Wisconsin between the cities of Kenosha and Racine within the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor. It sits on 700 acres, surrounded by natural prairies and woodlands. There are 4,769 students and 125 full-time faculty, 97% with a terminal degree. Additionally, there are 55 full-time instructional academic staff, 24% with a terminal degree. The average student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. The university offers 33 undergraduate majors and 3 master's degrees in 22 academic departments. UW-Parkside is one of two universities in the UW System not named for the city in which it is located, the other being UW-Stout.

UW–Parkside is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II for athletics. The athletics teams are nicknamed the Rangers and wear forest green, black, and white.

History

See also: Timeline of the University of Wisconsin–Parkside

UW–Parkside was created in 1965 by an act of the state Legislature. Ground was broken for the new campus in November 1967 and the University accepted its first on-site students in fall 1969. In 1971, when the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Universities merged, UW–Parkside became part of the University of Wisconsin System. The University has had six permanent Chancellors: Irvin G. Wyllie (1966–74), Alan Guskin (1975–85), Sheila Kaplan (1986–93), Eleanor J. Smith (1994–97), John P. Keating (1998–2008), and Deborah L. Ford (2009–present). The first students graduated from UW–Parkside in June 1970. Since then, more than 21,000 students have earned degrees.[citation needed]

Campus

University of Wisconsin-Parkside: Wyllie Hall (Main Place)

UW–Parkside is a complex of modern buildings with the main academic buildings connected by an indoor walkway known as The Bridge. The original buildings, constructed between 1967 and 1976, occupy a small portion of the 700-acre (283 ha) campus, which lies in Kenosha county. Designed by Hellmuth, Obata Kassabaum of St. Louis in the late 1960s, the low-profile design helps the campus complex blend in with its natural surroundings.

The campus is made up of 15 buildings, including 'Wyllie Hall, Greenquist Hall, Molinaro Hall, Tallent Hall, the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities, the Student Center, the Sports and Activity Center, Ranger Hall, University Apartments, and Pike River Suites. Recent renovations and expansions to the Sports and Activity Center, Student Center, Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities, and the newly constructed Pike River Suites were done in a manner as to seamlessly blend the updates into the existing architecture.

The campus has hundreds of acres of restored prairies, mature oak and maple forests and a meandering creek. The university also owns hundreds of acres of off-campus nature preserves in Kenosha and Racine counties.


Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities

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"The Art Expressive"
Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities

The Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities, also known as The Rita, underwent a $30 million extensive remodeling and expansion in 2012. Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc were the lead architects on the project, the goal being to develop a creative and cultural hub for southeast Wisconsin with greater community access and new performance venues. Features of the remodeling and expansion included:

  • A new 340 seat music recital hall
  • A 120 seat “black box” studio theatre for smaller theatre productions
  • Galleries for both professional and student art exhibitions
  • Instructional studios for music, theatre arts and 2-D art programs
  • Expanded and upgraded general classrooms

The Rita houses the award-winning and competitive UW-Parkside Theatre Arts Department, which caps the company at approximately 65 students.[1]

Organization and administration

Colleges

UW-Parkside is divided into four distinct colleges:

  • The College of Arts and Humanities
  • The College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies
  • The College of Business, Economics, and Computing
  • The College of Natural and Health Sciences

Academics

Within the colleges, there are over 30 undergraduate majors. Additionally, the University offers graduate-level degrees in the areas of business, applied molecular biology, information systems, and sustainable management. Housed within the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies is the Institute for Professional Educator Development, which offers courses leading to initial teacher certification in early adolescence through adolescence in several specializations.

Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification

In 2008, UW-Parkside became the first Wisconsin university to receive the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement classification in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, being selected in both the Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships categories.[2] The university joined institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Syracuse University, and the University of Denver in gaining the dual designation.

Library

The University Library is located in Wyllie Hall. The Library houses a collection of over 380,000 volumes, 19,000 audio visual titles, 972,991 microform pieces, over 80,000 electronic books, and maintains subscriptions to 1200 periodicals. In addition, the Library offers access to over 200 databases, most of which are available remotely.[3] The Library is also home to the Archives and the Parkside Area Research Center (ARC). The Archives document the history of UW-Parkside through preservations and accessibility of the records of the university and its predecessor institutions. The Parkside Area Research Center is one of thirteen Wisconsin centers which provide access to the holdings of the Wisconsin Historical Society using a unique transfer system. Collections found in the Archives Catalog (ArCat) can be brought to the Parkside Area Research Center for research.In addition to its ARC holdings, the Archives Department also houses a variety of local and regional manuscript collections. These holdings include the Vincent F. Ruffolo Collection of Nash and AMC materials, the Irving Wallace collection, the David Kherdian collection, and the John Sullivan collection of Aviation materials.[4]

Student Life

Housing

Ranger Hall

The University has three student housing facilities: Pike River Suites, Ranger Hall, and the University Apartments.

Built in 2009, Pike River Suites is the newest residence hall at UW-Parkside. It can house approximately 250 residents. Residents live in a "house," which includes a lounge, kitchenette, and study area.

Ranger Hall is a traditional-style residence hall and can house approximately 410 residents. Each room is designed to house up to two students.

The University Apartments are an apartment-style residence hall and can house approximately 370 student residents. University Apartments consists of seven separate buildings. Each building contains 6-10 four-bedroom apartments. Each apartment houses up to 7 students, including one single-room and three double-rooms. Each apartment has a full kitchen, living room area, and two bathrooms. The kitchens have a full-sized refrigerator and freezer, stove and oven, double-basin sink, dining table, and four chairs. The living-room is furnished with a couch and two end-tables.

Athletics

UW–Parkside is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference. It is the only NCAA Division II school in Wisconsin.[citation needed] Varsity sports for men and women are soccer, basketball, track, and cross country. Men's varsity sports are baseball, wrestling and golf. Women's varsity sports are softball and volleyball. Highly successful club sports include rugby men and women, and football for men.

The university has 475 All-Americans, 75 national champions, 34 academic All-Americans and eight Olympians.[citation needed] UW–Parkside teams won GLVC championships in women's cross country (2007) and women's soccer (2008).

UW-Parkside's nickname mascot is the Rangers. The university's mascot, depicted by a brown bear in a Parkside jersey, is Ranger Bear. In January 2011 Ranger Bear qualified for the first time for the Universal Cheer Association Mascot Nationals, where he took third place.

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ UW-P Theatre Arts- Professional Connections, Retrieved on Dec. 29, 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.uwp.edu/news/newstemp.cfm?storyID=2584/ UW-Parkside News: UWP Carnegie Classification
  3. ^ "About the Collection". UW-Parkside.
  4. ^ "Archives & Area Research Center". UW-Parkside. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

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