UW Colleges Catalog

UW-Waukesha Campus

Harry Muir, Dean

Courtney Trice, Interim Assistant Campus Dean for Student Services

Student Services Office
1500 North University Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188-2799

Phone: (262) 521-5200
FAX: (262) 521-5530
wakinfo@uwc.edu
waukesha.uwc.edu

For a campus tour, please call (262) 521-5040.

Location

At approximately the geographic center of Waukesha County, the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha occupies 86 acres on the western edge of the City of Waukesha. It is one mile south of Interstate 94 between the Hwy T and Hwy G/TT exits.

Student body

With more than 2200 students, UW-Waukesha is the largest of the UW Colleges campuses; 31 percent are age 22 or older; 51 percent full-time, and 49 percent part-time students; 47 percent female and 53 percent male students; 9 percent are students of color.

Facilities

The facilities include classrooms, library, science laboratories, a computer center, a study center, a greenhouse, a 337-seat theater and art gallery, on-site child care facility, a gymnasium and fitness center, soccer field, tennis courts, student lounge, diversity center, dining area and bookstore. UW-Waukesha also operates a 98-acre field station 10 miles southwest of the campus off Hwy 18 at Waterville, which includes a classroom building and two wood burning kilns. The newly-constructed Wildlife In Need Center is also located on the field station grounds, offering volunteer and internship opportunities to students.

Special programs

Academic:

Day and evening classes throughout the year, Associate Degree Program, Guaranteed Transfer Program, SMART Accelerated Adult Program, Certificate in Business, Honors program, Student Research Symposium, and TRIO-Student Support Services and Academic Initiative Program assistance.

Collaborative Degrees:

Site for UW-Milwaukee Connection Program offering bachelor's degrees in Organizational Administration, Communication, Sociology, and Information Science & Technology. UW-Oshkosh offers a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies/Leadership Development, and UW-River Falls offers a weekend-only master's degree in Education.

Support Services:

Academic advising, peer tutoring, internships, financial aid, veteran's benefits, accessibility services, group study, career exploration, peer and mental health counseling, and transfer planning. Also, provide specialized advising to returning adult students.

Scholarships:

The UW-Waukesha Foundation awarded 68 scholarships in 2010.

Extracurricular:

Intramural and varsity sports, special interest clubs, student government, campus student newspaper, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and student activities.

Community interest programs:

50 Minutes lectures, Visions & Expressions lecture series, choral concerts, Lunt-Fontanne Ensemble (theater), Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Hand Bell Choir, art exhibits and receptions and noncredit continuing education classes.