University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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| Established | 1885, 1956 |
| Type | State university |
| Endowment | $55.7 million |
| President | Dr. Carlos E. Santiago |
| Faculty | 1,349 |
| Students | 28,046 |
| Undergraduates | 23,389 |
| Postgraduates | 4,657 |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 93 acres |
| Athletics | 15 varsity teams |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Victor E. Panther |
| Website | www.uwm.edu |
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (also known as UW-Milwaukee, UWM or Milwaukee) is a public research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is one of the two public doctoral research institutions in the state of Wisconsin and the second largest university in the state.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is located in Wisconsin's largest city and is home to outstanding academic centers, institutes and laboratory facilities, which have worldwide reputations for leadership in research on such areas as architecture and urban planning, business, Great Lakes studies, gravitation and cosmology, fine arts, surface studies, education, nursing and twenty-first century studies.
The university's athletic teams are called the Milwaukee Panthers. A total of 15 Panthers athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I.
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[edit] Academics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is one of the two doctoral granting research institutions in the University of Wisconsin System. It is a Research II University (now Doctoral/Research Extensive) designated by the Carnegie Foundation. In 2005, the university had a $42 million research budget and $137.5 million in federal aid, contracts and grants.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers a total of 155 degree programs, including 84 bachelor's, 48 master's and 22 doctorate degrees.[1]The enrollment is approximately 28,000 students from more than 80 countries and all 50 states. [2]
[edit] Academic units
Colleges and schools at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee include:
- College of Engineering and Applied Science
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Letters and Science
- College of Nursing
- Graduate School
- Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
- Peck School of the Arts
- School of Architecture and Urban Planning
- School of Education
- School of Information Studies
- Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
[edit] Rankings
The UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning was ranked among the top twenty by U.S. News and World Report in a recent report. Design Intelligence has also ranked the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning among the top twenty and second in the Midwest, as well as tied for third in their ‘Most Innovative Programs’ category. The Key Center for Architectural Sociology ranked UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning 18th in research performance among more than 130 schools in North America. The Journal of Planning Education and Research, ranked UWM's Department of Urban Planning 10th nationally among masters-only programs based on the number of publications per faculty member. The Ph.D. program in architecture also has been recognized as a leader in environment-behavior research. [3]
The graduate program of the UWM School of Education is ranked top by U.S. News & World Report and is cited among the top 3% of research universities by the Carnegie Foundation. UWM College of Nursing has also been consistently ranked in the top 10% by US News & World Report. [4] The Management Information Systems (MIS) program of Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business is ranked 19th in the U.S. and 24th in the world by a study published in Communications for the Association for Information Systems[5] The School of Information Studies is also ranked among the very best in the nation.[6] In addition, many other individual programs at UW-Milwaukee are also nationally or internationally ranked.
[edit] Campus
The 93-acre UWM campus is located in a pleasant residential area on Milwaukee’s upper East Side. It is considered one of the safest campuses in Wisconsin [7][8] The campus is just five blocks from the shoreline of Lake Michigan, and is less than a ten minute drive from downtown Milwaukee. Several Milwaukee County Transit System bus routes provide the campus with easy access to public transportation in Milwaukee. The overall campus is physically shaped like an "L", and is divided into central, west and north quads.
[edit] North Quad
The north side of the North Quad contains the Downer Woods, a wooded area and conservation center. On the west side of North Quad are the Sandburg Residence Halls, a complex comprising four high-rise dormitories. Sandburg Residence Hall houses about 2,700 students.
In the central part of North Quad, there are the school's indoor sports facilities the Klotsche Center and its new addition the Pavilion. Next to the indoor sports facilities is Chapman Hall and the 11-story Enderis Hall, which houses the College of Health Science, School of Education, School of Information Studies, and the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
The east side of the North Quad is a group of old red buildings, including Holton Hall, Merrill Hall, Johnston Hall, Sabin Hall, etc. These old buildings were acquired by the University in the Milwaukee-Downer College campus purchase. [9]
[edit] Central Quad
The central north of the Central Quad is the UWM Golda Meir Library, a major library of the country. The library is comprised of three parts: the West Wing, East Wing and the conference center on the top. The West Wing and the East Wing were completed in 1967 and 1974 separately. The two structures are joined by passageways in the basement and on the second and third floors. The northern extensions of the East and West Wings and a fourth floor conference center facility were completed in 1987. In 1979, the Library was named for Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, who attended Milwaukee State Normal School, a UWM predecessor institution.
The central south of the Central Quad is the UWM Union, a center for student activities. Golda Meir Library on the north and the UWM Union on the south are connected by the Ernest Spaights Plaza. Overtowering the Ernest Spaights Plaza on the west side is Bolton Hall which houses the Departments of Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Economics, Urban Studies, and Geography.
West of Bolton Hall is Lubar Hall, home of Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. This four-story facility consists of 150,000 square feet of classroom, computer labs and office space and can accommodate 2,000 students in its instructional facilities at one time. Originally constructed in 1995 as the Business Administration Building, it was renamed in 2006, Lubar Hall in honor of Sheldon B. Lubar, a prominent Milwaukee businessman, civic leader and philanthropist. Lubar is founder and chairman of Lubar & Company, Inc., a private investment firm. His commitment to UWM and higher education spans more than three decades including service as a past president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Lubar's distinguished career of public service also includes his work as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. The building's original automated light and temperature controls featured a system called The Lighting Showcase by the Wisconsin Electric Power Company. It was designed to provide maximum energy efficiency for the most highly utilized academic building on the UWM campus. In addition to providing nearly 200 offices, there are three lecture halls, with a total of 785 seats; seven arc-shaped classrooms; 10 U-shaped classrooms; an Executive MBA classroom; three computer labs; and two levels of underground parking.
On the east side of the Ernest Spaights Plaza are the Music Building, the Theatre building and Mellencamp Hall. Main buildings on the east side of the central quad include Mitchell Hall, sometimes known as "Old Main," which was the home of the original Milwaukee State Teachers College; Garland and Pearse Halls (which formerly housed Milwaukee-Downer Seminary); Curtin Hall; etc.
[edit] West Quad
The West Quad is the location for the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Nursing and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. The College of Engineering and Applied Science is housed in the EMS building, Physics building and Chemistry building in the south. Cunningham Hall on the northwest side houses the College of Nursing.
The award winning Architecture and Urban Planning Building on the east side of the West Quad was completed in 1993. With more than 143,000 square feet, it is one of the largest school of architecture buildings built in the U.S. in the last 40 years. The exterior of the L-shaped building has brick walls accented by metal panels and large windows. Full glass walls facing onto the central courtyard afford a view of that area from almost every room in the building. Inside, the air ducts, light fixtures and structural system have been left exposed, providing a unique architectural teaching environment. The building includes student design studios, classrooms, a lecture hall, exhibition areas, computer labs, offices, a media and photography center, and research centers.
Surrounded by the buildings in the West Quad is Engelmann Field, home to the Milwaukee Panthers men's and women's soccer teams. Built in 1973, the 2,000-capacity stadium is tucked between buildings in the middle of the West Quad, making it a unique stadium among American sports venues. Engelmann Field is home to the longest-running in-season tournament in NCAA Division I men's soccer, the Panther Invitational. The tournament enters its 34th year in 2007. [10]
[edit] History
[edit] Early history
In 1885, the Milwaukee State Normal School opened for classes at 18th and Wells in downtown Milwaukee. Over the next 42 years, the Milwaukee State Normal School saw 7 different presidents, the addition of music and liberal arts programs and rapid growth from an initial enrollment of 46. In 1909, the Milwaukee State Normal School moved from downtown to its current location near the lakefront when a new building, now Mitchell Hall, was completed. In 1927, the Milwaukee State Normal School changed its name to the Milwaukee State Teacher’s College in an effort by the State Normal School Regents to refocus on the instruction of teachers. The college became one of the nation's top teacher's training college in the 1940s. In 1951, the Legislature empowered all state colleges to offer liberal arts programs. The Milwaukee State Teacher’s College consequently became Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee, which became part of the then University of Wisconsin 5 years later. [11]
[edit] University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was founded with the belief that Milwaukee needed a great public university to become a great city. In 1955, the Wisconsin state legislature passed a measure to create a large public university that offers graduate programs in Wisconsin's largest city. The current University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was established in 1956, as a result of the merger between the old University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee (WSCM). The new university consisted of the WSCM campus near the lakefront and the University of Wisconsin extension at downtown Milwaukee. The first commencement of the new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was held on June 16, 1957. On June 13, 1958, socialist mayor Frank P. Zeidler was the first person to receive an honorary doctorate from the university. In 1988, UW System designated eight Centers of Excellence at UWM. In 1994, UWM was designated as a Research II University (now a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) by the Carnegie Foundation.[12]
In the 50 years since adding the Milwaukee campus to the UW System, UWM has expanded to 12 schools and colleges and now offers 84 undergraduate programs, 48 graduate programs and 20 doctoral degrees, with a university-wide focus on academic research, teaching and community service.
[edit] Athletics
UWM and its predecessor institutions have had three mascots and nicknames: Green Gulls (1910-1956), Cardinals (1956-1964), and Panthers (1964-present).[13]
Milwaukee competes in the nine-member Horizon League, of which they became a member in 1994. Since moving up to the Division I level for all NCAA sports in the 1990-91 season, the Milwaukee Panthers have quickly become prominent on the national landscape, particularly in men's and women's basketball as well as men's and women's soccer (the men's soccer program has competed at the Division I level since its inception in 1973). A total of 15 Panthers athletic teams compete at the NCAA level for UWM.
With an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2005 Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament, the university received much attention from the national media. Other sports in which Milwaukee competes include baseball, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's swimming and diving, and women's tennis.
The men's baseball and women's volleyball teams have also enjoyed national success in recent years, with the baseball team posting six 30-win seasons in the last nine years and advancing to three NCAA Tournaments since 1999 including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament. The volleyball team has qualified for six of the last nine NCAA Touranaments and has compiled an all-time record of 867-477-7 through the end of the 2006 season.
At the club level, Milwaukee's men's and women's teams are some of the most successful in the country. The football team, known as Milwaukee Panther Football, has been very successful in its first few years of creation, going 4-0 in its first year, 2003.
[edit] Student life
[edit] Housing
Sandburg Hall is the largest student residence hall on campus. It is a four-tower complex of 2,700-student housing capacity in 3- and 4-room suites. There are a cafeteria, fitness center, coffee shop, computer lab and a second-run movie theater for student residents.
The second student residence on campus is Purin Hall, on the corner of Downer and Kenwood, a small building that houses approximately 50 students in apartment-style suites. The newly developed Kenilworth Square, slightly south of the main campus, has room for about 375 upperclass, graduate, and older students in 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments in a converted bombsight factory which also houses part of the Peck School of the Arts. A new residence hall, RiverView Residence Hall, located off campus on North Avenue near Humboldt, is being constructed, and is now expected to open for first-year students in spring of 2008.
In addition to these school residence halls, students can also find apartments and flats in the surrounding neighborhood.
[edit] Media
There are several communications media run by UWM students. Campus newspapers include the UWM Post and the Leader, with the Post being the older of the two. The Post is a weekly newspaper independently run by the students. The Leader is an art and entertainment newspaper published every other Wednesday.
Journalism & Mass Communication students also runs PantherVision, a weekly, award-winning news program distributed via the Higher Education Cable Consortium to approximately 300,000 households in Southeastern Wisconsin.
(The College of Letters and Science runs WUWM, a Milwaukee public radio station serving southeastern Wisconsin with news, public affairs and entertainment programming; it is not, however, a student-run station.)
[edit] Student organizations
There are numerous student organizations on campus, ranging from cultural, entertainment to academics.
[edit] Performing arts venues
Four venues provide performance space for UWM's Peck School of the Arts including music, dance, theater and film. Musical performances are held in the Bader Concert Hall located in the Zelazo Center or the Recital Hall adjacent to the Arts Center courtyard. Theatrical performances are held in the Mainstage Theater or Studio Theater located in the Theater Building next to Spaight Plaza. Dance performances are held in Mitchell Hall Dance Studio located on the second floor. The department of film recently opened a new venue to showcase new student films in Kenilworth Square.
[edit] School songs
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Fight song Fight fight fight for UWM, Fight fight fight for UWM, |
Alma mater To thee we give allegiance, Alma Mater hail to thee To thee we give allegiance, to UWM |
[edit] Notable alumni & faculty
[edit] See also
[edit] Trivia
- UW-Milwaukee was ranked as the ninth best “Saviors of Our Cities” by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), because of its strong positive contribution of careful strategic planning and thoughtful use of resources that have dramatically strengthened the economy and quality of life of Milwaukee. [14]
- In 2005, UW-Milwaukee surpassed UW-Madison in the number of Wisconsin resident undergraduate students as well as graduate students and became the university with the largest enrollment of Wisconsin residents.[15]
- Several main characters in the television show Happy Days (set in Milwaukee) were students at this university in later seasons of the show. UWM banners also hung inside the character's regular hang-out, "Arnold's Drive-In."
- UW-Milwaukee was voted by the public as one of the top ten "Gems of Milwaukee" in 2006, the 160th year of the city. [16]
[edit] References
- ^ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Degree programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ UWM at a glance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ School of Architecture and Urban Planning Ranking, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Retrieved on May 27, 2006.
- ^ College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved on 12 March, 2007.
- ^ UWM Among Top Universities for MIS Research, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. Retrieved on Feb 5, 2007.
- ^ UWM School Nationally Ranked in Research Productivity, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retreived on Jan 3, 2007.
- ^ On Campus, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
- ^ Information for future students, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
- ^ Woods, Donald (1968). UWM Buildings: Some Pertinent Facts.
- ^ Milwaukee Soccer media guide, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved on January 29, 2004.
- ^ Richard, George (1960). A Brief History of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
- ^ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Commencement Program, distributed at each semester's commencement ceremony.
- ^ UWM Library Archives, Golda Meir Library. Retrieved on Dec. 22, 206.
- ^ UWM Named One of the Top ‘Best Neighbor’ Universities for its Role in Strengthening the Urban Economy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Retrieved Nov. 12, 2006.
- ^ University of Wisconsin System Student Statistics, University of Wisconsin System, Retrieved on Feb 18, 2006.
- ^ The Gems of Milwaukee shine brightly, Milwaukee Press Club, Retrieved on Feb. 26, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official University site
- Official Milwaukee Panthers athletics site
- Student Union
- UWM Post, oldest campus newspaper
- UWM Leader, campus newspaper
- Radio WUWM
- PantherVison
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
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