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Campus Profile
For many organizations, 40 years is a remarkable milestone. For a university, it’s a milestone, but more of a beginning. As the University of Wisconsin-Parkside celebrates its 40th anniversary, the identity of the young campus has grown and matured around core values of excellent and accessible education; community engagement; diversity, and inclusiveness. These principles define the institution and its relationship with the constituents it serves.
UW-Parkside is a proud member of the University of
Wisconsin System and is centrally located in the thriving
metropolitan region defined by Milwaukee, 30 miles to
the north, and Chicago, 60 miles to the south.
The university plays vital roles in preparing students
for an enriched quality of life, and encouraging the
entrepreneurship essential to regional growth.
Graduates benefit from diverse opportunities with
major employers, the public sector, and emerging
organizations in southeastern Wisconsin and
northeastern
Illinois.
UW-Parkside is renowned for its partnerships with
educational, service, business, and cultural
organizations.
The Carnegie Foundation
recognized the
campus for its initiatives and
commitment to community
engagement.
UW-Parkside was the only
college or university
in Wisconsin so honored and
is among a handful
of institutions nationwide to
be designated in
two categories: Curriculum
Engagement, and
Outreach and Partnerships.
The university serves
as Wisconsin headquarters for
Campus Compact,
a nationwide coalition of nearly
1,100 college
and university presidents and chancellors
representing some 5 million students. Campus
Compact is a leader in building civic engagement
into campus and academic life and is the only
national association dedicated to this mission.
UW-Parkside’s student and alumni profile
reveals a bond to the region, and its future.
Eighty percent of UW-Parkside students
come from within a 20-mile radius of the
campus. More than 90 percent of the
17,000 alumni, including 600
graduate
alumni, remain in the
region that
encompasses
southeastern Wisconsin
and northeastern
Illinois.
