Type State university Chancellor Renée M. Wachter Administrative staff 322 Acceptance rate 72% (2015) Mascot Buzz the Yellowjacket Colors Black, Old gold | Established 1893 Academic staff 110 Undergraduates 2,550 Total enrollment 2,631 (2011) Phone +1 715-394-8101 | |
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Address 1605 Catlin Ave, Superior, WI 54880, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 7,994 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 15,567 USD (2015) Notable alumni Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandra A Gregory, Doug Sutherland, Morrie Arnovich, Nick Milroy Similar University of Wisconsi, College of St Scholastica, University of Wisconsin–Stout, University of Wisconsi, University of Wisconsin–Parkside Profiles | ||
The University of Wisconsin–Superior (also known as UW–Superior or UWS) is a public university located in Superior, Wisconsin. UW–Superior grants bachelor's, master's, and specialist's degrees. The university currently enrolls about 2,450 undergraduates and 150 graduate students.
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History
Originally named Superior Normal School, the university was founded by Wisconsin legislators as a school to train teachers in 1893. Superior Normal School's first class graduated in 1897. In 1909, the institution became Wisconsin's first normal school to offer a full-scale training program for the new idea of kindergarten. It also was the first to offer a four-year program for high school teachers beginning in 1923. After authorization to grant bachelor's degrees in education in 1926, the school took on the new name of Superior State Teachers College. Graduate degrees were authorized in 1947 and first offered in 1950. In 1951 the state board of regents changed the institution's name to Wisconsin State College–Superior to better reflect its expanding role. Wisconsin's state colleges eventually were reclassified as universities, resulting in another name change in 1964 to Wisconsin State University–Superior. Finally, in 1971 Superior became part of the University of Wisconsin System and acquired its present name.
Mission
UW–Superior has been designated as the public liberal arts college in the University of Wisconsin System, and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
Campus
Residence halls
Research centers
UW-Superior hosts three regional research centers and has three other research institute affiliations.
Affiliated research institutes:
Athletics
UW–Superior’s athletic teams, nicknamed the Yellowjackets, are affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III class and are members of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). It was previously a part of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Men's and women's ice hockey teams continue to compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The men's hockey team won the NAIA national championship in 1976 and the NCAA Division III national championship in 2002.
Radio station
KUWS, the university's radio station, broadcasts with 83,000 watts at 91.3 FM. KUWS is an affiliate of the Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network, and also originates its own jazz, alternative rock, and other music programming as well as UW-Superior sports broadcasts. The KUWS studios also serve as the WPR Northern Bureau and provide programming to stations WHSA, WHWA, WSSU(FM), and WUWS.
Student newspaper
The Promethean is the student newspaper for the University of Wisconsin–Superior. It began as The Peptomist, in 1920. Students voted to change the name to Promethean in 1974. The name was changed again at the start of the 2007-2008 academic year, to The Stinger. In Fall 2009, it became primarily an online newspaper, publishing a print magazine compilation at the end of each term. In 2013, the newspaper returned to print, publishing bi-weekly. In 2015, the name returned to Promethean.
Recognition
The University of Wisconsin–Superior has the longest history of continuous accreditation among Wisconsin comprehensive colleges and universities, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1916.