University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus

Former mall and entrance, pictured in 2006
Other name	UWO Fox Cities
Former name	Menasha Extension Center University of Wisconsin Fox Valley Center University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley
Type	Public liberal arts college
Established	1933; 91 years ago (1933)[1]
Parent institution	Universities of Wisconsin
Accreditation	HLC
Affiliation	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Chancellor	Andrew J. Leavitt
Campus Administrator	Pam Massey
Students	605 (Fall 2022)[2]
Location	Menasha , Wisconsin , United States
Campus	Urban, 40 acres (16.2 ha)
Colors	Gold, black, and white[3]
Nickname	Cyclones[3]
Sporting affiliations	Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
Website	uwosh.edu/fox/

The University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus (abbreviated as UWO Fox Cities and formerly known as the University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley) is a branch campus of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a member of the Universities of Wisconsin. It is located on 41 acres (17 ha) in Menasha, Wisconsin.

Prior to its merger with the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in July 2018, the campus was a member of the University of Wisconsin Colleges. As of 2022, the campus enrolls 605 students, making it the second-largest of the UW branch campuses.^[2]

Academics

The campus offers courses to begin any one of over 250 academic majors, leading to either an associate's degree with emphases in 25 areas, or the Guaranteed Transfer Program, under which students are guaranteed admission to a four-year UW campus of their choice if they meet certain academic requirements.^{[citation needed]} The Fox Cities campus also collaborates with other UW schools to offer bachelor's degrees, including UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, and UW-Milwaukee.^[4]

UWO Fox Cities has a student-instructor ratio of 23:1; the average class size is 24 students. At least 80% of the faculty have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The school also offers over 30 extracurricular activities for continued learning outside the classroom.

Athletics

The Fox Cities Campus sponsors teams in women's volleyball and men's basketball as a member of the independent Wisconsin Collegiate Conference. It formerly sponsored golf, tennis, and soccer. Its campus mascot is the cyclone and the campus colors are gold, black and white.

Prior to becoming a branch campus of UW–Oshkosh, the teams used maroon and black as their primary colors.^[5]

Buildings

The campus is also home to the Barlow Planetarium, a facility with a Digistar II 3-D projector, and the Weis Earth Science Museum, the official state mineralogical museum of Wisconsin.^[6] The $14 million Communication Arts Center was opened in 2009. The 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m²) building was the first LEED-certified academic building in the University of Wisconsin System.^{[1][failed verification]}

References

External links

• Official website

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