The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is home to the #warhawkfamily. Since our founding in 1868, we have inspired, engaged and transformed generations of students, as well as the communities we serve. UW-Whitewater began as a training school for teachers, and has grown into a university of more than 11,000 students with more than 100,000 alumni around the world. We are a caring campus with an entrepreneurial spirit and championship culture. We #bleedpurple.
(see more)The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is home to the #warhawkfamily. Since our founding in 1868, we have inspired, engaged and transformed generations of students, as well as the communities we serve. UW-Whitewater began as a training school for teachers, and has grown into a university of more than 11,000 students with more than 100,000 alumni around the world. We are a caring campus with an entrepreneurial spirit and championship culture. We #bleedpurple.
UW-Whitewater students thrive at AMA Regional Conference
Over 40 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned notable honors and awards at the 2025 American Marketing Association Regional Conference on October 17 at Hyland Hall in Whitewater.
UW-Whitewater men's soccer team wins conference title
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's soccer team clinched a share of the 2025 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship.
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Two UW-Whitewater students earn 2025 Sal Bando Aspiring Sports Professional Scholarship recipients
Two students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have been honored through the 2025 Sal Bando Aspiring Sports Professional Scholarship Program.
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UW-Whitewater honors first-generation college students
More than 4,300 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are first-generation college students, including more than one-third of undergraduates on the Whitewater campus and more than one-half on the Rock County campus.
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Oct 30
UW-Whitewater announces 2025-26 Symphonic Wind Ensemble
A total of 45 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are members of the 2025-26 Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
UW-Whitewater places 179 student teachers in the region
A total of 179 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are representing the university as student teachers at schools in Wisconsin, Illinois, and other neighboring states during the 2025 fall semester.
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Oct 15
UW-Whitewater announces 2025 Homecoming Steering Committee
A total of 16 students serve in key leadership roles as part of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's 2025 Homecoming Steering Committee.
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Oct 13
UW-Whitewater student places second at state innovation competition
Natalie Franke, a communication sciences and disorders major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, finished as runner-up in the Quick Pitch State Final on July 25 at the WiSys SPARK Symposium in Madison.
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Aug 11
UW-Whitewater announces 2025 spring graduates
Approximately 1,500 students graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on May 17, 2025.
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Jul 9
UW-Whitewater announces Dean's List
More than 3,500 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a spot on the Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester.
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May 27
Three UW-Whitewater students succeed in sales competition
Three students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater competed in a sales competition recently capped by the Fastenal National Invitational Sales Competition. Jack Dummer, an accounting major from St. Charles, Illinois, represented the university at the national event and placed eighth overall.
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2024 Dec 4
UW-Whitewater recognizes 2024-25 student government leaders
A total of 11 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater served in leadership positions with the Whitewater Student Government during the 2024-25 academic year.
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May 5
UW-Whitewater names 2025 Greek chapter presidents
A total of 25 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are serving as Greek chapter presidents during the 2024-25 academic year.
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Jan 6
UW-Whitewater honors first-generation college students
More than 4,000 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are first-generation college students, including more than one-third of undergraduates on the Whitewater campus and more than one-half on the Rock County campus.
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2024 Nov 6
UW-Whitewater club softball wins national title
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater club softball team earned the 2024 National Club Softball Association Division II national championship after winning the World Series last weekend.
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2024 May 23
UW-Whitewater honors 47 Chancellor's Scholar-Athletes
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in partnership with Chancellor Corey A. King, is proud to recognize 47 Warhawks as 2023-24 Chancellor's Scholar-Athletes presented by Northwestern Mutual.
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2024 May 7
UW-Whitewater students inducted into national Hispanic Honor Society
The following students have been inducted into the national Hispanic Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi.
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2023 Jun 8
UW-Whitewater students to present research projects at the state Capitol
The following University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students are among the outstanding undergraduate researchers who will showcase their work as Research in the Rotunda returns to the state Capitol.
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2022 Mar 4
UW-Whitewater students inducted into national German honor society
Delta Phi Alpha recognizes excellence in the study of German and to provide an incentive for higher scholarship.
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2021 May 11