University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley

The University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, one of the 13 campuses that make up the University of Wisconsin Colleges, is a two-year campus within the 26 campus University of Wisconsin System located on a 41 acre campus in Menasha, Wisconsin. With more than 1,700 students, UWFox is the second largest of the 13 campuses that comprise the University of Wisconsin Colleges as part of the University of Wisconsin System. Nearly 35% of the students enrolled are age 22 or older. There is a mix of full time (65%) and half-time (35%) students. The University’s current dean is Dr. James Perry. The school is also known as UWFox or UW-Fox Valley.

Academics

The campus offers a wide range of courses to begin any one of over 200 academic majors, leading to either an associate’s degree or the Guaranteed Transfer Program, under which students are guaranteed admission to a four-year University of Wisconsin System campus of their choice if they meet certain academic requirements. UWFox also collaborates with several four-year universities to offer bachelor’s degrees in organizational administration, industrial management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and general studies, with all classes held on the Menasha campus.

UWFox has a student-professor ratio of 28:1; the median class size is 30 students. At least 80% of the faculty have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The school also offers over 30 co- and extracurricular activities for continued learning outside the classroom.

Athletics

The University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley sponsors teams in men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, and coed soccer. UWFox is a member of the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference and the Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association. The campus nickname is the Cyclones; school colors are white, red, and black.

Other features

The campus is also home to the Barlow Planetarium, a world-class facility with a Digistar II 3-D projector, and the Weis Earth Science Museum, the official State Mineralogical Museum of Wisconsin. Construction of a new convert|39000|sqft|m2|sing=on Communication Arts Center began in March 2008 and is expected to be ready to use for the fall semester 2009.

UWFox is the publisher of the annual "Fox Cry Review", the oldest literary magazine published by a two-year college in the United States.Fact|date=March 2008 It is published in the fall, and it receives manuscripts from writers nationwide.

External links

* [http://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/ University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley Homepage]
* [http://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/barlow/ Barlow Planetarium]
* [http://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/wesm/ Weis Earth Science Museum]