University of Wisconsin, Green Bay (UWGB)

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay provides an interdisciplinary, problem-focused educational experience that prepares students to think critically and address complex issues in a multicultural and evolving world. The University enriches the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural and economic resource.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay offers a wide array of undergraduate liberal arts and pre-professional programs and select master's level programs. UW-Green Bay emphasizes an interdisciplinary academic approach that offers opportunities for applied, hands-on learning, and stresses critical thinking and examining issues from multiple perspectives. By doing so, it prepares students for the jobs of today and tomorrow, and also prepares students to become informed, active citizens. UW-Green Bay promotes the interchange of ideas between the University and community through internships and continuing education. The University encourages teaching excellence and innovation, community service, and racial and ethnic diversity.

UW-Green Bay enjoys a park-like setting overlooking Lake Michigan's bay of Green Bay. At roughly one square mile, the campus is among the largest in the state. Much of the acreage is devoted to natural areas, with the central campus bordered on one side by the bay and on the other by the heavily wooded Niagara Escarpment. About 40 percent of the students live on campus. Students find an abundance of leisure-time options, including NCAA Division I athletics and performances by big-name entertainers at the Weidner Center and Kress Events Center. Leadership opportunities exist through the Student Government Association. The student Good Times Programming Board provides social, cultural, recreational and educational programming. Students find recent Hollywood blockbusters and college classics on the popular film series, and acts including comedians, hypnotists and up-and-coming bands on the concert calendar. More than ninety clubs and organizations focus on special interests.

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