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Founded 1901

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A student prepares to take a video of an approaching tornado during the Extreme Weather class. (Courtesy of John Frye)

Chasing the storm

Kassie Baggett, Campus News Editor April 13, 2026

Forget the movie Twisters. Students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater can experience storm chasing in real life. Geography 492, an extreme weather travel course, sends students on a two-week...

UW-W communication professor Susan Wildermuth snaps a group photo of her students and faculty members in the Semester at Sea program last spring.

Semester at Sea makes waves

Jake Klein, Journalist September 27, 2020

Wouldn't it be terrific to attend classes in a floating university on a cruise ship? Now imagine that a pandemic hits the globe while on board. You might just change your mind. Still, communication...

Impact college experience with travel

Hannah Jewell, Staff Writer November 1, 2017

Studying abroad is an opportunity that not all students choose to take advantage of while in college.   Less than five percent of all UW-Whitewater students -- about 400 people -- take advantage of...

Ghana Travel Study

Students travel to Ghana, learn culture

March 20, 2013

  Junior Cassie Steiner has wanted to travel to Ghana, a country in Africa, since she was in high school. Steiner’s wish came true when she traveled to the country on a travel study trip from...

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