The value of northern Wisconsin's only public university

UW-Superior is a small public university that provides a challenging liberal arts education combined with top-rate professional programs. We strive to offer a quality, affordable education to people on a scale where they can be treated as individuals rather than numbers. Our goal is to graduate people who are prepared for responsible citizenship, who possess the ability to learn throughout their lives, and who have developed the skills and attributes employers require.

Please take a moment to consider just a few examples of UW-Superior's value:

• As the only public university in northern Wisconsin, UW-Superior plays a vigorous role in the educational, cultural and economic welfare of the region. Per capita income in this region lags behind that of the rest of the state, making it all the more important that education and economic development resources be made available here.
   

• Small classes and a small campus provide big benefits for students. At UW-Superior, freshmen and sophomores can get involved in activities right away rather than having to wait until their senior year. Professors make time to work one-on-one with students, helping them with courses and mentoring them on research projects. Time and again, students tell us that one of the key values of their education here is the extensive interaction they have with faculty.
   

• Many of our students are the first in their families to attend a university or they are older, "nontraditional" students. Often, they choose UW-Superior because of its comfortable size and encouraging atmosphere.

Excellent academic programs prepare excellent employees for our nation's workforce. Consider just a few of our top programs:

• Business - Programs such as accounting, computer information services and business administration enjoy excellent reputations among employers. Our graduates are business leaders locally and around the country.
   

• Biology - A hands-on approach to teaching produces students who are well prepared to enter the work force or pursue graduate degrees. Students going on to graduate programs often report that they arrived better prepared than their peers from bigger universities because they gained practical research experience as undergraduates.
   

• Communicating Arts - This versatile program prepares students for such diverse careers as acting, journalism, teaching, business and technical theater.
   

• Computer Science - Our faculty are in the forefront in teaching students about the emerging field of computer security.
   

• Music - UW-Superior graduates are noted educators and professional performers literally from coast to coast.
   

• Teacher Education - We've been preparing quality teachers for more than a century. Graduates of our program teach across the country, and several have been named state teachers of the year. Our graduate programs produce a significant number of superintendents, principals, counselors and other educational leaders in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Innovative academic programs provide opportunities that few other universities offer. Among them:

• Transportation and Logistics Management - Students in this rapidly growing program are finding numerous career opportunities in industries hungry for trained professionals. Graduates are employed by businesses such as railroads, trucking companies, manufacturers and retail distributors.
   

• Art Therapy - Students from around the country seek out our program, which allows them to emphasize either psychology or art.