First Campus Building
September 4, 1902
The first building on campus was built in 1902 as the Marathon County Training School for Teachers. It went on to become the Marathon County Normal School in 1933, when a full UW freshman program began, and housed classes for the UW Wausau Center until it was torn down in…
Read moreFirst UW Center Building in the State
September 5, 1960
Marathon County opened the first new UW Center building in the state. This building is currently part of classroom and office complex on the north end of the main academic building.
Read moreEngineering and Nursing Labs
September 5, 1964
The campus engineering and nursing labs were major features on the Wausau Campus
Read moreMartin Luther King Jr. Visits
May 12, 1967
Civil right leader Martin Luther King Jr. visited the Wausau Campus on May 12, 1967
Read moreFieldhouse and South Hall buildings opened
August 28, 1968
Crews began construction of the Fieldhouse and the South Hall classroom and office complex. The new buildings opened in 1968 and the old Normal building was demolished in November 1968.
Read moreWidely Popular Art Faire
August 22, 1969
A well-attended Art Faire was a major draw on the recently-renovated campus
Read moreNew library and North Hall renovated
September 8, 1996
A new library and North Hall renovation was completed
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Center for Civic Engagement
September 15, 2010
The UW Center for Civic Engagement, with a state-of-the-art theater and office/classroom space, was completed
Read moreTheater renamed after late Dr. Jim Veninga
September 11, 2012
Former campus dean, the late Dr. Jim Veninga, who founded the Wausau Campus-based Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS), was honored and the new theater was named after him
Read moreFormerly UW Colleges
September 12, 2017
Wausau Campus faculty and staff gather for photograph for last time under the former UW Colleges signage
Read moreUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
September 11, 2018
The new UWSP at Wausau signage is posted on campus
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