Royal Purple

You can file this under the "least surprising stories ever" folder. Sit in a UW-Whitewater English class and then read this story.

Agree with Ryan's comment. While I do not think this deters students, it doesn't look good from a potential employer's perspective. Where is the 'tough' reputation that UW-Whitewater was once known for? Why does one of the supposidely elite schools in the area have lower standards than other UW-system schools??

We all know that Berger speaks the truth. I should know. I served as Dean of the College of Letters and Sciences for 13 years, and pushed hard, unsuccessfully, to raise admission standards but Whitewater uses an enrollment target, regardless of the standards, to generate additional revenue. Increasing enrollment will only lower the admission profile.

Since my question at the Chancellor search and screen forum seems to have sparked this RP article, I would add that the College of Business and College of Education have implemented more rigorous requirements to screen students entering their programs. The College of Business requires students to have a 2.50 GPA over a minimun of 24 credits before students can enroll in business courses. The College of Education requires students to have a 2.75 GPA over a minimum of 40 credits (30 credits for Early Childhood majors) before students can enroll in the Professional Education Program. What would happen if other programs in the university also implemented GPA entrance requirements?

What was the point of this article? Everybody knows we trail Madison, Eau Claire, and La Crosse academically. Why wasn't more information provided about River Falls, Superior, Stout, Parkside, Milwaukee, Platteville and Green Bay. It has always been know that the strength of UW-W lies in individual programs and not our university as a whole. Additionally, if you are going to interview a high school counselor wouldn't you call Brookfield or anyone outside of the city for that matter.