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Building on the Foundation of Excellence
1968
The first students arrived on campus on Sept. 9, 1968, for the fall semester. The campus story, though, begins in 1963 when the Wisconsin Coordinating Council for Higher
Education (CCHE) designated Fond du Lac as a potential site for a two-year branch campus as part of its outreach plan designed to bring quality higher education within easy reach of students.
In response, a Citizens’ Committee of Fond du Lac County residents began exploratory studies which led to a formal resolution in 1966 by the Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors expressing its desire to support such a campus.
In August of 1966, the County Board authorized the campus committee to exercise options on the land and to hire an architectural firm. Total projects costs for land, architect’s fee, equipment, landscaping, etc. was $5.2 million.
2000
The completion of a $13 million building renovation project was celebrated Oct. 13-20, 2000. Construction began in April 1999 and transformed the two-year UW-Fond du Lac campus into a state-of-the-art facility.
In September of 1998, the Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $12.9 million for the renovation project. Of those dollars, approximately $7.4 million was allocated for the construction of the new University Center, which houses a library, theater, music suite, campus store, large group meeting room and commons. In addition, the state of Wisconsin approved $1.8 million for moveable equipment and furnishings.
40th Anniversary Steering Committee
The Steering Committee will oversee and guide the plans being made for special events and activities in celebration of UW-Fond du Lac’s rich campus history.
Dean Willard Henken, Honorary Co-Chair
Robert Carew, Co-Chair
Dean Daniel Blankenship
Dean Judy Goldsmith
Elizabeth Hayes
Laurie Krasin
John Scotello
Christa Williams
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