UW-La Crosse history

The Physical Education Club was formed in 1912, making it the longest continuous organization in the school's history.

Gandhi's influence on Indian politics and society is critically assessed and his claim to be the "apostle of non-violent revolution" examined against developments since his death in 1948.

After the Regents authorized the nine Wisconsin State Teachers Colleges to establish baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts, the college changed its name to Wisconsin State College-La Crosse in 1951.

In 1956, the college was authorized to establish graduate programs, which led to the Master of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees.

In 1959, the college celebrated its 50th anniversary, with an enrollment of 1,821 students.

In 1964, the college was designated a university as part of the Wisconsin State University System and was renamed Wisconsin State University-La Crosse.

A few years after receiving university designation, the university's fifth president, Samuel G. Gates, began his term in 1966.

The Wisconsin State University System merged with the University of Wisconsin System in 1971, at which time the university adopted its current name and also changed the title for the head of the university from President to Chancellor.

They were penned by Dave Christianson, a 1973 arts graduate who created the images after the adoption of the Eagle mascot.

In 1983, the basketball program was experiencing major repercussions when UWL’s internal investigation committee released a report revolving around discrimination.

In 1989, the La Crosse Tribune covered the debate of mascot change and published a picture of a man defending UWL’s mascot that had been established for decades.

The Cleary Alumni & Friends Center along with Murphy Library remodeling projects were completed in 1995.

The course examines changes in ideas about and experiences of gender and sexuality in Europe between 1700 and 2000.

A US $9.9 million renovation to Wing Technology Center also was started at that time and was completed in 2001.

The College of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation underwent a few names changes before eventually merging with the College of Science and Allied Health to form the College of Science and Health in 2006.

In 2016, an incident occurred where students had drawn a black man being lynched by three men in white hoods accompanied by a drawing of a swastika and the words “#blacklivesdon’tmatter” on a white board in Coate Hall.