Involvement
One cannot study ALL the time. So what is there To Do at the U?
Sports and Activity Center (SAC)
The SAC is located on the south end of the campus. It has a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor tracks, basketball, volleyball and badminton courts, tennis and racquetball courts, soccer field, baseball and softball stadiums, national cross country course, aerobic super circuits, weight machines and free weights and a dance studio.
Sports and Recreation
UW-Parkside is the only NCAA Division II university in Wisconsin. Whether your favorite sport is baseball, softball, track and field, cross country, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, golf or soccer, there is always something going on at UW-Parkside.
If you thrive on competition, joining an intramural sports team may just be the thing for you. Basketball, Coed Sand Volleyball, Coed Volleyball, Dodge Ball, Indoor Soccer, Coed 16” Softball, Coed Ping Pong, and USA Team Tennis are just some of the intramural sports offered throughout the school year.
Residence Hall Association
Residence Hall Association is committed to enhancing the value of residence hall living by promoting a comfortable living environment. It is committed to accommodating resident’s needs and/or wants through active involvement of both residents and Executive Board members. RHA encourages involvement in campus activities and actively seeks resident opinions in improving the quality of residence hall life.
Dances
Put on your dancing shoes! Numerous times throughout the year, various student organizations will sponsor dances.
What do you get when you combine the fun of Frisbee tossing with the shot-making skills of golf? Disc Golf! The UW-Parkside campus features an 18-hole disc golf course. There is no charge to play the course and discs can be purchased or rented from the Ranger Card Office in the Union.
Located adjacent to UW-Parkside is the beautiful Petrified Springs Park. Within the park are several hiking/biking trails for beginner, intermediate and advanced hikers/bikers.
18-Hole Golf Course
Also located in the Petrified Springs Park is a beautifully groomed 18-hole golf course. It is open to the public and is just a minute away from UW-Parkside.
There are more than 70 clubs and organizations at UW-Parkside including academic organizations, governance organizations, Greek letter organizations, media organizations, recreational organizations, religious organizations, service organizations and special interest organizations.
The Arts
Plays, concerts, shows, foreign films, and art exhibits are all part of the Parkside experience.
Each year, UW-Parkside theatre students present a series of thought-provoking dramas and entertaining comedies.
UW-Parkside presents great performances by great artists. Past performers have included folk legend Arlo Gutherie, award-winning dancers in The Nutcracker ballet, and the 2000 Grammy-nominated Riverside Symphony. Performances are held in the Communication Arts Theatre.
These are films you will not see at the neighborhood cinema. The Foreign Film Series features critically acclaimed films from all over the world. Films are shown in the Union Cinema and are FREE to students on Wednesday nights.
Noon Concert Series
Students, staff and the community are welcome to come and enjoy the sounds of a brass ensemble, cool jazz, classical strings, or many other musical styles during the noon hour. Most concerts take place in the Union Cinema.
Art Exhibits
Students and faculty exhibit their artwork in the Communications Arts Gallery.
PAB
The Parkside Activities Board is the main programming board of UW-Parkside. Our purpose is to provide the student population with a diverse, well-rounded selection of entertainment. It is our goal to
build community through these events and create a connection between the students and the university. We also strive to provide co-curricular learning experiences that help accentuate what is
learned in the classroom. Bottom line is we SUPPLY FUN!
