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Established in Wisconsin’s state constitution of 1848 and funded initially by a federal land grant, the University of Wisconsin (“the UW,” also called Wisconsin University or Wisconsin State University in the early years) enrolled its inaugural class of seventeen (male) students in 1849, holding its first classes in the Madison Female ...
About UW–Madison. Historical Timeline. 1838 – The state territorial legislature passes a bill to establish a University of Wisconsin “at or near Madison, the seat of government.”. 1848 – Wisconsin’s first governor, Nelson Dewey, approves the UW through the incorporation act of July 26 and invests its government in a board of regents.
The University of Wisconsin system merged with the Wisconsin State University system in 1971 to create today's University of Wisconsin System.
Nov 6, 2009 · Wisconsin became a U.S. territory following the American Revolution and soon after began attracting settlers looking for work in its mining, lumber and dairy industries.
In 1964, officials reclassified Wisconsin’s state colleges as universities and the institution was renamed Wisconsin State University-Superior. In 1971, it joined the Universities of Wisconsin and became the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
By the mid-1840s, the population of Wisconsin Territory had exceeded 150,000, more than twice the number of people required for Wisconsin to become a state. In 1846, the territorial legislature voted to apply for statehood. That fall, 124 delegates debated the state constitution.
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The campuses at Madison and Milwaukee are comprehensive research institutions. The university was founded at Madison in 1848. In 1971 the Madison campus merged with the Wisconsin State Universities system to create the University of Wisconsin System.
