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Waukesha-based Carroll University is the state's oldest four-year post-secondary institution as it was founded on January 31, 1846, two years before Wisconsin achieved statehood. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Beloit College , located in the city of Beloit , was established two days later on February 2.
In 1910, Thordarson began purchasing property on Rock Island, an island off the tip Wisconsin's Door Peninsula. Thordarson established a private vacation retreat on Rock Island. [7] He was intensely interested in preserving the island’s natural beauty. In 1965 the state of Wisconsin purchased Rock Island from his heirs.
Wisconsin electricity generation by type. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Wisconsin had a total summer capacity of 15,312 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 66,774 GWh. [2]
The University of Wisconsin was created by the state constitution in 1848, and held its first classes in Madison in 1849. In 1956, pressed by the growing demand for a large public university that offered graduate programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's largest city, Wisconsin lawmakers merged Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee (WSCM) and the University of Wisconsin–Extension's Milwaukee ...
A new public-private partnership has been launched to support entrepreneurs in the state – the Wisconsin Investment Fund. Evers, WEDC, private venture capital funds launch $100 million Wisconsin ...
The merged school took the name Wisconsin State College and Institute of Technology in 1959. In 1966, along with Wisconsin's other state colleges, it was granted university status as Wisconsin State University–Platteville. It took its current name, the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, after the Wisconsin State University system merged ...
In 2006 Pieper started the Wisconsin Character Education Partnership [1] which recognizes schools of character across the state and was instrumental in forging a partnership with Alverno College to offer Wisconsin K-12 school principals a special leadership Academy in Character Education. [2]
A Stellantis joint venture with Samsung SDI has won a commitment from the U.S. government for up to a $7.54 billion loan to help build two electric vehicle battery plants in Kokomo, Indiana. The ...