Welcome to the Warhawk family!
As Chancellor of this great legacy university, I wanted to be the first to welcome you not only to UW-Whitewater but to this newsletter. We know that families play a critical role in the success of our students, and I see this newsletter as a partnership between you as family members and those of us who work to provide the best possible learning environment for our students.
If your student is new to campus, you’ll find we talk about the Warhawk family a great deal. The Warhawk family is not just us — the faculty and staff who are dedicated to providing a caring and supportive environment for students to learn and thrive. It’s also family members like you.
As your student prepares to join us in the fall, whether as a new or returning student, know that all across both of our campuses faculty and staff are working hard to provide a safe environment for all Warhawks. We know that in bringing thousands of students together there is inherent risk, but we are doing everything possible to mitigate that risk and to ensure the best learning environment possible.
We intend to have students, faculty and staff back in some form on both campuses this fall and will be updating you throughout the summer as the plans evolve. We’ll be holding a Virtual Town Hall for family members in the coming weeks and will be sure to get the information out to you so you can send us your questions and participate in the event.
I look forward to meeting you and your student on campus one time soon. In the meantime, I encourage you to reach out to our colleagues at
Admissions
,
First Year Experience
,
Housing
, and other departments to share your questions and concerns. You and your student are not alone in this journey — we are in it together. As we like to say at UW-Whitewater, we are even better together.
Again, welcome!
Dr. Dwight C. Watson,
Chancellor
