University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

unannounced, be entirely absent. Once students recognized that the day must be "Students' Day", they would elect a President and Faculty from amongst themselves who would take up the regular duties of the day. The annual catalogue stated the purpose of "Students' Day" as the following: "The object of thus putting the institution under the care of the students is to test their moral culture, their executive ability, and their devotion to their work."
In 1927, the school received authority to grant baccalaureate degrees in education and its name was changed to "Whitewater Teachers College". With the addition of the liberal arts programs in 1951 it became "Wisconsin State College–Whitewater", and was later designated a Wisconsin State University in 1964, the "Wisconsin State University–Whitewater".
In 1971, after the merger of the former University of Wisconsin and the former Wisconsin State Universities, the school became part of the University of Wisconsin System and has been called the "University of Wisconsin–Whitewater" …