University of Wisconsin-Parkside

building on Wood Road for Bernard Tallent, dean of the UW–Kenosha center from 1948 until his death in 1965.
In February 1969, a bill introduced in the State Assembly limited UW–Parkside enrollment to 30,000, with the university's master plan envisioning eventual enrollment of 25,000. In September 1969, the university accepted its first students, holding classes in Greenquist Hall. Enrollment across the three campus sites (including the two former two-year UW Centers in Kenosha and Racine) was 2,911. In November the same year, students chose the name "Rangers" for the university's athletics teams. In May 1970, a host of dignitaries were invited to officially dedicate the new university at the end of its first year. In June the first cohort of 36 students graduated at a modest ceremony in Greenquist Hall with 500 attendees. George Becker of Kenosha was the first to receive his diploma.
In April 1971 the first UW–Parkside student government was elected, and in October that year the State Legislature approved a bill …