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The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Wausau (formerly University of Wisconsin–Marathon County or UWMC), is a two-year campus of the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
. It is located near downtown
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, United States, and adjacent to Marathon Park. UW–Stevens Point at Wausau's campus consists of five buildings: the main building, the fieldhouse, the ceramics/pottery building, the art building, and the Center for Civic Engagement. UW–Stevens Point at Wausau had an enrollment of 575 students in fall 2021 and an average class size of 15 students. UWMC is the site of the
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Wausau Regional Studio. The campus executive is Ozalle Toms. In 2018, the college became a satellite campus of the
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UW–Stevens Point or UWSP) is a public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well a ...
and changed its name to the current one due to the dissolution of the
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.


Academics

The school offers courses leading to either an
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or the Guaranteed Transfer Program, under which students are guaranteed admission to a four-year University of Wisconsin System college of their choice if they meet the academic requirements. UW-Marathon County also has a collaborative program with UW-Stevens Point and UW–Oshkosh that allows students to be dually enrolled in both colleges, and to take select courses from those colleges on the UW-Marathon County campus, to earn
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s in Business Administration, General Studies, Web and Digital Media Development, and Nursing. UWMC also has an agreement with neighboring
Northcentral Technical College Northcentral Technical College (NTC) is a public community college in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The district of the college includes all of, or portions of, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor, Price ...
(NTC) whereby a student can earn a one-year, 30- to 32-credit general studies certificate at NTC and then transfer to UWMC to complete the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree.


Extra-curricular activities


Sports

The University of Wisconsin–Marathon County sponsors teams in
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,
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,
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and soccer. UWMC has a pool, a weight room, an open gym, and a
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court in the fieldhouse. The mascot is the
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.


InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a Christian student organization present on campus. Conferences, small group Bible studies, and large groups with worship and speakers are among the activities available.


Concert Band

The UWMC Concert Band is a community-university blend that includes current and former UWMC students and other musicians from the Wausau area. The Concert Band performs four concerts each year, with a "Preview" performance in October featuring the entire music program, a shared performance with the UWMC Jazz Ensemble in December, a full concert in early spring, and a shared performance with the UWMC Concert Choir in May. Every even-numbered year, the band's early spring concert features music related to dance, from ballet to Broadway to ballroom.


Jazz Ensemble

The UWMC Jazz Ensemble is open to all university students interested in performing big band music. Members have the opportunity to learn a variety of jazz, Latin and jazz-rock styles through the jazz ensemble literature while continuing to develop individual and ensemble musical skills. The group performs on campus at least twice each semester, with occasional off-campus performances for festivals, community events, or joint concerts with public school groups. No audition is necessary to be in the ensemble. This course is an important part of the curriculum for music majors and allows students to apply and reinforce what they are learning in their other coursework.


Concert Choir

The UWMC Concert Choir is the largest choral ensemble at the college. It is open to all students with choir experience. Concert Choir gives multiple on-campus performances each year, including a Fall Preview concert in October, which features all five of the college’s ensembles, a Winter Choral Concert in December featuring the school’s three vocal ensembles, and a Mother’s Day Concert in May. These three performances are held at the UW Center for Civic Engagement Theater on the UWMC campus. The Concert Choir performs each year at the UWMC EATS scholarship fundraising event and delivers Singing Valentines throughout the community each February.


Vocal Jazz

The UWMC Vocal Jazz Ensemble is one of two select vocal jazz ensembles on campus. This group of 12-16 singers performs a wide variety of jazz and popular music and is open to all college students by audition. The UWMC Vocal Jazz Ensemble gives four on-campus performances each year, including a Fall Preview concert in October, which features all five of the college’s ensembles, a Winter Choral Concert in December featuring the school’s three vocal ensembles, a UWMC Vocal Jazz Festival performance in April, and a Spring Jazz Concert performance in May featuring all three jazz groups plus the Central Wisconsin High School Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble. These four performances are held at the UW Center for Civic Engagement Theater on the UWMC campus. The Vocal Jazz Ensemble performs each year at the UWMC EATS scholarship fundraising event, and in performances throughout central Wisconsin, including exchanges with local high school choirs.


Jazz Central Voices

UWMC Jazz Central Voices is one of two select vocal jazz ensembles on campus. This ensemble includes both current UWMC college students and community members from throughout central Wisconsin, including many local music educators and former college music majors. The ensemble’s repertoire includes classic big band era swing tunes, ''a cappella'' arrangements of jazz standards, and modern vocal jazz compositions. Auditions for Jazz Central Voices occur each year in August. Jazz Central Voices gives four on-campus performances each year, including a Fall Preview concert in October, which features all five of the college’s ensembles, a Winter Choral Concert in December featuring the school’s three vocal ensembles, a UWMC Vocal Jazz Festival performance in April, and a Spring Jazz Concert performance in May featuring all three jazz groups plus the Central Wisconsin High School Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble. These four performances are held at the UW Center for Civic Engagement Theater on the UWMC campus. Jazz Central Voices performs each year at the UWMC EATS scholarship fundraising event and in performances throughout central Wisconsin.


The Forum

UWMC's sponsored school newspaper is ''The Forum'', a student-run organization with issues printed monthly during the academic year and one issue printed during the summer. ''The Forum'' distributes upwards of 2,500 newspapers per issue. The paper has a Facebook fan page and is distributed throughout the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Student Government Association

UWMC's student governing organization is the Student Government Association. It has six officers and ten senators who represent student interests and help create student events and activity programming. The campus is a member of the University of Wisconsin System Student Representatives, an association of all 26 UW campuses, and a member of the University of Wisconsin System Association of Branch Campuses (formerly UW Colleges Student Governance Council). This organization represents the 13 two-year branch campuses of the UW System that formerly were the
University of Wisconsin Colleges The University of Wisconsin Colleges, established in 1971 was a unit of the University of Wisconsin System composed of 13 local two-year campuses and one online campus, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online. These campuses offered a liberal arts ...
. The campus was a member of United Council, a lobbying organization representing 23 of the 26 UW campuses at the state level when the United Council was still active.


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