(Editor's Note: The following story written by Kevin Hoffman was published in Monday's Janesville Gazette)
WHITEWATER — UW-Madison casts a big, red shadow across southern Wisconsin, but the success of UW-Whitewater athletics is helping the school step into the light and attract an increasing number of out-of-state students, school officials said.
More students from outside Wisconsin are finding their way to the small, rural community, and campus officials give some of the credit to the school’s athletic successes.
“There’s no doubt about it,” said Paul Plinske, athletics director at UW-Whitewater. “What (students) are finding is we have outstanding academic programs, we have a large campus in the state system, and because of our Division III athletes and the success we’re having, we’re drawing in those students.”
Chancellor Richard Telfer said out-of-state applications for freshmen nearly doubled over the last four to five years. As of June, the university had enrolled 740 freshmen from other states for the fall semester. Last year at that time, there were about 620.
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