page_title: University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
section_title: Wittich Hall
hierarchical_section_title: University of Wisconsin–La Crosse / Campus / Notable and historic buildings / Wittich Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Eugene W. Murphy Library, as viewed from Drake (Hall) Field.
context_page_description: The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Founded in 1909, it is a leading comprehensive university as part of the University of Wisconsin System offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With 9,600 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students, UW-La Crosse is composed of five schools and colleges offering 102 undergraduate programs, 31 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs. With an annual operating budget of $227 million, it is one of the largest in the UW System with nearly $4 million dedicated to annual research. UW-La Crosse has nearly 85,000 alumni across all 50 U.S. states and 57 countries.
  In 2018, U.S. News & World Report ranked UWL the top comprehensive university in the UW System for the eighteenth consecutive year, and the fourth ranked regional public university in the Midwest. Nationally recognized programs include occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant offerings at the graduate level. UWL also offers a top ranked archaeology and anthropology undergraduate degree program, the only one in the Midwest and one of few nationally.
context_section_description: Built in 1916, the original physical education building housed faculty and staff offices, gymnasiums, a track, multipurpose and meeting rooms, a strength training center, a therapeutic/rehabilitation swimming pool, the Musculoskeletal Research Center, and the Special Populations Exercise Program. The building has been renovated for use in the preparation of special/adapted physical education teachers and therapeutic recreation specialists. Administrative, faculty, staff, and graduate assistant offices for the Department of Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation are located in Wittich Hall. The building is also the primary practice site for the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Gymnastics team. Wittich Hall, the Physical Education Building of the La Crosse State Normal School, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as the Physical Education Building/La Crosse State Normal School.
caption: Eugene W. Murphy Library
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