Wisconsin Badgers

History

Thanks in large part to the generosity of UW Alumnus Wade Fetzer (BS'59) and his wife Beverly, student-athletes at the University of Wisconsin have access to two exceptional centers dedicated to academic and personal success.

The original Fetzer Student-Athlete Academic Center opened in the basement of the McClain Center in 1997, and housed a 15,000-square foot facility that served the needs of all student athletes. In the fall of 2006, the Kohl Fetzer Center (KFC) opened as a satellite office. This 5,000-square foot learning center provides a quiet study environment, an 11-station computer lab, and advising and learning specialist support to teams that are proximate to the Kohl Center.

The new Fetzer Center for Student-Athlete Excellence opened on the north end of Camp Randall Stadium in January, 2014, as part of the Student-Athlete Performance Center project. The state-of-the-art facility doubled the size of the original Fetzer Center, and provides an exceptional space to facilitate learning and student-athlete development. The current facility houses the majority of the Academic and Student-Athlete Development staff, a 28-station computer lab, 19 tutorial/study rooms, and multiple quiet study areas. Student-athletes can drop in before practice or between classes to study and meet with the advisors and grant-in-aid staff whose offices are also located in the center.

Fetzer Center for Student-Athlete Excellence

Kohl Center - Fetzer Center