Engaging the community to strengthen the future.
Our educators help train the next generation of college students and economists by providing a foundation for teaching economics. The Center for Economic Education exists to strengthen the relationship between the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and regional high schools for the training and placement of economics teachers and distribution of economics teaching resources. The center is also engaged in aiding high school students interested in economics as a major and career.
UW-Whitewater has a proven track record of excellence in economics. The university has a 100 percent placement rate within six months of graduation for students who earn a BBA in economics. Our alums work as analysts and specialists at companies like American Family Insurance, Epic, Sentry Insurance, U.S. Bank, and more.
If you are a high school teacher in need of assistance with lesson plans with economic content or are a high school student thinking of majoring in economics, the Center for Economic Education can assist you.
Economics at UW-Whitewater
Earning your degree in economics from UW-Whitewater prepares you for a career in business, education, government, and non-profit organizations.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of economists to increase 6 percent between 2022 and 2032, faster than the average for all occupations.
How does UW-Whitewater support local high schools?
Connect UW-Whitewater professors and instructors with high school teachers
Train and mentor teachers
Consult high school students interested in economics
Contact us
Find out more about the services available at the Center for Economic Education or ask specific questions of Dr. David Bashaw, who directs the center.
262-472-5585 | bashawd@uww.edu
Financial literacy a priority at UW-Whitewater
UW-Whitewater recently partnered with area high schools on a three-credit online financial literacy course. High schoolers are invited to take the class, which helps students learn about budgeting, investing, and building credit. “It just becomes innate when you start it in elementary school and reinforce it in middle school and then high school and then college, just so that it’s just a second nature almost,” David Bashaw, director of the Center for Economic Education, told Wisconsin Public Radio.
