Green Bay Athletics & The Weidner
PHoenix Pride
A thousand ways to connect, right in your backyard.
From Division I athletics to performing arts, UW-Green Bay hosts a wide array of events. We are your university. Join us!
![Ballet rehearsal at Weidner Center](/getmedia/c01ec9fc-79c4-4066-8da0-791158b2d36d/weidner-ballet600.jpg)
![UW-Green Bay women's volleyball game](/getmedia/c85b667c-9e1e-4b9a-9d88-25da2c06cbac/volleyball-athletics-600.jpg)
![UW-Green Bay men's basketball game](/getmedia/5f3908a1-9196-49d6-9693-a328007e47c6/mens-basketball-600.jpg)
![Main entrance to Weidner Center](/getmedia/fa7fb0d8-aa77-46da-9517-4c183876abe4/Weidner_entrance600.jpg)
Support Green Bay Athletics & The Weidner
We are one of only three universities in the Universities of Wisconsin with a Division I athletics program. We have one of the best facilities for the performing arts in our region and beyond with the Weidner.
![GB - Green Bay Athletics](/getmedia/52543d27-dd87-43c6-aa9f-e394d8b7e83c/gb-athletics-600x400.png)
GB Athletics
UW-Green Bay is home to 14 NCAA Division I sport programs, and is a member of the Horizon League.
![The Weidner - Arts, Culture, University, Community](/getmedia/f8d13b3c-4f66-486b-b661-dfe2a7cf681e/weidner-logo.jpg)
The Weidner
UW-Green Bay's the Weidner presents a wide variety of cultural, entertainment, and educational performances to the Northeastern Wisconsin community while also serving as a home for local and University performing arts ensembles.
What We've Done
- Tripled event-generated revenue and doubled visitors at the Weidner since 2017.
- Achieved the highest contributed revenue year since the last capital campaign in 2012 and the highest non-campaign fundraising year since 2004.
- Won three Horizon League titles in 2023, our first titles since 2018.
- Increased ticket sales (on track to be the highest since 2018).
- Received the highest total number of athletic gifts.
Where We're Going
- Continue to steadily growth ticket sales and community engagement at the Weidner over the next five years.
- Close the funding gap as the lowest funded university in the Horizon League and one of the lowest in the country for D1 athletics through earned income and fundraising.