Offices and programs 

ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTER - OL 2112

Andrea Gapko, Director
Phone: 715-836-5844
E-mail:  vlcekkr@uwec.edu

Provides a resource for students needing individual tutoring to enhance learning strategies and skills in writing, mathematics/problem solving, and reading/study methods.  Group tutoring is also available for selected entry-level foreign language courses, as well as several physical and social science courses.  Diagnostic evaluation is available in reading, writing, mathematics, learning styles, study strategies, test anxiety, and English as a second language.

ADVISING AND NEW STUDENT INITIATIVES - S 226

Debbie Gough, Director
Phone: 715-836-3487
E-mail:  advising@uwec.edu

Advising:  Advises students who have not decided on a major (“undeclared students”), students between majors and high school special students.  Also have advisers who specialize in helping transfer students.

Academic Testing:  Administers English, mathematics, and foreign language placement tests for the University, as well as the following national tests: ACT, PPST, PRAXIS II, and GRE tests.  Also administers the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).  Serve as an Educational Testing Service computer-based testing site.

New Student Orientation:  Coordinates New Student Orientation programs for all freshmen and transfer students, including Phase II Orientation held prior to the start of classes.  These programs are designed to facilitate the student’s adjustment to the University.

Nontraditional Student Services:  Addresses the special needs and experiences of adults returning to college.  Meets with both prospective and currently enrolled nontraditional students.

BLUGOLD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - P 233

Matt Evans, Director
Phone: 715-836-5519
E-mail:  BlugoldFellowship@uwec.edu

Recruits high school students to do research with UW-Eau Claire faculty.  The fellowships are awarded to incoming freshman based on merit, and include a scholarship and work stipend.

CAREER SERVICES- S 230

Jeanne Skoug, Director
Phone: 715-836-5358
E-mail: careers@uwec.edu

Assists students with their career education and development from the time of their orientation to the university, into their alumni years.  Services include: career counseling, career assessments, internship opportunities, resumé assistance, interview preparation assistance, campus interviews, and graduate school admission assistance:

Career Exploration and Development: Offers individual career counseling, career testing, programming, and information to assist students with their career decision making.

Career Discovery Center: Provides an interactive and self-directed resource area combining online and current hardcopy resources to assist students during all phases of their college career.  Internship Center: Provides internship opportunities and integrates academic learning with related work experiences.  Over 4,000 internship opportunities are posted in the Internship Center.

Blugold CareerLink: Provides an online database used by UW-Eau Claire students and alumni. Because of the high quality of our students both local and regional employers post internships and full-time positions with us.  Students can search for opportunities and apply for these positions, participate in on-campus interviews and receive invitations to employer information sessions. Verified employers are able to view students' résumés’ and contact them directly regarding opportunities.

Career Events: Career Services sponsors a variety of career events designed to allow students to explore career and internship options, including a Career Conference, Explore Your Possibilities, two Nursing and Health Care Professionals Fair, Graduate School Fairs, and Meet the Districts.  These events bring together students, faculty, and employers who meet and discuss career and internship opportunities in an informal setting.

On-Campus Recruitment Program: Interviews are conducted by more than 250 employers who visit the campus each year for students interested in internships and full-time professional positions.  In addition, Career Services has an average of 5200+ active employer contacts each year.

DISABILITIES (SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH) (SSD) - OL 2136

Kathy Hurley, Director
Phone: 715-836-4542
E-mail:  hurleyks@uwec.edu

Facilitates the provision of academic accommodations for eligible students with documented disabilities.  As the primary campus resource for students with disabilities, program goals include providing academic and physical access in an environment emphasizing variations, not limitations.  Disability-related accommodations include but are not limited to alternative testing, note takers, interpreters, and course materials in alternative formats.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS - OL 2134

Pamela Holsinger-Fuchs, Director
Phone: 715-836-2024
E-mail: eocstaff@uwec.edu

Assists and encourages adults who seek to enter or continue post-secondary education.  Services offered include: academic, financial, and/or personal counseling; career assessment and exploration; program and college selection anywhere in the nation; assistance with the application, admission, and financial aid request processes; and ongoing mentoring for the nontraditional student.

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE) - P 131

Michael Wick, Director
Phone: 715-836-2526
E-mail:  wickmr@uwec.edu

Provides new freshmen at UW-Eau Claire the opportunity to take a FYE course to assist them in making a successful transition to college life.  These are small sections of regular university courses (English composition, Math, Biology, Sociology, History, etc.) that are open only to freshmen.  Each class has a student mentor as well as an experienced faculty member eager to help students in their adjustment to college.

HONORS PROGRAM - SSS 209

Paul Hoff, Director
Phone: 715-836-4437
E-mail:  johnsjan@uwec.edu

Provides an extra measure of challenge and enrichment for students who are academically distinguished by previous and current achievements and by high levels of motivation and curiosity.  It seeks to challenge exceptionally able students to perform at the highest level of which they are capable, to enhance their capacity for critical inquiry and for independent learning, and to develop their potential for leadership in their future vocations.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, CENTER FOR - S 111

Karl Markgraf, Director
Phone: 715-836-4411
E-mail: cie@uwec.edu

The Center for International Education makes study abroad available to every UW-Eau Claire student.  At UW-Eau Claire, study abroad is affordable, and is connected to the curriculum to allow students an academic experience abroad, without unnecessarily adding time to their graduation goals. With study abroad programs on every populated continent, 25% of our students choose to take part in the life-changing experience of living and learning in another country, and in another culture.

The Center for International Education also welcomes students and scholars from throughout the world.  Hosting students from nearly 50 nations, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire creates a global community in western Wisconsin. The Center for International Education offers many exciting programs that promote cross-cultural learning:  these include our Host Friend/Host Family Program, International Speakers Bureau, the Buddy Project, the Peer Guide Program, and the International Ambassador Program.  In addition, excursions to local cultural events and attractions are organized every semester for the benefit of our international students and scholars.

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM – OL 2134

Patricia Quinn, Director
Phone: 715-836-4912
E-mail: quinnpa@uwec.edu

Assists eligible upper-division students to prepare for and enter graduate school to pursue research-based doctorates.  Targeted to academically talented first-generation students from low-income families and students from groups underrepresented among doctoral recipients.  The McNair Program includes two years of intensive mentoring, specialized curricular and co-curricular offerings, collaborative research, and internship opportunities.

SERVICE LEARNING, CENTER FOR – HSS 205

Don Mowry, Director
Phone: 715-836-4649
E-mail:  srvlearn@uwec.edu

Provides students with an opportunity to serve their community, apply knowledge gained in the classroom, enhance their critical thinking skills and become informed, active, responsible, and ethical citizens.  All candidates for the baccalaureate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire must satisfactorily complete 30 or more hours of approved service-learning activity.  UW-Eau Claire’s service-learning requirement fosters habits of public engagement and service to society.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM - OL 2136

Bruce Ouderkirk, Director
Phone: 715-836-4542
E-mail:  ouderkbj@uwec.edu

Provides a variety of supplemental services for qualified students, including free tutoring, career exploration opportunities, special advising and mentoring services, financial aid information, and a variety of social and educational activities.  Due to federal eligibility requirements, the students served must be from a low-income household, be a first-generation college student, or have a documented disability.

UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT - HHH 428

Scott Oates, Director
Phone: 715-836-4953
E-mail:  oatessf@uwec.edu

Asks useful questions about student achievement of learning outcomes, gather and analyze valid data about student learning, and to use these findings to better understand and improve student learning.  The methods for assessing student learning include high level, institutional measures such as the ACT-CAAP, the National Survey of Student Engagement, the Alumni Outcomes Survey, and exit interviews focused on the Liberal Education Learning Goals and Outcomes. 

UPWARD BOUND - HFA 281

Kimamo Wahome, Director
Phone: 715-836-4088
E-mail:  wahome@uwec.edu

Serves promising Eau Claire high school students who face barriers to the completion of high school and the attainment of post-secondary education.  Most students are recommended by school counselors during the last semester of middle school.  Once enrolled in the program, students continue through high school graduation.  During the academic year, students receive tutoring, counseling, and study skills support.