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Featured Articles College of Business maintains accreditation Survey completion requested following emergency notification system test Changes proposed to requirements for veterans, active military students Nominations sought for excellence awards Contest aims to end quest for Blugold mascot' University, Veolia partner on composting program Journalism's future to be panel discussion topic Event to explore local Native American history Student ensembles to present spring concerts |
College of Business maintains accreditation AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools. Just 559 schools of business — or fewer than 5 percent worldwide — have earned the distinguished hallmark of excellence in management education. The UW-Eau Claire College of Business will be recognized at the 2009 AACSB International Conference and Annual Meeting April 26-28 in Florida. Full story.
Under the recommended changes, students who have completed military basic training/boot camp will receive one credit of physical activity, and students in active military service or with an honorable or general discharge from military service will have fulfilled the university's service-learning graduation requirement. The proposed changes, which were first recommended by the Veterans Advisory Committee, now must be approved by the University Senate, which will consider the proposed changes at its April 14 meeting. Full story. Nominations sought for excellence awards
(Also see the faculty excellence awards nomination instructions.) Contest aims to end quest for Blugold mascot The Blugold Mascot Design Contest, sponsored by the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association, will start April 15 and run through June 15, with the winner announced by July 15. The winning entry will receive $500. The contest was created after a 2008 survey of the university community showed strong support for a mascot. Nearly 7,000 people responded to the survey, with 69 percent of the respondents indicating that they favored having a mascot. The survey was initiated by a committee of students, faculty, staff and community members charged by Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich to research the mascot issue. Full story.
University, Veolia partner on composting program In late January, UW-Eau Claire and its refuse management provider, Veolia Environmental Services, launched a full composting program at the university, making it one of the first commercial composting programs in the area, said Mark Thornton, director of operations for Blugold Dining at UW-Eau Claire. "Our goal is to offer composting to all Blugold Dining customers and to compost at all food production stations to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills," said Thornton. "I'm quite pleased with the progress so far. On average, Blugold Dining is diverting nearly 2 tons from the landfill each week. While we're satisfied, we will continue to work to increase the number of people who participate in the program." Full story. Journalism's future to be panel discussion topic The program is free and open to the public. Panelists will include:
Mike Rindo, UW-Eau Claire executive director of university communications and special assistant to the chancellor, will serve as moderator. Full story.
Event to explore local Native American history UW-Eau Claire's Environmental Adventure Center, in collaboration with other university and community organizations, will present "Native American History on the Lower Chippewa River" at Round Hill. Driving directions to Round Hill can be found online. Dr. Rick St. Germaine, UW-Eau Claire professor of history and American Indian studies, and others will provide insights based on ancestry, research and knowledge of the locality. Snacks baked in the brick oven located at Round Hill will be served. Full story.
Student ensembles to present spring concerts
Public forum to focus on Wisconsin government
AMA chapter recognized at international conference
In its first year in more than a decade competing at the American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference, UW-Eau Claire's AMA student chapter received an honorable mention in the Chapter Recruitment Video Competition, was given an overall ranking of 10th out of 145 international chapters, and was recognized as an Outstanding Chapter. The Outstanding Chapter award is given to only eight schools internationally. Students who participated at the conference, held March 26-28 in New Orleans, were Jennifer Forsythe, Iron River; Carmen Micke and Andrew Simon, Green Bay; Eric Gustafson, Waukesha; Rachel Roberts and Nikole Bryson, Elkhorn; Travis Messerschmidt, Marshfield; Lindsey Taylor, Apple Valley, Minn.; Aaron Schmitz, Jim Falls; Heidi Becker, Turtle Lake; and Jaimie Hoeschen, St. Michael, Minn. Full story.
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UW-Eau Claire has maintained its business accreditation by the Associations to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.
Nominations are due April 20 for several UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff excellence awards, which will be presented in August at the opening meeting of the 2009-10 academic year. Nominations are sought for the following awards: 
A contest to select an official mascot for UW-Eau Claire may finally answer the often-asked question, "What is a Blugold?"
