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THE
CAMPUS
THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire,
Wisconsin 54702-4004
UW-Eau
Claire Web Homepage http://www.uwec.edu
Situated at the confluence of the Eau Claire and
Chippewa rivers, the city of Eau Claire originated as a lumber
town in the 1840s. Today, with a population of over 62,000, Eau
Claire is a commercial, medical, technological, and educational
center for the west central region of Wisconsin.
Eau Claire is located 90 miles east of
Minneapolis/St. Paul and 247 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The city
and the surrounding countryside abound in rivers, lakes, and wooded
areas of great natural beauty, where seasonal sports, camping, and
other recreational activities may be enjoyed throughout the year.
THE
CAMPUS
Campus
Information Services (715) 836-2637; toll-free (888) 463-6893
Campus
Events Line (715) 836-2100
Parking and Transportation
Services: The University of
Wisconsin - Eau Claire, like other colleges and universities finds
parking to be an ever present and evolving challenge. Parking and
Transportation Services, in cooperation with students, faculty,
and administrators, strives to find an equitable way to manage the
limited number of parking spaces available to all members of the
University Community. Therefore, parking policies and regulations
at UW-Eau Claire are aimed at easing the parking crunch on campus
and in the neighborhoods adjacent to the campus. These policies
and regulations are part of an overall parking plan, which
incorporates a multifaceted approach to managing the limited
number of parking spaces available on campus. It includes a
differentiated pricing system for parking permits, significant
penalties for violations, and a free city-wide transit service. If
you will be visiting campus, please stop by the Visitor Center
(corner of Park and Roosevelt Avenues) for a guest parking permit
and directions to your campus destination. Detailed and current
parking information can be obtained from Parking and
Transportation Services, Schneider 106, (715) 836-2002, or
parking@uwec.edu.
Visitor Parking:
Visitors to campus should stop at the Visitor Center to receive a
guest parking permit and directions to various campus and city
destinations. Located at the corner of Park and Roosevelt Avenues
on lower campus, the Visitor Center also offers reserved parking
with 24-hour advance notice. For reservations and detailed
information, please call the Visitor Center at (715) 836-2544.
Visiting the Campus:
Conducted tours may be arranged through the Office of Admissions
(715) 836-5415. An overview of the campus can be seen through a
three-dimensional model of buildings and grounds located in the
McIntyre Library lobby. Visitors may obtain a brochure describing
the campus and its facilities from the Campus Information
Services, east lobby, Davies Center or from the Visitor Center.
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ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES
Chancellor,
Provost/Vice Chancellor,
Assistant
Chancellors.............................. |
Schofield Hall |
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Admissions................................................ |
Schofield 112 |
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Registrar.................................................... |
Schofield 128 |
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COLLEGE
AND SCHOOL OFFICES
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College of Arts and Sciences............. |
Schofield 138 |
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College of Business.......................... |
Schneider 119 |
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College of Professional Studies.......... |
Human Sciences and Services 158 |
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School of Education.......................... |
Brewer 153 |
School of Human Sciences
and Services................................ |
Human Sciences and Services 181 |
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School of Nursing............................. |
Nursing 101 |
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DEPARTMENT
OFFICES
The
office addresses of department chairs are listed in the
departmental sections of the catalogue.
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AUDITORIUMS,
THEATRES, etc.
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Casey
Observatory................................... |
Phillips Hall |
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Clark Bird
Museum................................... |
Phillips Hall |
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Council Fire
Room.................................... |
Davies Center |
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Davies
Theatre......................................... |
Davies Center |
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Foster
Gallery.......................................... |
Haas Fine Arts Center |
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Gantner Concert
Hall................................ |
Haas Fine Arts Center |
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Kjer
Theatre............................................. |
Garfield and Park Avenues |
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Phillips
Planetarium.................................. |
Phillips Hall |
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Phillips Recital
Hall.................................. |
Haas Fine Arts Center |
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Riverside
Theatre...................................... |
Haas Fine Arts Center |
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Schofield
Auditorium................................. |
Schofield Hall |
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Skylight
Lounge....................................... |
Davies Center |
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Zorn
Arena............................................... |
Garfield Avenue |
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ACADEMIC
BUILDINGS
Schofield Hall (1916),
Garfield Avenue. Named for Harvey Schofield, first president of
the Eau Claire State Normal School.
Earl S. Kjer Theatre (1952),
Garfield and Park Avenues. Named for the Chair of the Speech
Department and Director of Theatre, 1953-1965.
C. J. Brewer Hall (1952),
Garfield Avenue. Named for Charles J. Brewer, director of teacher
education, 1916-1938.
L. E. Phillips Science Hall
(1964; addition, 1969; a major renovation, 2002),
lower campus, spanning Little Niagara Creek. Named for the Eau
Claire industrialist whose major gift made possible the
acquisition of special equipment.
Schneider Social Science
Hall (1967), Park and Roosevelt
Avenues. Named for John S. Schneider, professor of Sociology and
History, 1930-1961.
School of Nursing (1969;
addition, 1985), lower campus at
edge of Putnam Park.
William D. McIntyre Library
(1960; addition, 1972; addition, 1993),
Garfield Avenue. Named for an Eau Claire businessman who served on
the Board of Regents of State Colleges, 1945-1966.
Eugene R. McPhee Physical
Education Center (1969; Ade Olson Addition, 1987),
upper campus. Named for an alumnus, former faculty member, and
executive director of the Wisconsin State University System,
1945-1972. Addition named for an alumnus, coach, and Chair of the
Department of Physical Education, 1947-1975.
Leonard and Dorellen Haas
Fine Arts Center (1970), Water
Street, with footbridge spanning the Chippewa River to the main
lower campus. Named for former chancellor Leonard Haas (1959-1980)
and his wife, Dorellen.
Richard E. Hibbard
Humanities Hall (1974), Garfield
and Park Avenues. Named for the Political Science faculty member
and Vice President for Academic Affairs (1964-1971), who served as
interim president and interim chancellor, 1971-1972.
Human Sciences and Services
(1982), Water Street, north
campus overlooking the Chippewa River.
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RESIDENCE
HALLS
Katharine Thomas Hall (1955),
lower campus. 73 men and 71 women. Named for a member of the first
faculty (Teacher Education, 1916-1946).
Katherine Putnam Hall (1958),
lower campus. 94 men and 140 women. Named for the granddaughter of the
Eau Claire lumberman who established Putnam Park.
Emmet Horan Hall (1961),
upper campus. 206 men. Named for the businessman who was the first Eau
Claire appointee to the Board of Regents of State Normal Schools.
Governors Hall (1962),
upper campus. 134 men and 208 women.
Laura E. Sutherland Hall (1965),
upper campus. 144 men and 260 women. Named for a faculty member
(History, 1921-1959; dean of women, 1939-1947).
Benjamin W. Bridgman Hall
(1965), upper campus. 116 men and 126
women. Named for a member of the first faculty (Physics, 1916-1941).
Arthur L. Murray Hall (1966),
upper campus. 146 men and 164 women. Named for a faculty member
(English, 1918-1943).
Towers Residence Hall (1967),
upper campus. 435 men and 897 women.
Oak Ridge Hall (1969),
upper campus. 355 women.
Chancellors Hall (2000),
upper campus. 81 apartments for 324 students. Named in honor of past,
present, and future chancellors.
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UNIVERSITY CENTERS
W.R. Davies University
Center (1959; additions, 1964, 1976, 1982, 1991),
lower campus. Named for the second president (1941-1959) of the
Eau Claire State Teachers College. Dining service, student
organizations complex, bookstore, ticket office, printing
services, meeting and program spaces, activities and programs
office, and reservations and conference planning services.
Crest Wellness Center
(1965), upper campus. Student
health service, fitness center, University Police, lounge and
music club, outdoor challenge ropes course.
Hilltop Center (1968),
upper campus. Student services office, recreation office, bowling
and billiards center, outdoor recreation center, dining service.
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Sites and
Collections Supporting Instruction
and Research
The S. W. Casey
Observatory, located atop Phillips Hall, contains a
computer-controlled 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with a CCD
camera. The observatory is adjacent to an observing deck with
eleven stations for student use in astronomy laboratory classes.
These stations use 8-inch telescopes.
The James Newman Clark
Bird Museum, circular in shape, surrounds the Planetarium in
Phillips Hall. The collection of approximately 530 specimens and
the four dioramas depicting native birds in their natural habitats
are utilized by students in biology. The museum is open to the
public from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and at
other times by appointment. For more information contact Ms.
Johanna Oosterwyk, Department of Biology.
The Goodner Collection
and the Owens Collection of Native American materials were
gifts to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation. The Newman Collection
of Native American artifacts and memorabilia is on loan to the
Foundation. Other collections include Wisconsin Indian basketry
and beadwork, casts, and skeletal materials pertaining to human
evolution. Used extensively by students in cultural and physical
anthropology courses, these materials are on display in classrooms
in the Department of Geography and Anthropology (Schneider Hall).
The Gulf Coast Research
Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, is an out-of-state
institution affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire. The GCRL offers two summer terms, and provides an
opportunity for students to obtain instruction in a marine
environment. Courses available are listed under course
descriptions in the departments of Biology and Geology. For more
specific information contact Dr. Darwin Wittrock, Department of
Biology.
The Hobbs Observatory,
located 15 miles east of the campus at the Beaver Creek Reserve,
contains a 24-inch computer-controlled telescope, a new 14-inch
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, a CCD camera, and a classroom. This
observatory is open to the public on Saturday nights, when clear,
during the months of May through October.
The L. E. Phillips
Planetarium, located in the J.N. Clark Museum (Phillips Hall),
contains a Spitz model A-3-P planetarium with a seating capacity
of 50. The planetarium is used by classes in astronomy and
physical science. Programs for local school groups and the public
are scheduled during the academic year.
Pigeon Lake Field
Station, operated under the auspices of the Pigeon Lake Field
Station Advisory Committee of the UW System and UW-River Falls,
includes approximately 50 acres in the heart of the Chequamegon
National Forest, about 150 miles north of the campus. Its 16
cabins, dining hall, recreation hall, and five well-equipped
classrooms accommodate up to 90 students. Through the cooperation
of the U. S. Forest Service, Field Station programs have access to
825,000 acres of the Chequamegon National Forest, where many
lakes, bogs, and ponds offer a diversity of flora and fauna for
study. For more specific information contact Dr. David Lonzarich,
Department of Biology.
Putnam Park, 200
acres of natural vegetation in the midst of the campus, provides
an area for the study of flora and fauna within easy walking
distance of classrooms, as well as a place for relaxation and
hiking. The park is traversed by Putnam Drive and by a nature
trail, for which printed guides are available in the Campus
Information Services of Davies Center. For more information
contact Dr. Evan Weiher, Department of Biology.
Nature Conservancy
Tracts, owned by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Foundation, include 320 acres of forest and marsh land which are
available for scientific investigations and class use. One of
these, the Schmidt Tract, is approximately 30 miles east of Eau
Claire, in Clark County, and two are in Washburn County, near
Sarona and Spooner. More specific information concerning location
and use of this land can be obtained from Dr. Paula Kleintjes,
Department of Biology.
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