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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.
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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
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 Education and Human Sciences................... |
Brewer 153 |
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College of Nursing
and Health Sciences........................ |
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 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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