University Catalogue: 2007-08
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.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
Chancellor, Provost/Vice Chancellor, Assistant Chancellors, Schofield Hall
Admissions, Schofield 112
Registrar, Schofield 128
COLLEGE OFFICES
College of Arts and Sciences, Schofield 138
College of Business, Schneider 119
College of Education and Human Sciences, Brewer 153
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nursing 101
DEPARTMENT OFFICES
The office addresses of department chairs are listed in the departmental sections of the catalogue.
AUDITORIUMS, THEATRES, etc.
Casey Observatory, Phillips Hall
Clark Bird Museum, Phillips Hall
Council Fire Room, Davies Center
Davies Theatre, Davies Center
Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center
Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center
Kjer Theatre, Garfield and Park Avenues
Phillips Planetarium, Phillips Hall
Phillips Recital Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center
Riverside Theatre, Haas Fine Arts Center
Schofield Auditorium, Schofield Hall
Skylight Lounge, Davies Center
Zorn Arena, Garfield Avenue
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.
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.
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.
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 and sport facilities office, bowling and billiards center, outdoor recreation center, dining service.
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. 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.
