Annual Blugold Breakfast and Academic Year Opening Meeting
Tuesday, August 24
It's that time of year where we connect as a campus community for our annual Blugold Breakfast and Academic Year Opening Meeting. This year, we welcomed our newest faculty and staff, celebrated our achievements, heard from shared governance leaders and honored our newest excellence award winners.
Watch a recording of the Blugold Breakfast
View the 2021 Blugold Breakfast Slideshow
View a copy of the Chancellor's speech
Welcome back to campus!
Excellence Award Winners
Eight receive excellence awards as UW-Eau Claire academic year opens
UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt honored faculty and staff members for their excellence during the Blugold Breakfast and academic year opening meeting.
Read more about the award recipients
University Staff Excellence in Service
Rob Mattison
IS Technology Service Senior - Video Production/Distance Learning | LTS
Academic and Professional Staff Excellence in Service
Signe Matson
Academic Advisor – Advising, Retention + Career Center
Excellence in Advising
Dr. Pam Forman
Department Chair, Professor – Sociology, Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Faculty Excellence in Service
Dr. Heather Ann Moody
Associate Professor – American Indian Studies
Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Jeanette Olsen
Assistant Professor, Director of Assessment and Evaluation – Nursing
Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Nominee
Kris Presler
Professor – Mathematics
Faculty Excellence in Scholarship
Dr. Sanchita Hati
Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry
EDI Excellence Award
Dr. Rose-Marie Avin
Professor, Director of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program – Latin American and Latinx Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Thank you to our sponsors for supporting the Blugold Breakfast!
