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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Blugold Stories & University Updates
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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Not all students at UW-Eau Claire can pinpoint exactly who or what inspired their academic or career path. But for December graduate Zoe Lewis, that answer is an easy one. Her mother and siblings are the reason she has always known that special education teaching was the path for her.
For December nursing graduate Nicholas Strauss, his degree in nursing was strengthened by his ability to pursue music performance while completing his BSN. And his love of music was enhanced by becoming a nurse.
Blugold alumni Craig Gumz and Jack Heruth were interviewed at the stadium home of the Minnesota Twins where they work, offering reflections on their UW-Eau Claire experiences and their attendance at the Business of Sports Summit in September.
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Dr. James C. Schmidt, the eighth chancellor of UW-Eau Claire, announced he is resigning to become the next president of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, concluding a decade of transformative leadership and exciting growth for UW-Eau Claire, the city of Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley.
Dr. Kara Metzger, a 2016 UW-Eau Claire graduate, has been named the new director of athletic bands at UW-Eau Claire.
Eleven Blugold undergraduate researchers and their faculty mentors will share their research and creative projects ranging from ageism in healthcare to workforce retention at the annual Research in the Rotunda event April 2 in Madison.
While universities across the country are facing tough questions about free speech and the failure to provide opportunities for students to engage in civil dialogue, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is breaking new ground and placing great value on the topic.
A newly established scholarship at UW-Eau Claire, the Chancellor's Spotlight Award, recognizes first-year students who faculty nominate for having found impressive success in their first semester of college, despite obstacles or challenges in school or life.
Blugold undergraduates used their creativity and problem-solving skills to develop solutions to healthcare challenges in the inaugural Mayo Clinic/University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Innovation Health Challenge.
Josh Deutschlander, a UW-Eau Claire integrative visual arts major in illustration, created an art exhibit rooted in accessibility. It featured works by artists with disabilities, with the space designed with accommodations to help gallery guests better enjoy the art.
UW-Eau Claire’s annual First Destination Report indicates that 99% of 2023-24 graduates are employed or continuing their education and 97% have a first job related to their career goal.
Six faculty members have been recognized for their excellence in teaching and mentoring as recipients of two sets of awards from the UW-Eau Claire Foundation.
UW-Eau Claire is one of the top master’s universities in the country for the number of students who receive Fulbright grants through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Spanish teacher Jodi Resch Brownell hasn’t let her location in a northern Wisconsin community of 1,700 people prevent her from traveling the world and sharing her global experiences with her students.
The DRIVE Initiative, a partnership between UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout, aims to enhance the education of nursing and packaging students by improving sterilized medical packaging practices.
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