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Business Communication and Information Systems Faculty and Staff

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Get to Know Us

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Meet the people who can take your business skills to the next level. Click on a faculty member below to learn about their teaching interests and how to get in contact with them.

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Department Chair
Paula Lentz
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Dr. Paula Lentz, Ph.D.
She, Her, Hers
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Department Chair
Professor
Student Professional Development Program Coordinator
UW MBA Consortium Academic Program Director
Schneider Social Sciences Hall 400F
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701-4061
715-836-3604
Faculty and Staff
Ezgi Akar
Ezgi Akar, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Assistant Professor
Schneider Social Science Hall 411
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-836-2425
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30 - 10:30 am
and by appointment
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Sarbottam Bhagat, Ph.D.
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Assistant Professor
Schneider Social Science Hall 409
1702 Park Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-836-2850
Liquiang Chen
Liqiang Chen, Ph.D.
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Professor
Schneider Social Science Hall 413
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-836-5968
Bridget Kurtenbach
Alum
Bridget Kurtenbach, M.S.
she/her/hers
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Teaching Professor
Collegiate DECA Advisor
Director, Business Writing and Presentations Studio
Schneider Hall 421
1702 Park Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-836-3881
Paula Lentz
Alum
Dr. Paula Lentz, Ph.D.
She, Her, Hers
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Department Chair
Professor
Student Professional Development Program Coordinator
UW MBA Consortium Academic Program Director
Schneider Social Sciences Hall 400F
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701-4061
715-836-3604
Nici Ploeger-Lyons
Nici Ploeger-Lyons, Ph.D.
she/her
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Associate Professor
Schneider Hall 403
715-836-2488
Fall 2025:
Mondays 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.; Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.; and by M-F by appointment via Zoom or Teams
Professional portrait of Heather Rothbauer-Wanish
Alum
Heather Rothbauer-Wanish, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Business Communication and Information Systems Department
Teaching Professor
Schneider Hall 410
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Business Communication and Information Systems Department

Schneider Social Science Hall 404
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

715-836-4320