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Experienced diversity educator joins UW-Eau Claire, directing Center for Racial and Restorative Justice
The inaugural director position for the center has been filled with the hire of Catherine Emmanuelle, a longtime regional and city equity advocate.
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Blugold alumnus stars in top summer Prime series
The top summer hit from Amazon Prime, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” features 1998 theatre arts grad Alfredo Narciso. The veteran actor of stage, TV and film talks about this popular new show, his career path and future plans.
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Blugold alumnus and high-fidelity sound expert back in Eau Claire after 35 years
UW-Eau Claire graduate Allen Perkins spent an interesting California-based career designing and building award-winning sound systems for high-end music tech listeners, "audiophiles,” as he calls them. Now he’s back in Eau Claire and enjoying the return.
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Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps returns to UW-Eau Claire for summer training
For the second consecutive summer, the well-known drum and bugle corps is training and rehearsing at UW-Eau Claire for its upcoming season.
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UW-Eau Claire commencement speaker tells grads their lives are shaped by their decisions
Dr. Brady Foust, a professor emeritus of geography at UW-Eau Claire for nearly 40 years, says the university provided graduates with “a great education in a very special place.”
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Blugold artist finds creative way to share messages around equity, diversity and inclusion
During her 15-year-career as an artist, UW-Eau Claire graduate Amy Krause has worn many hats — from visual artist to writer to photographer to stay-at-home mom — as she finds creative ways to share her messages around equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Nine to receive UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association awards
The Honorary Alumnus Award, Lifetime Excellence Award and President's Award will be given at a May 20 gathering.
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Dr. CP Liu to receive honorary doctorate at UW-Eau Claire
Dr. CP Liu has a passion for unlocking the mysteries of the human body, founding six companies in his quest to find cures for chronic diseases such as cancer.
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Construction to begin on County Materials Complex
The transformation is underway for a 21-acre brownfield site along the Chippewa River to become the largest indoor event venue in northwest Wisconsin — the $107 million state-of-the-art County Materials Complex — when it opens in spring 2024.
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Multiple Blugolds again win prestigious Fulbright awards
Three Blugolds credit a variety of high-impact experiences they had at UW-Eau Claire for helping them earn 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Two recent graduates also have been named English teaching assistantship alternates.
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Nearly 98% of recent UW-Eau Claire graduates are employed
Despite the pandemic, nearly 98% of recent UW-Eau Claire graduates report having jobs, with a majority of the alumni saying their jobs relate to their career goals.
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Blugold biology alumna promotes colon cancer awareness and screening
UW-Eau Claire biology graduate and Seattle-based clinical researcher Dr. Rachel Issaka reminds us that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn the facts about the disease, the risk factors and when to begin routine screening.
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Alumni Spotlight: Hanna Hermanson, music education
Teaching is a very demanding job, especially during these past few years. Hannah Hermanson, UWEC ‘19, took it all in stride with determination, understanding, and a kind heart.
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Blugold excited to begin teaching career despite ongoing pandemic
In January, Abbi Holzmann’s dream of being a teacher came true as she began her career at Northstar Middle School. While the pandemic has changed K-12 classrooms, it hasn't changed her passion for teaching.
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Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration set for Feb. 2
The UW-Eau Clare campus and the greater community are invited to a virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2.
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Men, women often divide child care and house care tasks by attitudes rather than expectations, researcher says
Research often shows that women spend more time than their spouses caring for their children and cleaning their houses, while men spend more time on their formal jobs. A UW-Eau Claire study looks at how men and women feel about that division of labor.
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Multiple internships help new grad launch career in graphic communications
What’s the best thing about an internship? Everything, says Kristina Tlusty, a recent UW-Eau Claire graduate who is using the knowledge and connections she’s gained from a series of internships to launch her career in the field of graphic communications.
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UW-Eau Claire alumnus challenges new graduates to find a career that makes them 'come alive' every day
During his “Charge to the Class” on Dec. 18, Dr. Woubeshet Ayenew told the new graduates that his hope is that they “arrive at a successful career that will make you come alive every day and reward you with meaning to match your hard work.”
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International student thrives as a Blugold despite pandemic
When Lan Yang came from a coastal city in China to study at UW-Eau Claire, she found exactly what she was looking for — snow. A finance major in a dual-degree program, she will earn a degree from UW-Eau Claire and her college in China.
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High-impact experiences on campus and in world help prepare Blugold for future success
When Natalie Lasinski graduates with degrees in behavior analysis and Spanish-liberal arts and a certificate in Latin American studies, the Blugold will take with her a resume full of experiences on campus, in the community and around the world.
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Blugolds who found love as students now find joy in making UW-Eau Claire dream come true
When they were young newlyweds studying at UW-Eau Claire, John and Carolyn Sonnentag never imagined that 50-plus years later they would be back on campus, this time announcing gifts of land and monies to their alma mater totaling nearly $70 million.
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Fall commencement set for Dec. 18 at UW-Eau Claire
With the return of full-fledged, in-person commencement, fall commencement exercises for 737 students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will be Dec. 18 in Zorn Arena.
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Six Blugolds recognized with alumni awards
The outstanding alumni will receive awards from the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association on Dec. 17 as part of the university’s fall commencement celebration.
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Faculty member to highlight attributes of persona poetry during 'Thursdays at the U' lecture
Christy Potvin, a lecturer in English at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County, will present “Poetry: Assuming a Persona” Nov. 18 as part of UW-Eau Claire – Barron County's weekly lecture series in Rice Lake.
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