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Internship takes UW-Eau Claire grad on Olympic journey
Lauri Miller Bausch had a great seat for the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea — she had a seat in PyeongChang’s Olympic Stadium, where moments earlier, she had marched in with the hundreds of Olympic athletes.
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Devroy Memorial Forum to feature Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker
Parker will present "Covering Washington in the Age of Trump" at 7 p.m. April 19 in UW-Eau Claire's Schofield Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
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NBC job puts Blugold in midst of biggest sports events in the world
After a week of rubbing elbows with pro football players in Minneapolis during the Super Bowl, 1994 graduate Matt Edwards flew straight to South Korea, where he spent the rest of February mingling with Olympians during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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Alum teaches coding to fifth-grade class thanks to UW-Eau Claire summer program
With the help of UW-Eau Claire’s Blugold Beginnings program and community partners, Katie Albin has added computer coding to her fifth-grade curriculum at Sherman Elementary School in Eau Claire.
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Blugolds' foundation donates $5 million to downtown arts center
Three UW-Eau Claire alumni are the founders of a philanthropic foundation that has given $5 million in support of the new community arts center being constructed in downtown Eau Claire.
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Blugold hits nothing but net in dream job with Globetrotters
Finding the perfect career is not an easy task, and often people dread the daily grind at work. Emily Kidd is not one of those people. As an athletic trainer for the Harlem Globetrotters, she approaches each day with passion, energy and excitement.
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Another chance to say, 'Thank you'
The COB Faculty Excellence Fund was started by business alums to show how much they value and appreciate the work of the faculty. Learn why Jeff Schwantes, BBA '72, supports this fund.
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Blugold coaching in the 2018 Winter Olympics
A Blugold is coaching one of the Olympians competing in skeleton, a sport that features athletes lying on bobsleds while racing headfirst down an ice track at breakneck speeds.
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Blugolds tell spooky story about Mabel Tainter theater in new children's book
A new children’s book, “Mystery at the Mabel Tainter,” written by Mary Heimstead, a 1975 UW-Eau Claire graduate, and Taylor Kysely, a UW-Eau Claire senior, is a mystery story that takes place in the historic theater.
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Experiences as Blugolds inspire grads to pursue careers in higher education
Four Blugold grads who were inspired to pursue careers in higher education because of outside-the-classroom experiences they had while students at UW-Eau Claire now are co-workers in the student affairs unit of a small college in Minnesota.
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Six to receive UW-Eau Claire alumni awards
Six alumni and friends of the university will receive UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association awards Dec. 16 at an event in conjunction with winter commencement.
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Alumni award honorees share words of advice for new grads
For the benefit of UW-Eau Claire's newest graduates, this winter’s Alumni Association award recipients share some of the wisdom gained from their valuable life experiences.
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UW-Eau Claire winter commencement set for Dec. 16
Commencement exercises for 665 students at UW-Eau Claire will be held at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 16 in Zorn Arena.
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December commencement is a family tradition
Gathering in Zorn Arena is a December tradition for the Kronholm family. When she walks across the stage next month, Kelsey Kronholm will become the fourth member of her family to graduate from UW-Eau Claire — all during winter commencement ceremonies.
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Blugold helps Minnesota shine as host of Super Bowl LII
Britt Carlson, who graduated from UW-Eau Claire with a degree in marketing, is a member of the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee, the entity responsible for planning Super Bowl LII festivities and logistics.
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Study abroad plays special part in mother, daughter college experiences
Turns out there might just be something to that old proverb, "Like mother, like daughter." At least if you are Amy Dorn-Fernandez and Miranda Fernandez and you are thinking about your futures. Both came to UW-Eau Claire — though decades apart — because of the university’s reputation for offering exceptional study abroad programs. Amy got more than she expected from her time studying in Spain — she fell in a love, eventually marrying a young Spaniard. Twenty-plus years later, their daughter, Miranda, is a Blugold and already looking forward to studying abroad in Spain.
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Blugolds' paths converge while doing crucial diplomatic work in Africa
Imagine her surprise when alumna Joyce Namde, serving at the U.S. Embassy in N’Djamena, Chad, Africa — more than 6,000 miles from the UW-Eau Claire campus — discovered that fellow embassy staff member Minga Ndjerareou shared her alma mater.
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UW-Eau Claire Foundation names new officers, board members
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation Board of Directors recently elected new officers, welcomed new members and honored outgoing members.
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Blugolds to gather for Homecoming 2017 celebration
Thousands of Blugolds will gather next weekend for the 2017 Homecoming festivities, one of UW-Eau Claire’s biggest celebrations of the year.
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The COB Alumni Bash is back!
The COB Alumni Bash is back! Join us Thu., Oct. 26, 6-9 pm, SportsEngine in Minneapolis. Spread the word!
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UW-Eau Claire announces plans for new University Welcome Center
The welcome mat will be rolled out in an even bigger way for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire prospective students, alumni and other campus visitors when a new University Welcome Center opens in 2020.
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Grad uses technology, talent, passion to make positive change
Even though Sona Mehring realized long ago that nursing was not her thing, she still found a way to help millions of people around the world during their health crises. Sona — a 1983 UW-Eau Claire computer science graduate — retired in June from CaringBridge, a website she founded 20 years ago to help patients’ families and friends easily connect and communicate during a medical crisis.
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Researchers find value in using literature to teach science
Biology professor Paula Kleintjes Neff introduces literature into classes in addition to textbooks and scientific papers — and finds the innovative teaching strategy makes a difference for students.
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Alumni award honorees share words of advice for new grads
For the benefit of UW-Eau Claire's newest graduates, this spring's Alumni Association award recipients share some of the wisdom gained from their valuable life experiences.
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