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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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Gatsby's Gala returns to UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 13
After being twice shut down by COVID-19, a signature campus event returns. Join us for Gatsby's Gala at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. Tickets are on sale now.
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Alumna donates family keepsake to help build understanding of Wisconsin history
People with an interest in Wisconsin history have a new resource available to them thanks to a UW-Eau Claire graduate who donated a family keepsake to her alma mater. Kathryn Kidd Christenson donated scrapbooks about the late 1920s in Wisconsin.
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U.S. Bank introduces new way to show Blugold pride
New affinity college Visa debit card features the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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Blugolds on list of Wisconsin's most influential Asian American leaders
Madison365, a nonprofit online magazine, has included Dang Yang — a leader on University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s campus as well as in the greater Eau Claire community — on its list of Wisconsin’s 34 Most Influential Asian American Leaders.
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Sisters and alumni both working 'dream jobs' in video game development
Abigail and Rachel Rindo share a lot — art degrees from UW-Eau Claire, creative and inquisitive natures and the "jobs of their dreams" working in the fast-paced, competitive field of video game development.
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Tip top idea: Hibbard Hall studios to be renamed Henry Lippold Broadcast Suite
Henry Lippold, who developed UW-Eau Claire’s broadcast journalism curriculum when he came to campus in 1972, mentored hundreds of students, many of whom are respected radio and television journalists in Wisconsin and throughout the country.
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UW-Eau Claire Foundation receives $10 million gift
The UW-Eau Claire Foundation has received a $10 million gift, the largest investment in an endowed fund in the university’s history. This lead gift is helping launch the public phase of the Foundation’s Sustaining Human Innovation capital campaign.
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New grad creates documentary telling stories of African students at UW-Eau Claire
A documentary that shares the experiences of three African students at UW-Eau Claire will premiere during a special screening Nov. 6 in Eau Claire. Kehinde Olu Famule, who graduated in May, filmed “Ndani Eau-Claire” while he was still a student.
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Inaugural Keezer Legacy Concert set for Oct. 21 at Pablo Center
UW-Eau Claire jazz studies presents the inaugural Keezer Legacy Concert on Thursday, Oct. 21, in the RCU Theatre at Pablo Center at the Confluence. Buy your tickets now.
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College of Business alumna honored for national leadership in STEM
Beatris Mendez Gandica '13, an information systems and international business graduate, is one of 125 women immortalized in a national exhibit of life-sized statues of women leaders in their fields of STEM.
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Homecoming 2021, Oct. 10-17: A great week to be a Blugold
UW-Eau Claire happily welcomes the return of Homecoming for 2021, a week of fun-filled and time-honored traditions, all in the name of the blue and gold. Be sure to take part in the citywide festivities.
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Five to receive UW-Eau Claire alumni awards
UW-Eau Claire graduates will receive awards on Oct. 17 as part of the university's Homecoming festivities.
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From student employee to CIO: Menards chief information officer Adam Duquaine
When Adam Duquaine was named chief information officer at Menards in May 2021, he thought back to being a Blugold when he took his first job in their distribution center. The 2001 management information systems graduate is a proven leader and innovator.
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New Blugold becomes fourth generation in her family to study at UW-Eau Claire
This fall, new freshman Lucy Franklin is the fourth generation in her family to attend UW-Eau Claire. Lucy's parents, grandmother and great-grandmother all have degrees from the university.
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UW-Eau Claire’s Business of Sports Symposium features alumni
Thirteen Blugold alumni currently working in the sports industry will return to campus Sept. 17 to be part of the Business of Sports Symposium hosted by the College of Business.
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Two Blugolds heading to Germany for Fulbright teaching assistantships
UW-Eau Claire graduates Michael Konetz and Mary Kate Schneeman will use their passion for Germany during their 2021-22 Fulbright English teaching assistantships in the European country.
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Alumnus successfully navigates international company through pandemic
Wisconsin native Dick Johnson has fond memories of college — meeting his future wife, bonding with cross country and track teammates, and learning from faculty members who helped start him on a journey to become the leader of a Fortune 500 company.
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UW-Eau Claire Alumni of Color Network has ‘higher calling’
A reunion picnic more than a decade ago was the genesis of an effort to help current underrepresented students navigate the college experience. Learn more about the founders, the mission and ways to get involved with the Blugold Alumni of Color Network.
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Board of Regents votes to support Sonnentag Event Center and Field House
Construction of the $85.6 million multipurpose facility is expected to begin in spring 2022 at its site on Menomonie Street along the Chippewa River, a mile west of the main UW-Eau Claire campus.
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Nursing students raise awareness about challenges of returning to community after being incarcerated
UW-Eau Claire nursing students and recent graduates are working to raise awareness about the challenges and resources needed to support people as they return to the community after being incarcerated. The research team partnered with local organizations.
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Blugold's journey takes her from opera singer to award-winning poet and bestselling novelist
UW-Eau Claire graduate Jacqueline Cobian West is an award-winning poet and a New York Times bestselling author whose young adult novels are beloved by tweens, teens, parents and teachers. She was a music major but realized writing was her passion.
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Chancellor: UW-Eau Claire graduates showed perseverance
Chancellor James Schmidt told University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates on Saturday that the 2020-21 school year was “an extraordinarily taxing year.”
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