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Ninth annual Jig’s Up Blugold ice fishing contest set for Feb. 12
The ninth annual Jig's Up ice fishing contest will run from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Lake Wissota near The View bar and grill. Fish and raffle prizes will be awarded at 3 p.m.
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UW-Eau Claire to host vaccine clinic Friday, Jan. 28, at Haas Fine Arts Center
UW-Eau Claire's Haas Fine Arts Center will be the site of a pop-up vaccine clinic from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28. Vaccines and boosters for COVID-19 and influenza will be available to students, employees and community members.
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Foster Gallery exhibit: Exploring the body through the lens of art
“Body Parts” will explore the human body from the microscopic to the metaphysical realm through photomicrographs, medical images, and realistic and interpretive anatomic works by professional artists and UW-Eau Claire students.
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Continuing Education announces February program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs in February, including Sign Language 1, Maximizing Performance, Grant Writing, and Treating Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance event to be held virtually Jan. 17
The annual Eau Claire community celebration recognizing the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place virtually again this year, streamed live from Pablo Center at the Confluence at 7 p.m. Jan. 17.
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Blugolds come together to provide hearing screening to young children in Arcadia
Earlier this month, a team of Blugolds — including future speech-language pathologists and Spanish interpreters — worked together to give hearing screenings to children in Arcadia, where more than 86% of students in the elementary school speak Spanish.
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Continuing Education announces January 2022 program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs beginning in January 2022, including those relating to foot and nail care, distance running, wound treatment and adolescent mental health.
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HR management and Spanish grad to advocate for Spanish speakers
With her degrees in human resource management and Spanish, December UW-Eau Claire graduate Sofia Earle hopes to combine those skills in a career serving Spanish-speaking populations as an advocate and an interpreter.
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Collaboration at the heart of UW-Eau Claire’s $9.4 million Workforce Innovation Grant
UW-Eau Claire received a $9.4 million grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. through the agency’s Workforce Innovation Grant program. Gov. Tony Evers announced the award at a press conference Dec. 14 on campus.
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Chancellor’s Blog: Workforce Innovation Grant powers rural workforce partnerships
Chancellor James Schmidt provides an overview of the Workforce Innovation Grant, which has been funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. at its full requested budget of $9.4 million over three years.
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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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Sonnentags' $70 million gift to UW-Eau Claire Foundation puts County Materials Complex on fast track
The UW-Eau Claire Foundation announced that John and Carolyn Sonnentag have committed a gift of cash and land valued at approximately $70 million for the construction of the County Materials Complex.
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Explorer, mountaineer Lonnie Dupre to give multimedia presentation highlighting arctic expeditions
Dupre will present “Life on Ice: Arctic Expeditions” for the Dec. 9 “Thursdays at the U” lecture at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County in Rice Lake. This will be the final presentation of the fall-semester series.
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Biology professor to discuss impact of microplastics in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Dr. Todd Wellnitz will present “Microplastics in Northern Lakes: How Big a Problem?” for the Dec. 2 “Thursdays at the U” lecture at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County in Rice Lake.
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McIntyre Library launches new MVP donor program
The newly launched McIntyre Valued Partners program offers new opportunities for people who financially support UW-Eau Claire's library. The program will help ensure the library continues to grow and evolve as new needs and opportunities are recognized.
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Continuing Education announces December program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs in December, including Dealing with Conflict, Starting a Foot and Nail Care Business and Mindfulness for Dementia.
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Biology faculty, students lead effort to remove invasive species from Putnam Park
UW-Eau Claire biology faculty and students led an effort this fall to remove invasive plants from Putnam Park. People from the university's facilities department, the city of Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley Technical College helped with the project.
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Menard Center to host two events in November about free speech
The Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host two events in November that relate to free speech.
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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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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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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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Blugolds' app project wins statewide business competition
A team of UW-Eau Claire students and recent graduates earned top honors in the 2020-21 WiSys APPStart Challenge, a statewide competition that connects mobile app ideas with the expertise and resources needed to launch them.
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Artists Series welcomes ‘The Second City: Remix’ Nov. 16
For 55 years, comedy legends have been launching careers from the Second City improvisational theater in Chicago, and the current cast will perform at UW-Eau Claire on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Tickets are still available.