Academic Affairs/Provost News
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Blugold's story gives hope to others facing chronic illness: Erica Nerbonne
With new passions and plans in graduate school ahead, May 2020 grad Erica Nerbonne continues to show that while chronic illness may slow her down a bit at times, it will never stop her from aiming high and reaching her goals.
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December grad connecting her culture, passions and skills: Monique Morales Briand
For Dec. 19 graduate Monique Morales Briand, finding a path that combined her business acumen, her Hispanic heritage and her Spanish-first language skills led her to wide-ranging undergraduate experiences and success.
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Dr. Paula Lentz receives national teacher-scholar award in business communication
Lentz, professor of business communication, was awarded the nation's highest honor for business educators from the American Association of Business Communication, the Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award.
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Blugold psychology professor receives six-figure national grant to further suicide research
Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp has dedicated much of her career to research aimed at better understanding suicide and certain risk factors. A new $412K NIMH grant will help her lab zero in on specific short-term risk factors and how to mitigate them.
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Blugold alumnus takes the helm at the ECASD: Mike Johnson's first superintendent role
Johnson, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from UW-Eau Claire, returned to Eau Claire in July to assume his post as the newest superintendent of the Eau Claire Area School District.
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Dean Linda Young inducted into American Academy of Nursing class of 2020 fellows
Dr. Linda Young, dean of UW-Eau Claire's College of Nursing and Health Sciences, was selected as one of the 2020 inductees to the American Academy of Nursing Fellowship, recognizing her for her significant contributions to public health.
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UW-Eau Claire announces cancellation of Oct. 2 Commencement ceremony
Chancellor James Schmidt today announced the difficult decision to cancel the in-person Commencement ceremony planned for spring 2020 graduates, instead scheduling a virtual ceremony for all 2020 graduates on Dec. 19.
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Gen 2 Blugold Beginnings: Cousins join the program
When brothers Adrian and Juan Wilson attended UW-Eau Claire as math and science campers in the 1990s, then later as undergrads, they had no idea that someday their own children might also find a home in UWEC programs and classrooms.
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Kent Gerberich named interim LTS director and interim CIO
Kent Gerberich has been named UW-Eau Claire's interim director of Learning and Technology Services and interim chief information officer.
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28th annual student research event, CERCA, to take place online April 27-May 1
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity event (CERCA) will take place virtually this year. The site will be open and accessible to everyone, with no campus login required.
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Dr. Catherine Chan to lead UW-Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Dr. Catherine Chan, an experienced undergraduate research program administrator and longtime faculty research mentor to students, has been named executive director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Dr. Heather Fielding named director of UW-Eau Claire University Honors Program
Dr. Heather Fielding, an experienced higher education honors administrator, has been named director of the University Honors Program at UW-Eau Claire.
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Art & design department, Mayo practitioners to present ‘The Science of Empathy’
UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend a presentation titled “The Science of Empathy,” to be held from 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Ho-Chunk Room in Davies Center.
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Larson Tenure-Track Time Reassignment Collaborative Research Program awardees announced
Six UW-Eau Claire faculty members are the first to receive awards from a new program to support tenure-track faculty as they develop and enhance their scholarship, and to encourage them to do so in collaboration with students.
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UW-Eau Claire – Barron County student teams win top prizes in Foxconn-sponsored competition
Two student teams have excelled in the Smart Cities – Smart Futures Competition. The projects focused on energy-efficient homes and smart traffic signs, earning a top-10 finish and a grand prize.
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Dr. April Bleske-Rechek to receive national award for research mentoring
Already recognized on campus multiple times for her excellence in mentoring, Dr. April Bleske-Rechek, professor of psychology, will receive the Mid-Career Mentoring Award from the psychology division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.
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Chancellor's Blog: We can and must do better
Chancellor James Schmidt offers reflections about a series of racist social media posts that became public Tuesday, Nov. 19, and sent a shockwave through the UW-Eau Claire campus.
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Dr. Silviana Amethyst receives UW System Poorman Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
Amethyst, assistant professor of mathematics, is the UW-Eau Claire recipient of the UW System's 2019 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People.
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Dr. Heather Ann Moody earns UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
Moody, assistant professor of American Indian studies, is the UW-Eau Claire recipient of the UW System's 2019 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award.
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Looking to the future: UW-Eau Claire announces investment plan for continued student success, contributions to region
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has announced the launch of a plan for investing in its future to ensure student success and bring talent to the region for years to come.
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Chancellor’s Blog: Moving forward for our future
Chancellor James Schmidt provides an update as UW-Eau Claire moves forward with a plan to invest in faculty and staff to position the university for future success.
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Leader of support for student-faculty research to retire in January
Dr. Karen Havholm, leader and advocate for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s nationally recognized faculty-student collaborative research program since 2006, has announced she will retire Jan. 31.
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UW-Eau Claire to offer new biomedical engineering, public health programs
The UW System Board of Regents has approved new UW-Eau Claire bachelor's degree programs in biomedical engineering and public health. Both complement UW-Eau Claire's existing programs and meet demonstrated demand by students and in the job market.
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Chippewa River research by UW-Eau Claire geographers and students garners national attention
UW-Eau Claire researchers led a long-term study of the Chippewa River that is gaining national attention and being celebrated as a new model that can be applied to the study of river systems around the world.