Academic Affairs/Provost News
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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.
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Two-time alumnus earns prestigious AmeriCorps award
Khong Meng Her will earn his second Blugold degree May 25, a master's degree in history. He then will receive the AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year Award from Gov. Tony Evers June 6 for his work with Blugold Beginnings and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
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Gilman Scholarship winner to study in Cuba
Graduating senior Mirella Espino has been awarded a Gilman Scholarship to spend three weeks studying in Cuba this summer.
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Recognizing student mentors: College of Education and Human Sciences honors partners
UW-Eau Claire’s College of Education and Human Sciences recently honored outstanding area educators and professionals who mentor education and human sciences students at the college’s annual awards reception April 18.
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Communication sciences and disorders department to receive Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award
Faculty and staff in UW-Eau Claire's communication sciences and disorders department are to be honored by the UW System Board of Regents for their innovative and collaborative approach to teaching.
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UW-Eau Claire celebrates Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month, and UW-Eau Claire will host a series of events, speakers and discussions aimed at highlighting the issues, lives and accomplishments of women today and throughout our history.
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CANCELED: Nobel Prize-winning climate change expert to speak at UW-Eau Claire
EVENT CANCELED: A global climate change expert and former leader in an organization that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize will speak at UW-Eau Claire about climate change as the world's top public health challenge.
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2019 Provost's Honors Symposium
Join us on Friday, May 3rd for the 9th Annual Provost's Honors Symposium, a celebration of the premier undergraduate research at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The event takes place on the third floor of Davies Center and is open to all!
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UW-Eau Claire selected for national academic advising project
We know we've been seeing great results with our new advising model, and evidently it hasn't gone unnoticed. UW-Eau Claire is one of 12 schools selected to a national cohort aimed at standardizing a set of best practices for academic advising.
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Jeff DeGrave named new intercultural immersion coordinator
Dr. Jeff DeGrave, senior lecturer of geography and anthropology, has been named the new intercultural immersion coordinator at UW-Eau Claire, continuing campus efforts to deliver transformative experiences to Blugold students and faculty.
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Pamela Forman receives UW System award for LGBTQ advocacy
Dr. Pamela Forman, sociology department chair and co-founder of the Eau Queer Film Festival, is the university's recipient of the UW System's Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ People.
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Jan Larson receives UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
Jan Larson, professor and chair of the UW-Eau Claire's department of communication and journalism, is the university's recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award from the UW System.
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Black Male Empowerment takes on the U.K.: A research immersion
In late spring 2018 the Black Male Empowerment student group, under the direction of Jodi Thesing-Ritter and Dennis Beale, embarked on a pilot immersion program to Winchester University where they conducted three comparative research projects.
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K. Brewer Doran to serve as UW-Eau Claire College of Business dean
Dr. K. Brewer Doran, who has had broad experience serving as the business college dean for several institutions, has been named dean of the College of Business at UW-Eau Claire.
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German professor earns UW System's top teaching honor
Dr. Martina Lindseth, professor of languages at UW-Eau Claire, will receive the 2018 UW System Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award. Lindseth, who teaches German, will receive the award during the June Board of Regents meeting in Milwaukee.
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Gift to fund first nursing faculty chair at UW-Eau Claire
The UW-Eau Claire Foundation announces the creation of the Jane W. and James E. Moore Chair in Nursing Research — the first donor-supported faculty chair in UW-Eau Claire’s department of nursing.
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Colleen Marchwick named Center for International Education director
Colleen Marchwick has been named director of the Center for International Education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire following a national search.
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Rodd Freitag named interim College of Arts and Sciences dean
Dr. Rodd Freitag, professor of political science, will serve as interim dean of UW-Eau Claire’s College of Arts and Sciences following the departure of the current dean, Dr. David Leaman, in May.
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2018 Provost's Honors Symposium
The 8th Annual Provost's Honors Symposium for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity is Friday, May 4, 2018, in Davies Center! This free event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and the Eau Claire community—join us for any and all sessions.
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Chancellor's Blog: Remarkable Blugold researcher
Chancellor James Schmidt shares exciting announcements related to UW-Eau Claire's master collaborative research agreement with Mayo Clinic Health System.
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Jill Markgraf named McIntyre Library director
Jill Markgraf has been named director of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's McIntyre Library following a national search.
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UW-Eau Claire to offer degree in neuroscience beginning in the fall
Current or future University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students with an interest in studying the brain and nervous system will have a new academic program available to them beginning in the fall.
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Historians and their books: 2017-18 Schedule of book-signings
The UWEC History Department continues to celebrate the book publications of its faculty and affiliated historians.