Academic Affairs/Provost News
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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.
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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.