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NSF grant funds UW-Eau Claire student-faculty plant pollination research in South Africa
Dr. Nora Mitchell, an assistant professor of biology, and three biology students spent a month in South Africa this summer collecting research data on plant pollination in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
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Blugold follows winding path to find her major, future career
Linnea Vesely came to UW-Eau Claire convinced accounting was the right major for her. Then she changed her mind — again and again — before circling back to accounting.
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Classes, experiences help Blugold connect with his Latinx/Latine roots
Growing up, Andrés Mallea was aware of his Latinx/Latine identity, but he didn’t know much about his community’s history. That’s changing thanks to the people, classes and real-world opportunities he’s found at UW-Eau Claire.
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Blugold earns national award for design work on Honors newsletter
Thanks to her efforts in and outside of UW-Eau Claire classrooms, Carly Bower knows her skills as a graphic designer have greatly improved during her years as a Blugold. Now the UW-Eau Claire senior has a national award to prove it.
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Immersion with service focus helps Blugold connect with people, culture in Puerto Rico
Leyirabari Gininwa has had many amazing experiences on and around the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s campus during his years as a Blugold, but a service-focused immersion on a Caribbean island might top them all.
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Nursing grad builds holistic care goals around Honors course experiences
Over the course of a nursing education interrupted by a global pandemic, graduating senior Nicole Wolfe is grateful for the educational opportunities presented to nursing students by COVID-19 and for the unique ways Honors courses enhanced her degree.
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Building her career plans around empathy and cultural awareness: Samantha Ruppert ’22
Fall Creek native and December graduate Samantha Ruppert hopes to build a practice in speech pathology rooted in cultural competency and basic empathy, tools she developed as a highly engaged Blugold.
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Blugold’s research aims to better prepare future teachers to instruct students with disabilities
Maura Laesser saw the passion of special education instructors while she was a classroom assistant as a high school student, and the UW-Eau Claire senior has developed a similar devotion to the profession as she prepares to graduate.
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Honors Graduate Profile: Eric Chestolowski Commits to Connection and Community
Human connection and a strong sense of community are some of the most defining aspects of December '21 Honors grad Eric Chestolowski.
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UW-Eau Claire students and Afghan refugees offer each other support, friendship during immersion
The "Understanding the Refugee Experience in Western Wisconsin" immersion took Blugolds to Fort McCoy to spend time with Afghans who are living at the base as they relocate to the U.S. The program gave students an international experience close to home.
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Guatemalan immersion program helps Blugolds build Spanish skills, cultural awareness
Fifteen Blugolds were part of the 2022 “Guatemala: Social and Environmental Justice Winterim Immersion Program” during UW-Eau Claire's Winterim session. They learned about Latin American history, as well as social and environmental justice.
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UW-Eau Claire increases investment and programming to prevent suicide
With grant funds matched by university dollars, UW-Eau Claire has a bold new plan to take concrete steps to reduce both the risk of suicide among students and promote overall wellbeing and a mentally healthy campus.
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Fall 2019 event recognizes faculty, staff for service to students with disabilities
The Services for Students with Disabilities office at UW-Eau Claire celebrated Disability Awareness Month on Oct. 29 and honored faculty and staff members for their service to students with disabilities.