Campus Climate News
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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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Faculty mentors help new grad succeed despite health challenges and pandemic
Amelia Montie credits a team of faculty mentors for helping her thrive at UW-Eau Claire, including during her final semester of college as she is managing a new diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes as well as a global pandemic that moved all classes online.
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New grad living in the fast lane
After just two years at UW-Eau Claire, Breah Ostertag will earn her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice this spring. The ambitious Blugold now is ready to begin her career in law enforcement.
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See shares Circles of Change experience in essay
Wondering what it’s like to spend hours with a dozen people — mostly strangers — talking about race relations at UW-Eau Claire and in the Chippewa Valley? In a recent Volume One essay, Patti See shares her powerful experience as a part of a pilot Circles of Change discussion group.
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Making Eau Claire a safer place for LGBTQ+ people
Community members will gather this month to celebrate a new Blugold-led initiative aimed at making Eau Claire a safer place for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking medical care. Safe Spaces Coalition of the Chippewa Valley will celebrate the first edition of its “Resource Guide to LGBTQ+ Friendly and Competent Service Providers” during an April 17 launch party. The event, open to all members of the community, will run from 6-8 p.m. in the Eau Claire Room of L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire.
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Making the campus, community a more welcoming place
People of varying ages, races, genders, backgrounds and socioeconomic classes will come together this spring in Eau Claire to talk about making UW-Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley a more welcoming place for everyone. This spring, the Circles of Change initiative — a partnership among UW-Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire Area School District and the Eau Claire community — will pilot its first two discussion groups. The goal, organizers say, is to facilitate positive social change, particularly in terms of race relations on campus and in the community.
