College of Arts + Sciences News
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Three UW-Eau Claire grads selected for Fulbright awards
Experiences with new languages and cultures during their studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have helped lead to Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for three of the university’s recent graduates.
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Prestigious fellowship opens doors for new grad
Michael McDonnell, a UW-Eau Claire physics and mathematics major, is among an elite group of students selected to receive a prestigious fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
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Sales competitions, international research prepare grad for future business career
Amanda Bower's professional sales marketing major and Chinese minor that will take her to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, this summer to begin her business career with a respected global company.
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Blugold entrepreneur becomes YouTube sensation
Every college student must decide what’s worth losing sleep over, and for UW-Eau Claire sophomore Isaac Carlson, it’s making YouTube videos for his 239,000+ subscribers.
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Attitude, talent help Argentinian drummer find success at UW-Eau Claire
With a feisty mom as a role model, Camila Mennitte Pereyra grew up determined to show the world that she could do anything that a man could do, including being an award-winning drummer.
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Proposed curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences
Following are proposed curricular changes in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Proposed graduate curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences
Following are proposed graduate curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences.
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Research aims to help people with autism succeed in workplace
An international research project that helps people with autism be more successful in their workplace was the perfect way for Johannah Erffmeyer to use her tech and language skills to benefit people who often struggle to find meaningful employment.
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate newest graduates during May 19 ceremonies
Commencement exercises for 1,342 students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will be held May 19 in Zorn Arena.
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Blugolds part of research featured in prestigious Science journal
Grassland plants are responding in unexpected ways to increased carbon dioxide in the air, a finding that could influence whether land ecosystems will continue to absorb as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they do currently.
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New grad prepares for future by balancing college classes, research and truck driving school
When classes, research, part-time jobs and student life left Elizabeth Laskowski frazzled, she decided to make a change. The materials science major enrolled in a truck driving school and went to work for an area farmer as she worked toward her degree.
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Internship, campus experiences help new grad find future career path
May grad Amanda Thao found her future career thanks to hands-on learning experiences inside and outside her UW-Eau Claire classrooms.
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UW-Eau Claire, Marshfield Clinic Health System partner to break down barriers to health care access
UW-Eau Claire students are part of a partnership between the university and Marshfield Clinic Health System that helps area residents overcome challenges in accessing health care and other related services.
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Blugolds deliver digital tools to teachers to help bring history to life
A website created by UW-Eau Claire faculty and students includes history-based essays and short stories — written by Honors students — in interactive digital formats. The site supports K-12 educators as they use technology to teach history.
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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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Proposed curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences
Following are proposed curricular changes in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Field study helps Blugolds understand relationships among history, race and place
Seventeen Blugolds in a geography course traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee, to study aspects of gentrification, race and history.
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Jazz I wins its eighth DownBeat Award
This spring, for the eighth time, UW-Eau Claire’s Jazz Ensemble I has won a prestigious DownBeat Award, this time in the category of “outstanding performance.”
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Blugold Spotlight shines on Dr. Derek Gingerich
Dr. Derek Gingerich, UW-Eau Claire associate professor of biology, is featured in this Blugold Spotlight video, sharing his academic passions and his faculty-student research investigating plant light responses.
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Students finding opportunities in growing field of data analytics
A team of UW-Eau Claire students recently spent a weekend using their data analytics skills to identify strategies that the Minnesota Wild could use to help meet its goal of retaining more season ticket holders.
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NSF grant to support promising research, student opportunities
A UW-Eau Claire faculty-student research project with important potential future applications in areas such as pharmaceuticals and water quality has received a three-year National Science Foundation grant totaling $217,330.
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International Poetry Reading showcases languages from around the world
UW-Eau Claire will celebrate the beauty of language from around the world at the 12th annual International Poetry Reading from 7-9 p.m. May 1 in the Dakota Ballroom of Davies Center.
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Dr. Rose-Marie Avin takes multidisciplinary approach
Dr. Rose-Marie Avin, chair of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality studies program, professor of economics, and a member of the Latin American Studies Steering Committee at UW-Eau Claire, is featured in a Blugold Spotlight.
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UW-Eau Claire's new neuroscience major already attracting students
Abbey Kastner and Amelia Schneider are among the first UW-Eau Claire students to declare neuroscience as their major. They are among the many Blugolds excited about the university's newest academic program.