College of Arts and Sciences News
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Blugold alumnus and high-fidelity sound expert back in Eau Claire after 35 years
UW-Eau Claire graduate Allen Perkins spent an interesting California-based career designing and building award-winning sound systems for high-end music tech listeners, "audiophiles,” as he calls them. Now he’s back in Eau Claire and enjoying the return.
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Chancellor takes action to solve problem for Blugold studying in Italy this summer
Chancellor James Schmidt doesn’t wear a cape, but he’s still a hero to one UW-Eau Claire student. Katie Murphy misplaced her credit card while studying in Italy this summer. The chancellor delivered a new card to her when touring her campus in Italy.
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Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps returns to UW-Eau Claire for summer training
For the second consecutive summer, the well-known drum and bugle corps is training and rehearsing at UW-Eau Claire for its upcoming season.
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Spring 2022 Dean's List
Dean's List
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UW-Eau Claire Spanish faculty, students host Spanish literacy event for area families
This spring, UW-Eau Claire Spanish students and faculty hosted the first campus-community Spanish Literacy Event for families with children in the Eau Claire Area School District’s dual immersion program and local families who are native Spanish speakers.
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Midwest Artist Academy earns statewide recognition for arts education
The 2022 Midwest Artist Academy returns to UW-Eau Claire with recently awarded statewide honors in arts education. Find out about this unique opportunity for young artists and how after only its inaugural run in 2021, it ranks high for arts education.
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International student builds language skills and community through esports
For recent alumnus Yiming Liu, esports at UW-Eau Claire provided not only valuable and rewarding social networking but also a way to help improve his English language skills.
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Blugolds win Gilman Scholarships to study abroad this summer
Three University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students have been awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad this summer.
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Art students collaborate with local business on welding project
Students in a sculpture class learned how to weld as part of their final projects. They created their sculptures on campus, but partnered with a local business to have them professionally painted. Art faculty hope to grow the welding program.
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Blugold artist finds creative way to share messages around equity, diversity and inclusion
During her 15-year-career as an artist, UW-Eau Claire graduate Amy Krause has worn many hats — from visual artist to writer to photographer to stay-at-home mom — as she finds creative ways to share her messages around equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Blugolds follow their dreams through National Student Exchange
The National Student Exchange allows students to pay UW-Eau Claire tuition while attending college at another participating campus somewhere in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Rooted in theory, informed by experience: Anthony Wallace '22
May graduate Anthony Wallace plans to take the important lessons of critical race theory in his English literature studies and his passion for equity and inclusion in higher education to a career advocating for students of color.
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Blugold finds a new path thanks to undergraduate research, mentors
When Carley Owens graduates this month, she'll have a degree in neuroscience and a resume filled with research experiences. Her future plans now include earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience and contributing to the medical field as a scientist.
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UW-Eau Claire spring commencement ceremonies set for May 21
UW-Eau Claire will host three commencement ceremonies on May 21, including the College of Business at 9 a.m., the College of Arts and Sciences at 1:30 p.m. and the colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences and Education and Human Sciences at 5:30 p.m.
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Biology grad dreams of career caring for animals: Kacey Soetebier
Kacey Soetebier will receive her biology degree from UW-Eau Claire on May 21 and hopes to run a zoo someday. As a kid who grew up in foster care, Kacey learned fierce determination and independence that have served her well in her college experiences.
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Blugold biology alumna interviewed for ‘60 Minutes’
Dr. Michelle Pickett, a 2005 Blugold biology graduate and pediatric emergency medicine physician in Milwaukee, is set to appear in a mental health-focused segment of CBS's "60 Minutes" on May 8, Mother's Day.
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Solving it spatially: Matt Dewitte '22
Earlier this year senior geography major Matt Dewitte was nationally recognized for his research in geospatial technologies. On May 21 he accepts his bachelor's degree and begins a job as an analyst for a global insurance company.
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Blugolds receive majority of area K-12 Golden Apple awards for educators
In early April the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation announced the 2022 Golden Apple awards for excellence in K-12 education, and of the 22 recipients, 15 of them are graduates of UW-Eau Claire.
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Pursuing multiple interests as a Blugold prepares new graduate for success
Ryan Dainsberg will graduate this month with majors in marketing and Spanish, so it’s no surprise that his University Honors Program thesis is in … philosophy. While the philosophy-focused research may surprise some, it reflects his many interests.
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Multiple Blugolds again win prestigious Fulbright awards
Three Blugolds credit a variety of high-impact experiences they had at UW-Eau Claire for helping them earn 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Two recent graduates also have been named English teaching assistantship alternates.
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Growing number of international students playing tennis for Blugolds
With its reputation for quality academics and a tennis team with a history of success, UW-Eau Claire has long attracted many top tennis players from the Midwest. Now the tennis program also is attracting a growing number of international students.
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UW-Eau Claire’s celebration of student research set for April 25-29
Following two virtual events, UW-Eau Claire's annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA) returns, with students presenting their projects in person and interacting with interested attendees from campus and the community.
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate different cultures during CultureFest
People with varying backgrounds will gather on UW-Eau Claire’s campus to celebrate and share their cultures with members of the campus and greater Eau Claire communities. CultureFest will run from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, in Davies Center.
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UW-Eau Claire awarded $150K by National Endowment for the Humanities
A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will allow UW-Eau Claire to offer a new 15-credit certificate that weaves together the humanities and health sciences, improving practices in health care and related fields.