Education for Equity and Justice News
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Volleyball seniors and Division III champions take life lessons from the game
When seniors Makenzie Bachmann, Kendra Baierl and Taylor Scalia made the choice to return for a fifth season after COVID canceled 2020, they hoped it would be worth it all. An NCAA DIII National Championship trophy says it was.
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UW-Eau Claire Alumni of Color Network has ‘higher calling’
A reunion picnic more than a decade ago was the genesis of an effort to help current underrepresented students navigate the college experience. Learn more about the founders, the mission and ways to get involved with the Blugold Alumni of Color Network.
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Four Blugolds awarded 2021 Gilman International Scholarships for fall study abroad
The Center for International Education at UW-Eau Claire proudly announces four new awardees of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in fall 2021, the highest number of scholars from any UW System school.
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Honors Contract Spotlight: Abigail Mathison
As an education major with a Spanish emphasis, Abigail has used honors contracts to explore topics she is interested in beyond the scope of a particular course, and to pursue research that will help her in her future career.
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Blugold alumnus takes the helm at the ECASD: Mike Johnson's first superintendent role
Johnson, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from UW-Eau Claire, returned to Eau Claire in July to assume his post as the newest superintendent of the Eau Claire Area School District.
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Grant helps UW-Eau Claire assist at-risk preschoolers
A grant from the United Way’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Community Fund will enable UW-Eau Claire’s Early Childhood Literacy Intervention Program to potentially double the number of children served from 350 to 700.
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UW-Eau Claire faculty honored for student research mentorship
Three faculty members have been selected by students and alumni for their skill and dedication in mentoring student scholarly projects.
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New grad is fifth in family to graduate from UW-Eau Claire
Austin Burzynski was set to be the fifth in his family to walk across the stage in Zorn Arena during a UW-Eau Claire commencement ceremony. While COVID-19 canceled the ceremony, Burzynski still is celebrating being part of his family's Blugold legacy.
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Student teaching takes an unexpected turn as schools move online
When Sierra Parce began student teaching, she knew there would be some bumps in the road. But a pandemic that closes schools wasn't a scenario she ever imagined. Watching teachers step up to support their students in new ways is inspiring, she says.
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A half pint with a big heart: Blugold wrestler Samuel Sedelbauer
Last fall the Blugold wrestling team signed a new recruit, a 10-year-old teammate who has not let illness curb his style or his joy. In fact, he's helped to spread more of it to a team of men twice his age who've found they had a lot to learn from him.
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Immersion helps prepare future teachers for diverse classrooms
A UW-Eau Claire program immerses students in the Twin Cities’ Somali community, where they volunteer in schools that serve primarily Somali youth, talk with community leaders and activists, visit Somali businesses and sample local foods.
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Blugold student teacher contributes to national holiday display
Renee Gavigan was student teaching in an elementary school when she learned that she would work with her cooperating teacher and students to create ornaments for a national Christmas display in Washington, D.C.
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Esports creating new opportunities, connections at UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire’s new esports club, created around the League of Legends video game, already has attracted more than 160 students.
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Student veteran to run half-marathon for Badger Honor Flight
Blugold education major Ricky Schiff will run the Madison Half Marathon to raise funds for the Badger Honor Flight, a foundation that escorts ailing Wisconsin veterans to the military memorials, museums and cemeteries in Washington, D.C.
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11th Annual Schneider Disability Issues Forum to host author, mental health advocate
Kelly Jensen will speak on her most recent book, "(Don't) Call Me Crazy," and strategies for opening conversations about mental health during this year's Schneider Disability Issues Forum at 5 p.m. Oct. 17 in Schofield Auditorium.
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Spring break immersion in Tucson: Observing leaders in culturally responsive teaching
Over the March break, a group of Blugold education students traveled to Arizona to observe classes in the Tucson Unified School District, where educators have developed a highly successful model of bringing cultural awareness to their teaching.
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Martin Mogensen Education Lecture to focus on American Indian education and equity
A Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribal member will present “Indigenous Teaching and Learning Framework: More Than Beads and Feathers” during the 2019 Martin Mogensen Education Lecture at 5 p.m. April 11 in Gantner Concert Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center.
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Grant will make child care more affordable, accessible for Blugolds raising young kids
UW-Eau Claire’s Children’s Nature Academy has received a grant of nearly $400,000 to help students who also are parents of young children to secure quality and more affordable child care.
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'Engaged with UW-Eau Claire' features Jesse Martinez
The Alumni Association is proud to profile Blugolds who return to campus and make a difference in the monthly video series "Engaged with UW-Eau Claire." Every video features a Blugold alum who gives back to UW-Eau Claire in some capacity.
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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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Blugold partners with Eye to Eye, mentors children with learning disabilities
In the United States alone, more than 2.4 million high school students suffer from learning disabilities. Only 68% of these students will graduate with a high school diploma. If this number surprises you, you aren’t alone.
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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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Blugold promotes female empowerment at local DeLong Middle School
Teaming, wellness, self-esteem, [AND] leadership; these are the principles that form the basic foundation of Ms. Adventure Girls, a mentor program enacted at DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire.
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Immersions help future teachers gain cultural competencies
A Winterim program that immerses Blugolds in Washington, D.C., area schools provides hands-on experiences designed to help future teachers gain cultural competencies.