Equity, Diversity + Inclusion News
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Chancellor's Blog: Administrative changes at UW-Eau Claire
Chancellor James Schmidt announces a reorganization of UW-Eau Claire's leadership divisions to support institutional priorities of student support, financial stability and enrollment management.
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National TRIO Day events set for April 3
UW-Eau Claire will recognize National TRIO Day with a program and awards ceremony from 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 3 in Davies Center.
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Return on Diversity: EDI in the workplace
Join us at the 2018 Chamber-University Breakfast on April 4. This year's event focuses on diversity and inclusion and their impact in the workplace. Panelists will share how a commitment to diversity has benefited their organization and our community.
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Alum teaches coding to fifth-grade class thanks to UW-Eau Claire summer program
With the help of UW-Eau Claire’s Blugold Beginnings program and community partners, Katie Albin has added computer coding to her fifth-grade curriculum at Sherman Elementary School in Eau Claire.
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Immersions, internships, student groups shape social work major's college career
Larrick Potvin, a social work major, embraced a wealth of opportunities at UW-Eau Claire. As a result, his college career included everything from international immersions to internships to service.
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UW-Eau Claire to host variety of Black History Month events
UW-Eau Claire’s celebration of Black History Month ramps up during the final weeks of February with a variety of events, including award-winning music and important discussions about the pioneers and heroes who have impacted generations of Americans.
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UW-Eau Claire celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Moving" and "powerful" are among the words UW-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff are using to describe UW-Eau Claire’s Jan. 31 on-campus event celebrating the vision and legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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UW-Eau Claire Upward Bound program to receive Regents Diversity Award
Upward Bound at UW-Eau Claire has been named a recipient of the 2018 Diversity Award from the UW System Board of Regents.
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On-campus Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration set for Jan. 31
UW-Eau Claire will host a campus-community celebration of the vision and legacy of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the opening week of its spring 2018 semester. The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 31.
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UW-Eau Claire named best in state for LGBTQ student support
UW-Eau Claire's recognition as the best college for LGBTQ students in Wisconsin comes from BestColleges.com, which partnered with Campus Pride in releasing its list of “Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students in Every State.”
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Chancellor's Blog: MLK's dream is alive and well
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018 approaches, Chancellor Schmidt recalls the civil rights leader's dream and stresses the importance of ongoing efforts at UW-Eau Claire toward greater equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Blugold mentors teach local fifth-graders about making change in their community
Thanks to a team of Blugolds, local fifth-graders now understand how decades ago citizenship schools helped African-Americans in their fight against segregation, and how the spirit of these schools still is shaping social justice movements today.
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New grad overcomes homelessness, other obstacles to earn degree
It's taken seven years and two stints as a Blugold, but D’Karlos Craig will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UW-Eau Claire in December, making him the first person in his family to earn a degree.
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UW-Eau Claire names nominees for 2018 UW Regents Diversity Awards
UW-Eau Claire’s EDI Implementation Team, Upward Bound program and Dr. Dandrielle Lewis have been nominated for 2018 Regents Diversity Awards in the team, unit and individual categories, respectively.
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International student completes degree while recovering from stroke
Just 18 months after suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, Kee Shen Yim will walk across the Zorn Arena stage as he graduates with a bachelor’s degree in actuary science from UW-Eau Claire.
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My identity puzzle
Blugold graduate Khong Meng tells the story of his own inner journey to learn and embrace his heritage in a place where the history and culture of the Hmong people was not widely known.
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Wisconsin Public Television program features Tess Onwueme's inspiring life story
Wisconsin Public Television will share the life story of Dr. Tess Onwueme, a much-celebrated African playwright and a member of UW-Eau Claire’s English faculty, this week in its "Wisconsin Life" program.
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Blugold shares family's traditions, culture through dance
Like many Blugolds, Gabrielle White values the traditions — as well as the heirlooms — her family has passed down from generation to generation. However, unlike most of her Blugold peers, Gabrielle gets to share her cherished family traditions and treasures with the UW-Eau Claire campus and greater Eau Claire communities. Since she was a teen, the junior psychology major from Black River Falls has been among the dancers at UW-Eau Claire’s annual Honoring Education Powwow. This year, she was the head dancer at the powwow on her campus.
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Fall 2017 event recognizes faculty, staff for service to students with disabilities
The Services for Students with Disabilities office at UW-Eau Claire held a Faculty and Staff Recognition Reception Oct. 24 to honor several faculty and staff members for their service to students with disabilities.
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Hmong Women Summit returns to UW-Eau Claire
Cultivating authentic leadership skills through engaging and empowering women are the goals of the second Hmong Women Summit, to be held Oct. 27-28 in the Davies Center at UW-Eau Claire.
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Honoring Education Powwow set for Nov. 4
UW-Eau Claire will host its annual Honoring Education Powwow Saturday, Nov. 4, in Zorn Arena. The doors will open at 11 a.m., the Grand Entries of dancers begin at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and the feast will begin at 5 p.m. Presented each year through the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the powwow celebrates the culture that bridges the past with the energy and vitality of 21st-century Native American people.
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EDI initiative brings together diverse group with common goal
This fall, more than 120 people are participating in Circles of Change action groups, gathering weekly to discuss race relations on campus and in the community.
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Circles of Change receives Campus Compact grant
Circles of Change — a partnership among UW-Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Technical College, the Eau Claire Area School District and the Eau Claire community to facilitate positive social change — has received a $5,000 grant from Campus Compact.
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Disability rights activist to speak at Schneider Disability Issues Forum
National author, speaker and disability rights activist Jillian Weise will present “Permission and Provocation” at UW-Eau Claire’s ninth annual Schneider Disability Issues Forum at 5 p.m. Oct. 26 in Phillips Recital Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center.