Foundation News
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Construction to begin on County Materials Complex
The transformation is underway for a 21-acre brownfield site along the Chippewa River to become the largest indoor event venue in northwest Wisconsin — the $107 million state-of-the-art County Materials Complex — when it opens in spring 2024.
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Groups contribute $12 million toward sustainability efforts in Sonnentag Event Center, fieldhouse
Pablo Foundation, UW-Eau Claire and its students, the city of Eau Claire and Xcel Energy are investing more than $12 million to reduce the carbon footprint in the Sonnentag Event Center and John and Carolyn Sonnentag Fieldhouse.
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Hotel will be built adjacent to County Materials Complex
Eau Claire-based Pablo Group will begin building a 128-suite hotel adjacent to the County Materials Complex site this summer, with the building scheduled to open in 2024.
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Mary L. Hilfiker Scholarship Fund for Rice Lake High School students
The Mary L. Hilfiker Scholarship Fund is a permanently endowed scholarship for graduates of Rice Lake High School who have been accepted to and plan to attend UW-Eau Claire, including the Barron County campus.
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Blugold biology alumna promotes colon cancer awareness and screening
UW-Eau Claire biology graduate and Seattle-based clinical researcher Dr. Rachel Issaka reminds us that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn the facts about the disease, the risk factors and when to begin routine screening.
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UW-Eau Claire Foundation receives gift to endow largest scholarship in College of Business
The William “Bill” Bingham Memorial Scholarship Fund, made to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation in memory of Anna K. Bingham, Dr. Roy W. Bingham and William A. Bingham, will provide up to $80,000 in scholarships for students in the College of Business.
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Annual Martin Mogensen Lecture to focus on STEM education for global and local change
Dr. Bhaskar Upadhyay will present “STEM Education for Global and Local Change by Disrupting the Status Quo Through Liberatory and Critical Pedagogy” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. The presentation will be in person and livestreamed.
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Social work graduate pursues career helping Wisconsin youth
Ricardo "Ricky" Ruel has experienced some hardships in life, and by pursuing a career as a social worker in child welfare, Ruel intends to be the person who can help Wisconsin youth facing some of the same challenges he faced.
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Blugolds who found love as students now find joy in making UW-Eau Claire dream come true
When they were young newlyweds studying at UW-Eau Claire, John and Carolyn Sonnentag never imagined that 50-plus years later they would be back on campus, this time announcing gifts of land and monies to their alma mater totaling nearly $70 million.
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Fall commencement set for Dec. 18 at UW-Eau Claire
With the return of full-fledged, in-person commencement, fall commencement exercises for 737 students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will be Dec. 18 in Zorn Arena.
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Sonnentags' $70 million gift to UW-Eau Claire Foundation puts County Materials Complex on fast track
The UW-Eau Claire Foundation announced that John and Carolyn Sonnentag have committed a gift of cash and land valued at approximately $70 million for the construction of the County Materials Complex.
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COB graduating senior excels in academics with a smile
While one of Joseph Micheel's former instructors calls him "one of the best of the best" in the classroom, the Eau Claire native reminds students to have a sense of humor to really enjoy their college years.
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47th UW-Eau Claire Holiday Concert set for Dec. 5
Join us at Pablo Center at the Confluence for the annual UW-Eau Claire Holiday Concert, featuring over 300 Blugold music students in two shows on Dec. 5. Tickets are available at the Pablo Center ticket site.
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McIntyre Library launches new MVP donor program
The newly launched McIntyre Valued Partners program offers new opportunities for people who financially support UW-Eau Claire's library. The program will help ensure the library continues to grow and evolve as new needs and opportunities are recognized.
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New UW-Eau Claire history exhibit documents parallels between COVID-19 pandemic and past crises
A UW-Eau Claire public history research team has created a virtual exhibit documenting major health-related events from early in the 20th century to the current pandemic. The project shows the parallels between the current pandemic and past crises.
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58 Blugolds win scholarships through vaccine incentive campaigns
Fifty-eight University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students were awarded a total of $106,000 in scholarships thanks to the UW System’s 70 for 70 vaccine incentive campaign and the university's Vax Games 2021 campaign.
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Dr. Josh Brown receives UW System’s Poorman Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
Brown, a professor of German and linguistics at UW-Eau Claire, says his goal as an educator is to celebrate who his students are and make them all feel welcome in his classroom.
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Alumna donates family keepsake to help build understanding of Wisconsin history
People with an interest in Wisconsin history have a new resource available to them thanks to a UW-Eau Claire graduate who donated a family keepsake to her alma mater. Kathryn Kidd Christenson donated scrapbooks about the late 1920s in Wisconsin.
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Tip top idea: Hibbard Hall studios to be renamed Henry Lippold Broadcast Suite
Henry Lippold, who developed UW-Eau Claire’s broadcast journalism curriculum when he came to campus in 1972, mentored hundreds of students, many of whom are respected radio and television journalists in Wisconsin and throughout the country.
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UW-Eau Claire Foundation receives $10 million gift
The UW-Eau Claire Foundation has received a $10 million gift, the largest investment in an endowed fund in the university’s history. This lead gift is helping launch the public phase of the Foundation’s Sustaining Human Innovation capital campaign.
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Homecoming 2021, Oct. 10-17: A great week to be a Blugold
UW-Eau Claire happily welcomes the return of Homecoming for 2021, a week of fun-filled and time-honored traditions, all in the name of the blue and gold. Be sure to take part in the citywide festivities.
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Five to receive UW-Eau Claire alumni awards
UW-Eau Claire graduates will receive awards on Oct. 17 as part of the university's Homecoming festivities.
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UW-Eau Claire hires first donor-supported faculty professor in nursing
UW-Eau Claire has named Dr. Sonja J. Meiers its first Jane W. and James E. Moore Nursing Research Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Meiers is an experienced professor, researcher and leader in the field of nursing.
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Brady and Jeanne Foust donate $1M to establish UW-Eau Claire scholarship
Dr. Brady Foust, a professor emeritus of geography at UW-Eau Claire, sees a growing need for geospatial literacy in an increasingly interdependent world.