Dr. Ryan Weichelt
Dr. Ryan Weichelt, associate professor of geography and anthropology, will serve as interim director of the First Year Experience Program during the 2017-18 academic year.
Weichelt brings extensive experience as an FYE instructor and member of the FYE advisory board. The FYE program is designed to improve retention by connecting students with campus services, assisting in the transition to college life and integrating students into the Blugold community.
UW-Eau Claire’s Materials Science and Engineering Center is working with Mayo Clinic and a group of community makers to produce face shields for health care workers in all the hospitals in the Chippewa Valley.
UW-Eau Claire geology major Trevor Nelson recently was named a recipient of a 2020 Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious U.S. national scholarships for future natural sciences, mathematics and engineering research leaders.
Browse posts from past Blugold FYI issues.
