Kinesiology News
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Blugolds leading new dance class for Eau Claire area children and teens with disabilities
Eau Claire area kids who have disabilities are participating in a new a dance class created just for them. The community outreach program was created and is supported by UW-Eau Claire kinesiology students and faculty.
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Board of Regents votes to support Sonnentag Event Center and Field House
Construction of the $85.6 million multipurpose facility is expected to begin in spring 2022 at its site on Menomonie Street along the Chippewa River, a mile west of the main UW-Eau Claire campus.
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Blugold alumna launches HR software platform
When Bugold graduate Jana Morrin left a toxic work environment, she took with her the resolve to help others deal with this destructive situation. In 2019 she co-founded Speakfully Inc., an online human resources tool for individuals and organizations.
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UW-Eau Claire set path for alum’s career as ESPN executive
More than a quarter-century after graduating from UW-Eau Claire, Clint Overby is vice president of ESPN Events, a division of the iconic sports network that produces 35 collegiate sporting events nationwide.
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Blugold fulfills football dreams by coaching Eau Claire-area youth teams
Terrell Kopping is still in college, but the UW-Eau Claire senior already is well on his way to making his football dreams come true. Starting quarterback for the Blugolds? Nope. Volunteer football coach for Chippewa Valley youth football programs.
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Grad's popular food truck becomes a D.C. favorite
Eight years ago, Brandon Byrd left his lucrative career in corporate marketing to launch Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats, a food truck in Washington, D.C., that serves Wisconsin-style custard from a vintage van. He soon will open his first storefront.
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Spring 2020 grad is making basketball dreams come true thanks to UW-Eau Claire
Zixuan (Jason) Jiang was a basketball loving teen in China when he decided to plan his future career around his favorite sport. First stop on his way to making his basketball dreams come true? UW-Eau Claire, of course.
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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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Blugolds lean on each other to overcome challenges, thrive in college
FranChesca Riley, Julianna Tavale and Natalie Hanson came to UW-Eau Claire because of its strong academic programs and beautiful campus. They stayed at UW-Eau Claire because they found each other.
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UW-Eau Claire shares Sonnentag Event and Recreation Complex update
With site preparation underway, UW-Eau Claire and its partners have announced they expect to begin construction by July 1, 2020, on the Sonnentag Event and Recreation Complex.
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UW-Eau Claire to offer athletic training graduate program starting in 2021
Following approval today by the UW System Board of Regents, a Master of Science in athletic training degree will be offered at UW-Eau Claire beginning in summer 2021. It will be the only athletic training graduate program in northwest Wisconsin.
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UW-Eau Claire recognized in national wellness initiative
UW-Eau Claire has been recognized as a silver-level campus as part of a national wellness initiative known as Exercise is Medicine. Faculty, staff and students in the departments of kinesiology and nursing have led the way in this success.
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Campus exchange program offers Blugolds new opportunities, experiences
While many Blugolds travel the world exploring new places and immersing themselves in new cultures, other UW-Eau Claire students find similarly life-changing opportunities a bit closer to home through the National Student Exchange program.
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Mayo Clinic, UW-Eau Claire offer research competition to undergraduates
Blugolds are competing in Mayo Clinic’s Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies (IMPACT) Program, which challenges undergraduate students and their faculty collaborators to find creative solutions to critical health questions.
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Blugold Spotlight features Dr. Nick Beltz
"Blugold Spotlight" celebrates the UW-Eau Claire community in a video profile series. Featured in this video is Dr. Nick Beltz, assistant professor of kinesiology at UW-Eau Claire.
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Embracing opportunities prepares Blugold for future success
Chantal Bougie has an impressive resume after embracing the many opportunities she found at UW-Eau Claire. She will graduate this month with a degree in kinesiology.
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Blugold helps save lives in Mexico through service-learning
Ally Heidorn, a sophomore kinesiology major and Spanish minor at UW-Eau Claire, paired up with Niños de Mexico, a nonprofit that focuses on providing care for orphaned or abandoned children around the Mexico City area.
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Blugold research aims to improve police officers' health, quality of life
The Eau Claire Police Department is making a significant change to how officers carry their equipment after a UW-Eau Claire research team determined that load-bearing vests are a safe and healthier alternative to the traditional duty belt.
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Blugold mentors children with disabilities through local organization, P.R.I.D.E.
Jordyn, a kinesiology major and business minor, is completing fifteen hours of service-learning with P.R.I.D.E. for children. P.R.I.D.E., which officially stands for Physical activity and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities in the Eau Claire area
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Internship takes UW-Eau Claire grad on Olympic journey
Lauri Miller Bausch had a great seat for the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea — she had a seat in PyeongChang’s Olympic Stadium, where moments earlier, she had marched in with the hundreds of Olympic athletes.
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Blugold hits nothing but net in dream job with Globetrotters
Finding the perfect career is not an easy task, and often people dread the daily grind at work. Emily Kidd is not one of those people. As an athletic trainer for the Harlem Globetrotters, she approaches each day with passion, energy and excitement.
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Blugold coaching in the 2018 Winter Olympics
A Blugold is coaching one of the Olympians competing in skeleton, a sport that features athletes lying on bobsleds while racing headfirst down an ice track at breakneck speeds.
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Experiences as Blugolds inspire grads to pursue careers in higher education
Four Blugold grads who were inspired to pursue careers in higher education because of outside-the-classroom experiences they had while students at UW-Eau Claire now are co-workers in the student affairs unit of a small college in Minnesota.
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UW-Eau Claire researchers help police department address issues with back pain
A UW-Eau Claire research team is working to help address a common problem among police officers in Eau Claire and elsewhere — lower-back pain.