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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate 1,646 new graduates during May 14-15 commencement events
A virtual commencement ceremony and in-person diploma ceremonies on May 14 and 15 will celebrate 1,646 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students who are graduating this spring.
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Chemistry major aims to be a university professor after finding passion for teaching
After Sean Parsons graduates this month with a major in chemistry and minors in physics and mathematics, he will begin a Ph.D. program in aerosol chemistry at the University of Southern California. His goal is to someday be a chemistry professor.
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English, French major looks forward to teaching English in France after graduation
Angela Hugunin had great professors and interesting classes as a Blugold. However, the English-creative writing and French major says the fabulous experiences she found outside the classroom made her time at UW-Eau Claire even more extraordinary.
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Dr. Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn named dean of UW-Eau Claire's College of Arts and Sciences
Since 2018, Sternfeld-Dunn has been director of the School of Music at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, where he also is an associate professor of music.
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Red Dress Display to recognize Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day May 5
UW-Eau Claire's Inter-Tribal Student Council will host events May 5 and May 6 in recognition of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day. The Red Dress Display will be on the campus mall on May 5. A virtual discussion will follow on May 6.
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Continuing Education announces May program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs in May, including "Nonprofit Fund Development," "Treating Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions" and "Sales Skills for Professionals."
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Special clinic at Zorn Arena May 4-6 will offer Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and the Eau Claire City-County Health Department will hold a special three-day clinic May 4-6 to offer doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to protect against the COVID-19 virus.
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Grad embraces opportunities to bring her nursing and Spanish majors together
Lucy Hobbs came to UW-Eau Claire already knowing she wanted to study nursing so she could make a difference in the lives of others. Once she was on campus, she found she could make an even greater impact on her future patients by also studying Spanish.
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
Several virtual and outdoor in-person events are planned to educate, entertain and provide valuable resources to students, faculty and staff. The celebration kicks off at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, with an outdoor screening of the film "Parasite."
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UW-Eau Claire diploma ceremony to allow two guests
University officials have worked with the Eau Claire City-County Health Department to ensure the safety of those who attend one of the diploma ceremonies on May 14 and 15 on the Eau Claire campus.
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UW-Eau Claire, HPE collaboration a powerful partnership
Students and faculty can engage in more high-performance, data-driven research thanks to a new public-private collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise that dramatically increases the university’s supercomputing processing power.
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Future teacher earns national Honors fellowship for world language teaching research
Jesselyn Nadolny's passion for languages and cultures — and her curiosity about the creative practices of world language teachers — has earned the future teacher a national Honors fellowship award that will fund her research.
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Summer Food Service Program to provide meals for UW-Eau Claire's Upward Bound participants
The food program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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New grad takes research to a new level during her years as a Blugold
Caitlin Hedberg took student research to new levels while at UW-Eau Claire. She was part of five research projects with three professors. She'll graduate in May with a major in physics, minors in math and linguistics and a certificate in Mandarin Chinese.
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Blugold's custom fishing rod business takes off during pandemic
Joe Swanson was looking for ways to fill his days early in the pandemic when he began building more custom fishing rods, something the UW-Eau Claire senior had learned to do as a kid. A year later, he's sold 300 of them and his small business is booming.
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Nursing simulation lab helps future speech-language pathologists gain new skills
More than 30 communication sciences and disorders majors gained new skills and confidence by working alongside nursing majors in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ simulation lab.
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UW-Eau Claire students pass referendum to support Sonnentag Complex
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students voted this week to help financially support operations of the proposed more than $75 million Sonnentag Complex Event & Wellness Center after it is built.
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Chancellor's Blog: Wellness Days to help address health, well-being of students
Not only will students have two days away from the classroom, but UW-Eau Claire officials are developing a series of outdoor events and featured activities through the remainder of the semester.
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CERCA returns in 2021 with virtual platform
The Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA) at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire each spring showcases the best in student-faculty/staff collaboration to the university community and beyond.
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Research shapes geology major's UW-Eau Claire experience
Katherine Langfield's research presentation took top honors even though other presenters included graduate students. Langfield, who will graduate in May, was one of just five student award winners at the conference.
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UW MBA Consortium students appreciate online program’s flexibility, engagement
More than 300 students are enrolled in the consortium program in 2021, with about 70 students receiving their MBA each year.
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Olga Diaz named UW-Eau Claire’s vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and student affairs
Diaz has been director of student success and equity at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, since 2015. She will begin work at UW-Eau Claire on June 14.
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Antigen testing moving from Zorn Arena to McPhee Physical Education Center
All COVID-19 antigen testing at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is moving to McPhee Physical Education Center beginning Monday, April 5, to allow Zorn Arena to be used for a mass vaccination clinic.
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Philip Rucker to speak during UW-Eau Claire's annual Devroy Forum
Philip Rucker, a senior Washington correspondent at The Washington Post, will present “Lessons from Reporting in the Age of Trump” during the virtual 2021 Ann Devroy Memorial Forum April 15 at UW-Eau Claire.