| Judy Berthiaume (story); Jesse Yang (video)
Dr. April Bleske-Rechek, professor of psychology at UW-Eau Claire, shares her passion for teaching in a recent Blugold Spotlight, a video profile series that celebrates the campus community.
Her enthusiasm for teaching and her commitment to including her students in her research have earned her numerous honors over the years, including the 2017 UW System Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award.
Enjoy the "Blugold Spotlight" featuring Dr. April Bleske-Rechek.
Judy is an IMC storyteller, sharing stories about the many exceptional people that make UW-Eau Claire such a phenomenal place. She talks with students, faculty, staff and alumni to find and to share their successes, initiatives, challenges and dreams with the campus community and the world beyond.
Jesse is a marketing specialist with an emphasis in videography in the Integrated Marketing and Communications Department at UW-Eau Claire. She is tasked with capturing stories on camera that tell the incredible successes and achievements of students, faculty, staff and alumni. She produces video content for various platform needs to celebrate, inform and help connect and engage Blugolds and the greater community.
Departments + Programs
For the Media
Anyone can become suicidal, not just patients with mental health issues, and most are looking for help, says Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp, a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire psychology professor and nationally recognized expert on self-injury and suicide.
Felz has worked as executive director for enrollment management, special assistant for the vice chancellor of enrollment management and executive director of the Advising, Retention and Career Center (ARCC) prior to taking on his current role.
The pandemic has elevated concerns about young people who vape, with early reports showing that COVID-19 poses a greater danger to those who use the products than to their non-vaping peers. A nursing research team is trying to raise awareness among teens.
