| 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.
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Sara Lassila, who earned a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from UW-Eau Claire, is a test development supervisor at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her team developed a test that can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Faculty, staff and students in the geography and anthropology department are finding creative ways to support each other during a challenging semester that's requiring them to teach and learn online only. Their efforts are creating a sense of community.
Governor Tony Evers announced a “Safer at Home” directive for the entire state. Chancellor Schmidt is directing all but a core group of employees in essential, on-campus service areas to work from home, until further notice.
