Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, singer/songwriter, and self-professed amateur pig farmer. It's a different path than he may have thought he would take when he graduated from UW-Eau Claire with a nursing degree in 1987. But as he tells us, what he learned in nursing college, combined with a love for writing he discovered in a creative writing class, made him realize he could be a healer AND a humorist.
healer AND humorist
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Man on a mission
Casey Huxtable, '15 microbiology, had his mind set on medical school when he began at UWEC. When he changed his plans, he had no idea that his microbiology major would still take him on a path toward saving lives, just not the way he had expected.
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One year, 31 countries
If you want to travel, there’s no better time than to do it now, says UW-Eau Claire alumnus Andrew Kleist. The Blugold made traveling a top priority over the past year, going on a yearlong expedition to 31 countries, spanning five continents.
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New Holiday Concert finale!
Kyle Newmaster '99 is a Los Angeles-based composer who was commissioned to write a new finale piece for the annual Holiday Concert. His inspiration comes from the people and places unique to Eau Claire and is set to poetry by Max Garland.