University Honors Program News
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Lifting up students and closing the gap: Upward Bound at UW-Eau Claire
When Melady Vue of Eau Claire learned about a college preparation program called Upward Bound, she had no way to know it would bring her not only to her goal of a degree but also to a fulfilling career helping area youth chase their own college dreams.
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Pursuing a career in biomedical research: May '21 graduate Jordan Munos
What began as an undergraduate plan aimed at medical school became a series of research experiences that led Jordan Munos to a new goal in the medical field as a biomedical scientist and a doctoral program at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Blugold math phenom Tyler Gonzales is off to Yale
Mathematics standout Tyler Gonzales had his pick of graduate programs. He is headed to New Haven to begin his Ph.D. pursuits in applied mathematics at storied Yale University, and his unprecedented Blugold research career helped him get there.
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Collecting her Paths: from performing to politics to pageants, this honors student has done it all.
Graduating senior has spent her time at UW-Eau Claire pursuing unique opportunities and making a lasting impact everywhere she goes.
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Graduating twins value shared experiences, opportunities to follow their own path
Allie and Chloe Knuth, twins from Green Bay, will graduate together this month from UW-Eau Claire, a campus they say is small enough that their lives sometimes overlap as students but big enough that they each could follow their own path.
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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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May 2021 University Honors Graduates
Representing nearly every discipline in all four colleges, University Honors graduates make up an amazing group. Congratulations!
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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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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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Honors Course Highlight: Music and the Marginalized with Dr. Allred
Helping students get a better understanding of what gives music meaning and what makes music interesting and explore how musical works develop our understanding of people from marginalized populations and their culture.
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Honors Course Highlight: The Multicultural Art of Science and Forgiveness
New honors course, the Multicultural Art and Science of Forgiveness, inspires and challenges students to do something different as well as gain skills in research, articulating and regulating feelings, critical thinking, writing, and ethical studies.
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Honors Thesis Highlight: Tyler Gonzales
Tyler Gonzales will head off to graduate school in applied mathematics at Yale University this fall with a significant, sustained, independent research project already completed—his senior honors thesis.
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Students research economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic
A newly created economics class at UW-Eau Claire is helping Blugolds see the critical role economists can play as people and communities work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Honors Course Highlight: Knot Theory with Dr. Otto
Have you ever looked at your knotted up headphones or tangled shoelaces and thought to yourself, I wonder about the math behind those knots? Dr. Carolyn Otto does.
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Honors Contract Spotlight: Abigail Mathison
As an education major with a Spanish emphasis, Abigail has used honors contracts to explore topics she is interested in beyond the scope of a particular course, and to pursue research that will help her in her future career.
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Nursing research team educates teens and young adults about dangers of vaping
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.
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New challenges for Blugold student teaching social studies during pandemic, political unrest
Cade Lambrecht began student teaching social studies as the COVID-19 pandemic and political unrest created new challenges for him. Fortunately, his UW-Eau Claire education and faculty mentors prepared him for success.
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Blugold's story gives hope to others facing chronic illness: Erica Nerbonne
With new passions and plans in graduate school ahead, May 2020 grad Erica Nerbonne continues to show that while chronic illness may slow her down a bit at times, it will never stop her from aiming high and reaching her goals.
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University Honors Program Graduate Profile: Roseanne Nooren
Your life is what you make of it: honors student, Roseanne Nooren, knew she wanted to make the most out of her undergraduate career with undergraduate research, studying abroad, engaging courses, and getting involved in the UWEC community.
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School and college experiences help Blugold find future career path
Ryan Pelle came to UW-Eau Claire thinking he would someday be a field biologist. Instead, he discovered that his passion is education. After earning his biology degree this month, he plans to return to college for a teaching degree.
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Research in area jails helps solidify Blugold's plan to be doctor
A research project that took Callie Vogel into area jails to document health inequalities was one of the most meaningful experiences she had as a Blugold and helped to solidify her plans to pursue a career in medicine.
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Research, internships and faculty mentors prepare new grad for future success
Jacob Erickson has known since elementary school that he wanted to study geology in college. Thanks to UW-Eau Claire's talented geology faculty, following his academic dreams was an even better experience than he could have imagined.
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