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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
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Blugold Stories & University Updates
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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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UW-Eau Claire receives national recognition for community engagement with prestigious Carnegie honor
Following a nearly two-year process, UW-Eau Claire was one of 237 institutions recognized with the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement. Only 277 institutions nationwide now hold the endorsement, including nine in Wisconsin.
Nguyen Nguyen arrived in Eau Claire as an introverted international student navigating midwestern U.S. culture shock. Despite early intellectual uncertainty, she grew into a standout researcher, leader and honors scholar, a journey that has taken her to national conferences and industry experiences — and toward a bold future in computer science.
Alexander Henton, associate lecturer of horn at UW-Eau Claire, shared a global stage with Snoop Dogg and other music icons on Christmas Day for a unique halftime show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Many students rely on academic validation to motivate them in college, and Jocelyn Stepanek was no different. However, her time at ÌÇÐÄVlog has transformed her source of motivation, from grade-focused, to a natural curiosity for learning.
Nursing graduate from the University Honors Program shares her experiences like study abroad.
Whether you are struggling with an assignment or project that requires extensive writing, or you are a confident writer who knows the value of a second eye for revision and improvement, the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) is for you!
Each of the institutions received a $400,000 National Science Foundation grant through the Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity program.
UW-Eau Claire will offer a new online master of public health degree program beginning in fall 2024. The UW System Board of Regents approved the online graduate program during its June 9 meeting.
Commencement exercises for 1,400 UW-Eau Claire students took place May 20 in Zorn Arena, preceded by a ceremony for 34 UW-Eau Claire – Barron County students the prior evening in Rice Lake. See photo highlights of the celebrations.
Dr. William Wolf, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UW-Eau Claire, received a five-year, $526,813 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to work with undergraduate students on research beginning this summer.
Three UW-Eau Claire faculty members will be honored this spring for their outstanding work mentoring undergraduate students in research. They will receive awards during a May 4 event on campus.
Grace Olson parlayed a nice high school jump on college credits into shortened degree timeline with two majors and University Honors. The accounting and information systems major is now well on her way to her dream job as a CPA.
As part of its $9.4 million Wisconsin Workforce Innovation Grant, the university has funding available to train new nursing instructors who will educate and inspire the next generation of nurses.
The recent UW-Eau Claire environmental biology and hydrogeology graduate was invited, along with seven other Blugold students, to present collaborative faculty-student research projects at the UW System's annual Research in the Rotunda earlier this month.
Collegiate athletics helped introduce Arianna Barrett to her academic program and her future career as a speech therapist.
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