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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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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 has been named in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges for the sixth consecutive year for its programs, policies and practices related to sustainability and the environment.
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents presented the Regents Business Partnership Award to Xcel Energy and UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 28 for the comprehensive collaboration that has been vital to western Wisconsin.
The music and theatre arts department at UW-Eau Claire presents its hilarious adaptation of Mel Brooks' classic "Young Frankenstein" at Pablo Center at the Confluence.
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Now in his fourth year, Andrew Smits has enjoyed bringing the Blugold Marching Band's music to life during performances. This year, however, he took things a step further — he wrote and arranged the drum line music for the season.
As new Blugolds are learning the ropes as students, new faculty members also are adjusting to a new teaching environment with the help of their peers through a faculty mentoring program.
The chemistry and biochemistry department’s new X-ray diffractometer, an instrument used for many purposes including analysis of crystals of organic and inorganic small molecules at the atomic level, is creating new opportunities for student research.
UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt honored faculty and staff members for their excellence during the Blugold Breakfast and academic year opening meeting.
When faced with pandemic travel restrictions just days prior to the scheduled 2020 geography field studies, department leaders and faculty quickly rewrote the courses, taking on a local focus and proving that Blugolds know how to adapt.
At Farm Technology Days in Eau Claire, two of the region's institutions of higher education came together to present the various ways geography and technology contribute to advancements in farming, leading a Discovery Zone for kids and families.
Tara Lemke knew she wanted to study geology, but the college she chose eliminated its program shortly after she arrived. So, she transferred to UW-Eau Claire and has not looked back. Research, field camps and internships have all been part of her journey.
When Sebastian Torres and Nathan Hau came to UW-Eau Claire they knew they'd find experiences that would prepare them for future careers in the research or health care fields. Still, neither thought a research project would take them into operating rooms.
UW-Eau Claire senior Kenzie Beam was studying in Arizona when COVID-19 cut her National Student Exchange semester short. While disappointed, she enjoyed the experience so much that she's signed on for another NSE semester, this time on the East Coast.
UW-Eau Claire nursing students and recent graduates are working to raise awareness about the challenges and resources needed to support people as they return to the community after being incarcerated. The research team partnered with local organizations.
LeeAnn Przybylski has had many fabulous classes taught by exceptional professors during her years as a Blugold, but it was an experience far from UW-Eau Claire’s campus that helped her find her future career path.
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