UW-Eau Claire

  1. Blugold artists celebrate Chippewa River aquatic life in new public mosaic installation

    A six-panel, stained-glass mosaic enclosure was designed by UW-Eau Claire Jyl Kelley, professor of art, and fabricated by art students Theron Christiansen, Erin Phelps and Anmarie “Rie” Roos.

    October 29, 2024

    The historic Water Street portion of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus near the Haas Fine Arts Center has a new public art installation that beautifies a bus stop while educating riders and passersby about the subaquatic life of the nearby Chippewa River. The six-panel, stained-glass mosaic enclosure was designed by Jyl Kelley, professor of […]

  2. Sonnentags’ vision made new UWEC facility possible

    Photo of John and Carolyn Sonnentag at UW-Eau Claire event center grand opening

    October 9, 2024

    The weeklong celebration of The Sonnentag’s opening was highlighted by the Sept. 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $122 million facility on the banks of the Chippewa River. “This project has far exceeded my expectations,” John Sonnentag says. “Thank you to everyone who helped in any way with building this marvelous complex.” Construction on the building […]

  3. Blugolds’ head gymnastics coach helped select women’s U.S. Olympic team

    Photo of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women’s head gymnastics coach Jessie DeZiel

    September 25, 2024

    Like much of the country, Jessie DeZiel is passionately watching Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. gymnastics team in their quest for gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women’s head gymnastics coach is not only a fan of the sport, but she is one of three members […]

  4. Blugolds assist effort to add 143-year-old bridge to historic register

    Photo of the 900-foot-long High Bridge that spans the Chippewa River just downriver from Dell’s Dam, which is officially named the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Bridge, but is referred to locally as the High Bridge because its deck is approximately 80 feet above the normal river level.

    September 3, 2024

    An effort that started seven years ago in a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire history class culminated this spring when Eau Claire’s oldest railroad bridge was added to the State Register of Historic Places. The Wisconsin Historical Society named the 143-year-old High Bridge to the state register in May after it was determined to be significant […]

  5. UW-Eau Claire students, faculty collaborate with Wisconsin industry on defense contract

    Photo of (from left) Dr. Deidra Gerlach, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, working with students Jackie Bradley and Connor Koepp.

    August 8, 2024

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students and faculty are working with a small Wisconsin manufacturer on a Department of Defense contract to develop a more environmentally friendly, anti-corrosive product for use in military equipment. The two-year, $231,709 government subcontract received by Dr. Deidra Gerlach, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is the first of its kind […]

  6. UWEC’s Academic Intervention Clinic serves community, trains Blugolds

    Photo of Blugold psychology graduate student Bryn Hermanson of Berlin working with an elementary school student under the supervision of Dr. Melissa Coolong-Chaffin, professor of psychology and co-director of the Academic Intervention Clinic.

    July 29, 2024

    Blugold undergraduate and graduate students are helping to improve academic skills for Chippewa Valley elementary and middle school students again this summer at the Academic Intervention Clinic in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Human Development Center. The clinic’s summer program has been operating for 15 years assessing reading skills for children in grades 1-8 and […]

  7. Blugold alumnus nominated for multiple Tony Awards in producing debut

    Photo of Larry Lelli, who graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 1990 with a degree in applied instrumental music and has had a nearly 30-year career on Broadway, performing as a drummer and percussionist.

    July 17, 2024

    Larry Lelli didn’t know that his undergraduate work helping to organize Jazz Fest on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus would give him the skills to be a producer for two Tony Award-nominated Broadway shows more than three decades later. “Jazz Fest was a massive operation that taught me so much about, literally, operating a […]

  8. UW-Eau Claire esports scholarships reward gamers

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire esports gamer: First-year student Christopher Brockert, left, received a $2,000 esports scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Nate Garvey, right, advisor for the university’s Esports Club, was at Kimberly High School for Brockert’s signing day.

    July 3, 2024

    Some incoming freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are being rewarded for their competitive video gaming skills with esports scholarships. For the second straight year, UW-Eau Claire is offering five, one-time $2,000 scholarships to first-year students for the 2024-25 academic year. Billy Felz, UW-Eau Claire’s vice chancellor for enrollment management, says colleges across the […]

  9. Scheels Sport For All Camp to provide multisport experience for youth at UW-Eau Claire

    Photo of high school students arriving on campus and checking in at the dorms for the Badger Boys State camp. UW-Eau Claire hosts multiple sports camps and will be adding the new Scheels Sport For All Camp this summer. (UW-Eau Claire)

    June 13, 2024

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire athletics is partnering with Scheels Sporting Goods to provide opportunities for boys and girls to learn leadership through athletics in a positive multisport camp experience. The collaboration on the new Scheels Sport For All Camp on campus in July is based on a shared belief by Scheels and UW-Eau Claire that […]

  10. UW-Eau Claire recognized for its wellness program

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire campus

    May 17, 2024

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff are moving toward better health thanks to a globally recognized wellness program collaboration between the university and Mayo Clinic Health System. UW-Eau Claire is among 145 universities and colleges around the world honored by Exercise is Medicine, earning a silver-level designation in the community-impact initiative of the […]

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