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Leadership

Meet the audacious leaders guiding the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire towards academic excellence and community impact. From our Chancellor and Provost to Vice Chancellors and division leaders, our leadership team is dedicated to innovation, inclusivity, and student success.

Learn about their backgrounds, priorities, and the strategic direction they are charting for our university.

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Meet the audacious leaders guiding the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire towards academic excellence and community impact. From our Chancellor and Provost to Vice Chancellors and division leaders, our leadership team is dedicated to innovation, inclusivity, and student success.

Learn about their backgrounds, priorities, and the strategic direction they are charting for our university.

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Meet the Chancellor

The leader of UW-Eau Claire may be known to the public as Chancellor James C. Schmidt, but to the students on campus, he will always be known as Chancellor Jim.

Meet the Chancellor

Meet the Provost

Learn more about the office of Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Mike Carney.

Provost's Office

Executive Staff

The Chancellor has a team of talented staff behind him who work hard to lead different areas of the university. Learn more about the exceptional staff that serves UW-Eau Claire.

Get to Know Executive Staff

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Partnering for the Public Good

We’re proud of the company we keep. We continue to build partnerships with groundbreaking organizations like Mayo Clinic Health System, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Marshfield Clinic, Pablo Center at the Confluence, and the County Materials Complex. Together, we get more done.

Parterships & Collaborations

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University Mission

Learn about our University's Mission and what we strive for as an institution of higher education.

Mission

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Strategic Plan

Our university communities are looking forward to 2025 with boldness. Over the past year hundreds of faculty, students, and academic and university staff members have shared their ideas, reviewed draft plans and envisioned together the university we can be.

UWEC Strategic Plan

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