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Blugold Stories & University Updates
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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The two-year, $231,709 government subcontract received by Dr. Deidra Gerlach, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is the first of its kind for UW-Eau Claire and is laying the groundwork for more industry contractual projects in the future.
Blugolds assist effort to add 143-year-old bridge to historic register
Geology grad pays it forward by ‘adopting’ Blugold field campers
Twelve students were part of the Cultural Preservation through Tourism in Hawaii immersion program. Along with UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff, they examined Hawaiian tourism and its effect on the island and its inhabitants.
Student leaders from UW-Eau Claire joined advocates from around the country in Washington, D.C., this summer to lobby for legislation regarding students in higher education with learning disabilities.
Students from China enrolled in UW-Eau Claire’s dual-degree program had to make a decision in spring 2020 whether to continue their education in the U.S. or return to their homeland during the pandemic. Those who stayed are graduating in May.
Grace Arrigoni found her way at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Barron County by becoming a campus leader in her hometown.
When seniors Makenzie Bachmann, Kendra Baierl and Taylor Scalia made the choice to return for a fifth season after COVID canceled 2020, they hoped it would be worth it all. An NCAA DIII National Championship trophy says it was.
When Lan Yang came from a coastal city in China to study at UW-Eau Claire, she found exactly what she was looking for — snow. A finance major in a dual-degree program, she will earn a degree from UW-Eau Claire and her college in China.
When Natalie Lasinski graduates with degrees in behavior analysis and Spanish-liberal arts and a certificate in Latin American studies, the Blugold will take with her a resume full of experiences on campus, in the community and around the world.
Ricardo "Ricky" Ruel has experienced some hardships in life, and by pursuing a career as a social worker in child welfare, Ruel intends to be the person who can help Wisconsin youth facing some of the same challenges he faced.
Settling on a math major was easy for Leah Koepke once her eyes were opened to the myriad ways to apply a mathematics degree out in the world. Staying with her first love in a music minor allowed Koepke to combine her skills while discovering her path.
Taylor Johnson was helping to care for her ailing uncle when she saw the impact that nurses have on their patients and their loved ones. She knew then that she wanted to be a nurse so she could make that kind of positive difference in the lives of others.
Nora Schmidt always loved to write, but lacked the confidence to consider making a career of it. Thanks to the encouraging professors she found at UW-Eau Claire, she's graduating this month with a major in English-creative writing and a minor in math.
While one of Joseph Micheel's former instructors calls him "one of the best of the best" in the classroom, the Eau Claire native reminds students to have a sense of humor to really enjoy their college years.
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