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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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Seven alumni and friends of the university will be honored with awards from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Alumni Association on Friday, Dec. 20.
For the second consecutive year, UW-Eau Claire’s participation in study abroad programs is the highest among master’s-level colleges and universities in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and ranks among the best in the nation, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report of the Institute of International Education.
Tyler Edmondson, assistant director of Event Services at UW-Eau Claire, applies life lessons in distance running to working with students on the Event Production Crew.
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Several UW-Eau Claire geography faculty, alumni and eventually current students will study the glacial geologic history of the Lake Superior Basin, work funded by a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Julieta Murillo knew that her future career would involve helping youth and their families, but the Blugold didn’t expect to make an impact on people’s lives before she even graduated from college. However, that's what she's doing through her research.
Social work major Finn Hinnefeld is a shining example of the power of perseverance. After taking a needed break from school to address their mental health, Hinnefeld is now set to launch a career in social work.
The Blugolds defeated Marquette University 78-0 in the championship match after beating Roger Williams University in Rhode Island 44-0 in the semifinals.
Hallie Oberg feels she was “blessed with the opportunity” to be a student-athlete at UW-Eau Claire. As she prepares to graduate, her coach says Oberg has helped make the university "a better place and stronger institution than when she arrived."
When Maisee Yang graduates from UW-Eau Claire, she will take with her a long list of goals that she hopes to accomplish during her future teaching career. An elementary education major with a TESOL minor, she wants to teach close to home but also abroad.
Fall Creek native and December graduate Samantha Ruppert hopes to build a practice in speech pathology rooted in cultural competency and basic empathy, tools she developed as a highly engaged Blugold.
UW-Eau Claire’s sustainable food container system, BluBox, reaches its one-year anniversary after keeping over 42 tons of waste out of the landfill.
Maura Laesser saw the passion of special education instructors while she was a classroom assistant as a high school student, and the UW-Eau Claire senior has developed a similar devotion to the profession as she prepares to graduate.
Thanks to the connections he’s made and the opportunities he’s found at UW-Eau Claire, Wyatt Anklam knows he’s prepared to make the most of his future career and life. Anklam is graduating this month with accounting and business finance degrees.
When Leandra O’Connell came to UW-Eau Claire, she brought with her a passion for and curiosity about the world around her. As she graduates with a degree in ecology and environmental biology, she’s even more determined to protect the natural world.
UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Emeritus Larry Schnack — a longtime faculty member and campus leader — passed away Nov. 28. Schnack retired in 1998 after a 32-year career on the campus, which included 13 years as the university’s chancellor.
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