UW-Eau Claire

  1. UW-Eau Claire grad Kaitlyn Riehle is ready for business

    Photo of Kaitlyn Riehle, a recent marketing graduate from Athens, Wis., who decided that making a big impact could start long before graduation. As a student consultant in UW-Eau Claire’s Small Business Development Center, Riehle has been working on behalf of area small business for the last year. (Photo credit: UW-Eau Claire)

    January 15, 2025

    As graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire know, the desire to get out into the world and start making a positive impact is fierce, and alumni prove every day that change is theirs for the making — locally, nationally and globally. Kaitlyn Riehle is a recent marketing major graduate from Athens, Wis., who decided […]

  2. Blugold grows from high school dropout to college graduate

    Photo of Coey: On Dec. 21, Coey was among the first graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s new professional studies major that started this fall. The major promotes bachelor’s degree completion for students who have either earned an associate degree or have significant college credits. (Photo credit: UW-Eau Claire)

    January 7, 2025

    Jeremiah Coey admittedly was a challenging student who dropped out of high school after being told by teachers and family that college was not a viable option for him. “Everyone knew I was smart and told me I had all this potential, but all I was doing was wasting it,” Coey recalls. “I actually loved […]

  3. New UWEC center aims to assist industry, organizations

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire campus

    December 27, 2024

    A new regional resource center at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the front door for industry and community organizations to access university expertise for solutions to their challenges and problems. The Office of Corporate and Community Partnerships (OCCP) was created with the help of a $400,000, three-year National Science Foundation grant, and is the primary entry […]

  4. UW-Eau Claire nursing student advocates for rural healthcare solutions during Washington, D.C., internship

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire campus

    December 11, 2024

    This past summer, Nic Burgdorf, a nursing student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, found himself immersed in the heart of healthcare policy advocacy in Washington, D.C. As a government affairs and policy intern at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Burgdorf, a UW-Eau Claire senior from New Berlin, worked on high-impact projects aimed […]

  5. Blugolds prepare to be long-term healthcare leaders

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire Senior healthcare administration major Kami Krumenauer of Eau Claire

    November 27, 2024

    “We know that leadership matters,” says Dr. Jennifer Johs-Artisensi, health care administration (HCAD) program director at UW-Eau Claire. “The person at the top oversees everything, makes sure that rules are being followed. They’re driving the culture; they are setting the tone for what are going to be the core values of this organization. “When you […]

  6. 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 […]

  7. 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 […]

  8. 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 […]

  9. 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 […]

  10. 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 […]

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