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Brandon and Emily Riechers will receive the 2025 Blugold Spirit Award, a recognition reserved for alumni who live out excellence, generosity and a deep love for UW-Eau Claire.
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To spread the word about UW-Eau Clare's 100th Homecoming and the 49th year of the Bridgman Hall Kazoo Band, past members gathered, along with some new recruits, at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Tim Seeley, a 1999 UW-Eau Claire illustration graduate, hits it big in TV with a science fiction series based on his comic series "Revival."
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Tim Seeley, a 1999 UW-Eau Claire illustration graduate, hits it big in TV with a science fiction series based on his comic series "Revival."
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Arizona-based College of Business alumni, Daryl and Marie Braatz, spend their summers in Eau Claire living at Haymarket Landing — and they LOVE it!
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UW-Eau Claire alumnus Shawn Pfaff has made a career of advocating for worthwhile causes, including rallying support for several building projects at the university.
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We caught up recently with 2009 UW-Eau Claire biology graduate Jacob Schafer, whose 15-year career in public health has taken him across five continents and to a top leadership role in a key agency on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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As Chancellor James Schmidt prepares to leave UW-Eau Claire for the next chapter of his career, he will take with him a parting gift from the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association.
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Eight alumni and friends of the university will be honored with awards from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Alumni Association on Friday, May 16.
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For Plant, the music industry is a "glorious bedlam" of travel, long shows and tours, collaborations with industry greats and a lot of lucky timing to make his Broadway dreams come true.
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The view from the top: Music alumna Heidi Joosten returns Joosten, a Blugold music composition graduate, is a highly celebrated director, composer, conductor and performer, currently touring the country with various Broadway projects.
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Seven to be honored with Alumni Association awards Seven alumni and friends of the university will be honored with awards from the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association on Friday, Dec. 20.
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Marketing alumna finds award-winning success in economic development UW-Eau Claire marketing alumna Melissa Meschke has had a broad career in business, most recently finding award-winning success in economic development in St. Croix County.
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The Sonnentag earns gold-level green building rating Prioritizing environmental sustainability in The Sonnentag complex has turned an emphasis on green into gold-level certification for the new University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire facility in the globally recognized LEED green building rating system.
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Sonnentags’ vision made new facility possible John and Carolyn Sonnentag’s shared vision of an event center in Eau Claire is providing University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students with a world-class venue for athletics and the community with a facility that can attract national events to the Chippewa
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Sonnentag Grand Opening Week includes national acts, salute to first responders A weeklong grand opening celebration is planned around the Sept. 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Sonnentag, the $122 million facility that is the largest indoor event venue in northwest Wisconsin and home to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold a
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Alumni Art Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Joel H. Salter Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Building, UW-Eau Claire – Barron County -
BFA Fall Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Foster GalleryExhibition by December 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates
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UWEC Theatre: Men on Boats
When: 1:30 p.m.
Where: Riverside Theatre, Haas Fine Arts CenterJacklyn Backhaus’ hilarious & delightful adventure dramedy about ten explorers braving the wild rapids leading through western America.
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Alumni Art Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Joel H. Salter Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Building, UW-Eau Claire – Barron County -
Alumni Art Exhibit
When: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: UWECBC Fine Arts BuildingCelebrate the creativity cultivated over nearly 60 years at BCC, UWBCC, UWBC and UWECBC under the instruction of Don Ruedy, Danica Oudeans, Ginni Baer, Jessica Mongeon, Suzanne Truman and JD McGuire.
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Alumni Art Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Joel H. Salter Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Building, UW-Eau Claire – Barron County
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