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Eight to be honored with Alumni Association awards
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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Timing is everything: Q&A with UW-Eau Claire music alumnus Miles
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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Blugolds assist effort to add 143-year-old bridge to historic register
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.
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UW-Eau Claire students, faculty collaborate with Wisconsin industry on defense contract
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.
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Geology grad pays it forward by ‘adopting’ Blugold field campers
Ric Kopp is thankful an Eau Claire business helped him attain his dream of a college degree, so today he is helping to defray field camp expenses so today’s Blugold geology majors have the same experiences he had without having to worry about finances.
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Blugold alumnus nominated for multiple Tony Awards in producing debut
Larry Lelli co-produced Broadway musicals “Water for Elephants” and “Gutenberg! The Musical!” three decades after helping with productions as an undergraduate at UW-Eau Claire.
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Commencement speakers urge graduates to work together toward success
Two Mayo Clinic physicians told University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates on Saturday that their dreams can be realized if they embrace the transformative power of partnerships.
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Two Blugolds selected for 2024-25 Fulbright awards
Zachary May, who graduated in December 2023, will participate in an English teaching assistantship in Argentina, while May 2023 graduate Anna Wendorff will be an English teaching assistant in South Korea.
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Four to be honored with Alumni Association awards
The alumni and friends of UW-Eau Claire will receive Alumni Association awards on Friday, May 17. Recipients are John Rosenow, Nancy Langer, Gary Jacobus and Jerry M. Bauer.
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Two Mayo Clinic Health System physicians will receive honorary doctorates at UW-Eau Claire
Dr. Richard Helmers, regional vice president for Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin, and Dr. Tim Nelson, director of innovation for Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin, will receive honorary doctorates of science.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Foster GalleryA Foster Gallery art exhibition
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Steven Pinker: Fostering the Pursuit of Truth and the Marketplace of Ideas
When: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Ojibwe Grand Ballroom, Davies Student Center -
Sean Carey + UWEC Percussion Ensemble
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Pablo Center at the ConfluenceSean Carey (UWEC alum & member of Bon Iver) joins the UWEC Percussion ensemble for what plans to be a unique experience and a fantastic evening of music.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Foster GalleryA Foster Gallery art exhibition
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Foster GalleryA Foster Gallery art exhibition
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
When: All day
Where: Foster GalleryA Foster Gallery art exhibition