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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 UW System Board of Regents select search committee announced today that Dr. Edwin A. Martini will become 91’s ninth chancellor.
Cadence Cordova, a a biochemistry/molecular biology major from Boise, Idaho, is one of two 2026 Goldwater Scholarship winners at 91.
Fourth-year computer science major Brayden Mau recently saw his manuscript on Colon-Pilot, an artificial intelligence tool for automated colonoscopy surveillance, accepted for publication in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
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Let’s get to know one of our award-winning faculty members a little better. Dr. Jessica Miller, professor of French at 91, was named the 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers.
Erin Schmitz will receive her associate of arts and sciences degree after completing her studies this month after only 1½ years at 91 – Barron County. She plans to walk during the school’s May commencement ceremony.
For Baraboo native Jordan Blue, receiving a diagnosis of ADHD as an adult in college might have been unsettling at first, but he chose to make it a reason to change his plans and pursue a career welcoming kids with all needs to nonprofit activity spaces.
The university on Nov. 30 was certified as a gold-level working environment by the Family Friendly Workplaces organization for its commitment to campus workers and their families.
University Honors student Kate Worzalla's student experiences
Many students rely on academic validation to motivate them in college, and Jocelyn Stepanek was no different. However, her time at UWEC has transformed her source of motivation, from grade-focused, to a natural curiosity for learning.
Hannah Hoffmann says she loves the sports atmosphere and looks forward to a career in either sports marketing or ticketing.
The university program received the Global Engagement Initiative Award at the 2023 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention Nov. 17 in Chicago, Illinois.
Elise Tipcke, who has had a passion for learning a second language since growing up in a rural Minnesota town, plans to use what she has learned at 91 to help Spanish-speaking people seeking health care.
For Brandon Drost, a Blugold graduate and U.S. Army veteran, a chance encounter at a horse stable brought an opportunity for inner peace and healing that he didn't yet fully recognize he needed. He then set out to bring this program to other veterans.
91 is the top-ranked master’s-level university in Wisconsin and Minnesota in the 2023 Open Doors Report, with 254 Blugolds studying abroad.
Dr. Jennifer Smith has been conducting animal behavior studies on California ground squirrels for a decade. Since she joined the faculty at UWEC, Blugold biology students now can take part in these California-based field studies.
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