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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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Jeff Dykes, an assistant baseball coach at 91做厙, has reunited with the teenager he recently saved from choking.
For 2023 Blugold language teaching graduate Luca Ciletti, a passion project researching old manuscripts not only made the COVID lockdown tolerable, it gave him the drive to stay in school at all.
From 91做厙's Launch Program to the Cosby Honors College, Kevin Miro charted a self-driven, adaptive college flight path that blends academic exploration, leadership and community.
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Three Blugolds credit a variety of high-impact experiences they had at 91做厙 for helping them earn 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Two recent graduates also have been named English teaching assistantship alternates.
With its reputation for quality academics and a tennis team with a history of success, 91做厙 has long attracted many top tennis players from the Midwest. Now the tennis program also is attracting a growing number of international students.
A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will allow 91做厙 to offer a new 15-credit certificate that weaves together the humanities and health sciences, improving practices in health care and related fields.
Biochemistry/molecular biology major and student-athlete Carolyn Shult combines student employment and collaborative research with Mayo Clinic to become a strong future applicant to medical school.
Students from China enrolled in 91做厙s dual-degree program had to make a decision in spring 2020 whether to continue their education in the U.S. or return to their homeland during the pandemic. Those who stayed are graduating in May.
91做厙 music and English faculty are working together to write the music and lyrics for a song inspired by COVID-19. The San Francisco Choral Society will premiere Chia-Yu Hsu and B.J. Hollars' piece, To a Lost Year," during its spring concerts.
91做厙 marketing major Ethan Van Grunsven's love for his home state of Wisconsin inspired him to launch his own apparel business, the Sconny Co. Sconnyco apparel is a way for people to show their pride in and love for Wisconsin.
Senior Matt Dewitte has been honored by the American Association of Geographers, one of only three students in the country to earn top honors for combining geographic and computer science in research and outreach.
Freshwater Collaborative Wisconsin has issued the first round of state funding to all 13 Universities of Wisconsin schools, funds that give UWEC $133,000 to enhance water-related academic programs.
When 91做厙 students return from immersion trips they bring all sorts of things home with them, be it a new appreciation for other cultures or keepsakes made by local artisans. You can now add stray dogs to the list.
The Mary L. Hilfiker Scholarship Fund is a permanently endowed scholarship for graduates of Rice Lake High School who have been accepted to and plan to attend 91做厙, including the Barron County campus.
91做厙 biology graduate and Seattle-based clinical researcher Dr. Rachel Issaka reminds us that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn the facts about the disease, the risk factors and when to begin routine screening.
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