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The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (also known as UW–Eau Claire or UWEC) is a public university located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. The university is categorized as a postbaccalaureate comprehensive institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. It is consistently ranked as a "tier 1" best Midwestern university by U.S. News and World Report. UW-Eau Claire offers bachelor's and master's degrees, along with other educational certificates.

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
The Seal of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
MottoExcellence: Our Measure, Our Motto, Our Goal
TypeState university
Established1916
Endowment$29,261,607
ChancellorBrian Levin-Stankevich
Academic staff
479
Students10,549
Undergraduates10,346[1]
Postgraduates543[1]
Location
Eau Claire
,
WI
,
USA
CampusUrban, 333 acres (1.3 km²)
ColorsNavy & Old Gold
MascotBlugold
Websitewww.uwec.edu

The university sits along the banks of the Chippewa River in the Chippewa Valley. The campus consists of 28 major buildings spanning 333 acres (1.3 km²). The school's annual enrollment is more than 10,000.

The University is affiliated with the NCAA's Division III sports program as well as the WIAC Intercollegiate Conference. The mascot is the "Eau Claire Blugold."

History

 
First Faculty Members at UW-Eau Claire.

The University was founded in 1916 as the Eau Claire State Normal School, offering one-, two- and three-year teachers' courses and a principals' course. In 1927, the name of the school was changed to the Eau Claire State Teachers College and the school began offering a bachelor's degree program. The campus was also altered to accommodate a 300-man detachment from the Army Air Corps.

In 1951, the Wisconsin Board of Regents authorized the school to offer bachelor of arts and science degrees in liberal arts; subsequently, the name of the school was changed to the Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire. In 1964 the Board of Regents gave university standing to the state colleges, and the institution at Eau Claire was renamed Wisconsin State University–Eau Claire. Finally, in 1971 the name of the institution was changed to the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire following the merger of the Wisconsin State University System and the University of Wisconsin System.



Campus Facts

 
Schofield Hall, which contains most of the administrative offices.
 
A view of UWEC looking northeast toward Hibbard Humanities Hall, over the top of Schofield Hall. In the foreground is the "Old Library", now part of the McIntyre Library, UWEC's central library.
 
A classroom in the Cargill Collaboration Center

Based on 2009 Statistics [2]

  • Location: Eau Claire, Wis.;
  • city pop. 65,000+, metro. pop. 151,000
  • Campus: 28 major buildings, 333 acres
  • Walk across campus: 10 minutes
  • Undergraduate students: 10,346
  • Graduate students: 543
  • International students: 141
  • Multicultural students: 630
  • Faculty and academic staff: 740
  • Men-to-women ratio: 7-to-10
  • Students studying abroad: 434
  • Students engaged in faculty-mentored research, scholarly and creative activity: 800+
  • ACT composite average: 24
  • Average high school rank: 78%
  • Faculty-student ratio: 1-to-21
  • Full-time faculty with Ph.D.s or terminal degrees: 82%
  • Average class size: 28
  • Computer-to-student ratio: 1-to-10
  • Student organizations: More than 220
  • In-state tuition, room and board: $11,168
  • Nickname: Blugolds
  • Colors: Navy and old gold
  • Motto: Excellence. Our measure, our motto, our goal.
  • Seal: Council oak tree








Academics

Colleges

  • College of Business
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Education and Human Sciences
  • College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Graduate Programs

  • Business Administration (MBA)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (MS)
  • Education—Special Education (MSE)
  • English (MA)
  • History (MA)
  • Nursing (MSN)
  • Professional Development (ME)
  • School Psychology (Ed.S.)
  • Teaching Elementary Education (MST)
  • Teaching English (MST)
  • Teaching History (MAT)
  • Teaching History (MST)
  • Teaching History/Social Science (MST)
  • Teaching Reading (MS)

National Recognition

  • The 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" ranked UW–Eau Claire 5th among regional public universities in the Midwest and 26th among all private and public institutions in the Midwest.[2]
  • The 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" ranked UW–Eau Claire 4th among regional public universities in the Midwest.
  • UW–Eau Claire is featured in The Princeton Review's 2008 editions of America's Best Value Colleges and Best Midwestern Colleges.
  • Comparing measures of quality against cost, UW–Eau Claire ranks as the 65th best value in American public higher education, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

Other Honors

  • UW–Eau Claire is among the top producers of 2007-08 U.S. Fulbright Fellows.
  • UW–Eau Claire student is a recipient of the National Ford Fellowship Scholarship.
  • UW–Eau Claire is one of the few masters level universities to have a Rhodes Scholar.
  • UW–Eau Claire was among the 141 public and private colleges, universities and professional schools named in the first President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for General Community Service.

Department Facts and Honors

History
The history department at UW–Eau Claire received the UW System Regents Teaching Excellence Award for Academic Departments and Programs in recognition of its exceptional commitment to teaching and learning.

Chemistry
UW–Eau Claire is a national leader among comprehensive universities in the number of chemistry graduates earning Ph.D.s.

Music
UW–Eau Claire's music and theater arts program is nationally recognized. Jazz Ensemble I is a five-time winner of the Down Beat magazine's "Best College Big Band" award, and has been nominated for a Grammy.

College of Business
UW–Eau Claire ranks near the top 25 percent nationwide in the number of accounting students who pass the CPA exam the first time.

Nursing
UW–Eau Claire is the only public university in northwestern and northcentral Wisconsin that offers a baccalaureate nursing degree.

Wisconsin Youth Sports Program
Formally the National Youth Sports Program, WYSP at UW–Eau Claire is a free summer camp for economically deprived children and is a top program in the country. One unique feature of WYSP at UW–Eau Claire is the Senior Program, a component designed specifically to meet the changing needs of our thirteen to sixteen year old participants. The WYSP (NYSP) program has received the Silvio O.Conte Award of Excellence three times - 2004, 1998, 1991.

Forensics
UW–Eau Claire has a nationally recognized forensics program, winning the state tournament for 15 consecutive years and placing seventh at the 2007 national tournament.

Study Abroad
UW–Eau Claire ranks 14th nationally among all master's-level schools in the number of students who study abroad, according to the 2007 Open Doors Report of the Institute for International Education. The 2007 Open Doors Report indicates that 484 UW–Eau Claire students studied abroad during the 2005-06 academic year, up from the previous year when 440 students participated in a study abroad program.

Accreditation

UW–Eau Claire is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Various agencies also fully accredit specific programs, and UW–Eau Claire is affiliated with a number of organizations. See list.

Eau Claire Mission Statement

UW-Eau Claire has the mission:

  • to provide undergraduate education in a broad range of programs, based on a strong general education component emphasizing the liberal arts and sciences, offering degrees in the arts and sciences, allied health fields, business, education, nursing, and other areas that grow clearly from university strengths and meet identifiable regional and state needs;
  • to provide graduate education, at the master's and specialist levels, in select programs that grow clearly from undergraduate strengths and meet identifiable regional and state needs;
  • to support and encourage scholarly activities, including research and creative endeavors, that enhance its programs at the associate and baccalaureate level, its selected graduate programs, and its special mission; and
  • to support the cultural, educational, and economic development of the immediate region in a variety of ways, including its outreach and community service programs. [3]

In the Press

  • UW–Eau Claire was the center of a controversy related to an oak tree sacred to Native Americans. The tree, officially known as the Council Oak, was the symbol of the UW–Eau Claire campus (found on the university's seal) and the meeting place for many Native American tribes negotiating truces. Plans to build a new student center put the oak tree in danger and many Native American groups in conjunction with students protested the new plan. Eventually, after much publicity, it was decided to scrap the old plans and build the 48.8 million dollar building at another location. [4]
  • The university was the center of a debate on academic freedom after officials denied a dorm leader the right to direct a bible study in his dormitory. Officials said that it was inappropriate for a dormitory leader to have a bible study because it might make non-Christian students uncomfortable. The student then sued the university and was eventually successful in ending the policy. This debate was widely publicized in part because the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education was deeply involved in the case. [5]
  • Newsweek ran a satirical article criticizing the election of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who was purported to have received 100 percent of the Iraqi vote. The article surveyed various American institutions who had impressively high percentages in their fields. The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire was jokingly criticized for its 99 percent placement of graduates in jobs when compared to Saddam Hussein's victory with 100 percent of the Iraqi vote.[6]

Athletics

The mascot is the "Eau Claire Blugold", a name coined to reflect the school colors (navy blue and old gold). Previous mascot and athletic team names include the Normals, the Normalites (because UWEC was founded as Eau Claire State Normal School), the Blue and Gold Warriors, the Blue and Gold Gridirons, the Zornmen (in honor of Willis L. "Bill" Zorn, basketball and football coach from 1928-1968), the Golden Tornadoes, the Zornadoes, the Golden Zornadoes, the Blue and Gold Squad, the Bluegold Squad, and the Bluegolds. There is no evidence in the Periscope yearbooks of a bulldog mascot prior to 1940.[3] Further research may uncover some evidence of the reported "Eau Claire Bulldogs," an anagram of Blugolds. The actual meaning of the mascot has been debated for some time.[4]

Men's sports Women's sports
Basketball Basketball
Cross country Cross country (2009 National Champions)
Football Golf
Golf (2001 National Champions) Gymnastics
Ice hockey Ice hockey
Swimming and diving (1983 National Champions) Soccer
Tennis Softball (2008 National Champions)
Track and field Swimming and diving
Wrestling Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball

Sports Clubs

  • Baseball club
  • Bowling club
  • Cheer and stunt team
  • Dance team
  • Dodgeball club
  • Hobnailers
  • Hwa Rang Do/Tae Soo Do
  • Men's lacrosse
  • Men's rugby
  • Men's soccer
  • Men's ultimate
  • Men's volleyball
  • Water ski team
  • Women's ultimate

Athletic Facilities

  • W. L. Zorn Arena[7]
  • Hobbs Ice Arena
  • Carson Park

Marching Band

The UW–Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band has recently become the largest D3 college marching band and remains one of the most active marching bands in the midwest. Under the direction of Randy Dickerson the BMB has grown from 68 members to 230 members in just 8 years. In 2008-2009 the BMB will perform in multiple exhibitions as well as at the Lincoln Way Exhibition in Chicago. One of the season highlights was their performance at the halftime show of the September 8th Packers-Vikings Monday Night Football game. During the 2009 season the BMB will take an International Tour to Europe where they will perform in Venice, Italy, and Paris, France, over spring break.

Bluegold Fight Song

Eau Claire college dear, Hail to thee our Alma Mater.

Strong through every year,

carry high the Blue and Gold!

U – Rah – Rah

Aim for excellence.

Give the best that you have in you.

Go Blugolds, fight to win, for fame and victory!

B – L – U – G – O – L – D – S, BLUGOLDS! [8]

The Forum

The Forum lecture series is a program for guest speakers to share their thoughts with the UW–Eau Claire community. It began in 1942 and is believed to be the oldest program of its kind in the United States. Speakers have included: Noam Chomsky, Margaret Mead, Martin Luther King Jr., Milton Friedman, Carl Sagan, Ralph Nader, Angela Davis and Cornel West to name just a few.[9]

Notable Alumni

 
T. Keith Glennan
 
Justin Vernon
 
Mark Andrew Green
 
Glenn Worf
 
Richard Saykally

Music

Entertainment

Business

Science

Government

Other




Notable Faculty


References

  1. ^ a b [1]
  2. ^ U.S.News Again Ranks UW–Eau Claire Among Top Five Public Universities in the Midwest
  3. ^ Periscope" yearbooks, 1917-1940. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections & Archives
  4. ^ The Spectator

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