Confluence project receives vote of confidence

WQOW.com covers the recent vote of the Eau CLaire City Council in support of the Confluence Project, in which UW-Eau Claire is a partner. See the Sept. 25 story, called "Major downtown project receives vote of confidence."

Residents express concern about frac sand mining

Dr. Kent Syverson, geology, is mentioned in the Sept. 24  MarshfieldNewsHerald.com article  titled "Residents express concern about frac sand mining."

Students hand out safe drinking information before Homecoming kicks off

UW-Eau Claire student Briana Burke was featured in the Sept. 25 WEAU-TV 18 story "Students hand out safe drinking information before Homecoming."

Campaign visits fire up supporters

The online publication fdlreporter.com quoted Dr. Geoff Peterson, political science, in their Sept. 23 artitcle titled "Campaign visits fire up supporters."

Leader-Telegram restaurant reviewers bid farewell

Dr. Jeff Vahlbusch, Univeristy Honors Program and foreign languages, and Dr. Audrey Fessler, English and women's studies, are featured in the Sept. 22 Leader-Telegram article titled "Leader-Telegram restaurant reviewers bid farewell."

Declining enrollments trouble area rural school districts

The Sept. 22 Leader-Telegram article "Declining enrollments trouble area rural school districts" quotes Dr. Kristina Anderson, admissions, regarding the impact that the loss of certain course offerings at rural schools has for graduating high school students hoping to attend UW-Eau Claire.

Senator Johnson talks economy at UW-Eau Claire

Senator Ron Johnson's stop at UW-Eau Claire is featured in the Sept. 24  WEAU.com story "Senator Johnson talks economy at UW-Eau Claire."

UW-Eau Claire students explore flood loss through art installation

Seniors Catelyn Mailloux and Megan Byron,  participants in the River Bend Art Project, are featured in the Sept. 20 Volume One article "A Surge of Inspiration."

Baca on WPR's 'Spectrum West'

Robert Baca, director of the UW-Eau Claire's Jazz Ensembles I and II, will be featured on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Spectrum West" Sept. 21 to discuss the Big Band Extravaganza on Sept. 28-29. The show can be heard beginning at 5 p.m. on 88.3 WHWC/Menomonie-Eau Claire and on 88.7 WRFW/River Falls. More information.

Organic Valley Farm Tour

UW-Eau Claire student Sarah Holm, is quoted in a Sept. 18 online article from Equities.com titled "Organic Valley Launches Third Annual Generation Organic 'Who's Your Farmer?' Tour."

UW-Eau Claire Recycling program

Kate Hartsel, university housing and sustainability, is pictured in the Sept. 19 Leader-Telegram and in the online album called "UWEC Recycling."

County Board approves Lake Eau Claire improvement district

Robin Leary, Foundation and Alumni Relations, is mentioned in the Sept. 19 Leader-Telegram article "County Board approves Lake Eau Claire improvement district."

UW-Eau Claire associate professor featured in stories about cyberbullying

Dr. Justin Patchin, political science and Cyberbullying Research Center, is featured in the Sept. 17 WOGX.com article titled "'Sexting' may go hand-in-hand with unprotected sex among teens," and in the Sept. 18 edition of LakeGenevaNews.com in a story titled "Expert talks to parents about cyberbullying."

UW-Eau Claire ropes course offers chance to swing into unknown

UW-Eau Claire biology and geography students were featured in the Sept. 15 Leader-Telegram story “UW-Eau Claire ropes course offers chance to swing into unknown” and the accompanying online photo album.

Vice President Biden speech at UW-Eau Claire

Vice President Joe Biden's Sept. 13 appearance at UW-Eau Claire was featured in the following media stories:

• New York Times  Sept. 13 story "Biden Hammers G.O.P. Ticket's Domestic Policies"
• NBCNews.com's "First Read" Sept. 13 story "Biden, in Wisconsin, goes after Romney on education"
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinal  Sept. 13  story "Biden touts education in Eau Claire appearance"
• Associated Press Sept. 13 story "Biden plays to younger crowd in Wisconsin stop," published by the The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, La Crosse Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, WTMJ (Milwaukee) TV, Oshkosh Northwestern
• Watchdog.org Sept. 13 commentary "Obama’s been everywhere — except Wisconsin"
• WTAQ  radio (Green Bay) Sept. 13 story Vice President Joe Biden talks education during visit to Eau Claire
• WisPolitics.com Sept. 14 story "During Eau Claire visit, Biden criticizes GOP on education, Medicare"
• WISN-TV (Milwaukee) Sept. 13 story "V.P. Biden stresses differences between presidential campaigns"
• Leader-Telegram  Sept. 13  stories "Biden makes Eau Claire stop," "Biden talks up value of education before UW-EC crowd" and "UW-EC student watches speech from prime spot"
• Chippewa Herald Sept. 13 story "Biden: 'We will not be run off’
• WQOW-TV(Eau Claire) Sept. 13 stories "Vice President in Eau Claire" and "Local reaction to Vice President Biden’s speech in Eau Claire"
• WEAU-TV (Eau Claire) Sept. 13 story "Decision 2012: V.P. Biden speaks at UW-EC"
• Hudson Star-Observer Sept. 13 story "Vice-presidential candidates campaign in Wisconsin"

Wisconsin schools again do well in U.S. News college rankings

The Sept. 12  edition of the Jounal Sentinal Online cites the rankings from U.S. News and World Report "Best Colleges" edition,  which lists UW-Eau Claire as fifth in their ranking of top regional public universities.

UW-Eau Claire receives softtware donation.

Dr. Darcy Becker, accounting and finance, and David Nesvacil, College of Business and technical services, are quoted in the online news release from Audimation Services regarding a software donation from IDEA Academic Partnership.

Vice President Joe Biden to speak at Zorn Arena Sept. 13

Vice President Joe Biden will speak at UW-Eau Claire on Thursday, Sept. 13. Check the following links to regional coverage for details of the story as reported on WTAQ, WEAU-TV 13, and WSAU.

Most Wisconsin schools with McNair Scholars to keep funding despite national cuts

UW-Eau Claire is cited in the Sept. 11 online edition of the Wisconsin State Journal in the article "Most Wisconsin schools with McNair Scholars to keep funding despite national cuts."

Wilson on WPR's 'Spectrum West'

Christopher Wilson, Continuing Education, was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Spectrum West" Sept. 7. He discussed his UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education course, Exploring Classical Music. Listen to the show archive.