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The news column “COVID on campus” posts relevant COVID-19 news every week for UWEC students.

COVID on campus

September 22, 2020

Hoffman said UW system plans to make the determination by mid-July of whether fall semester classes will be online or face-to-face.

UW-Eau Claire faculty ready to remain online

April 21, 2020

Seven UW System schools have transitioned to online-only instruction, closing campus to students. faculty and staff.

UWEC prepares for COVID-19

March 12, 2020

At the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Riley McGrath, the Director of Counseling Services, said that this year the campus center has seen more students than 2018 saw all together.

UW system lacks counselors to meet student need

May 15, 2019

The survey will be included in the housing application for the upcoming year, Dean of Students Joseph Abhold said. The university has a goal to implement the survey in study abroad and away applications by the end of the semester.

Policy requires students to disclose felony convictions and expulsions for study abroad, away and university housing

September 25, 2018

From left to right: Hillary Smith, the chief of staff for Student Senate; Peter Hart-Brinson, associate professor of sociology; Jeff Smith, organizer for Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative of Western Wisconsin; and Jeremy Gragert, city councilman for District 3.

‘Reclaim the UW’: students and faculty speak out against budget cuts

May 10, 2018

UW-Stevens Point is the most recent Wisconsin public university to announce it’s plans to cut back on several programs in the humanities.

In Memory of the Humanities

March 13, 2018

Mike Rindo, the assistant chancellor for facilities and university relations, said the money will be used to increase the number of high-impact practices––such as internships or undergraduate research––that students experience before graduation.

Tuition increases for nonresident students

February 15, 2018

Chancellor James C. Schmidt, Katy McGarry and Nick Webber, the student body president and vice president, respectively, were part of the team from UW-Eau Claire that visited UW-Barron County on Nov. 15. They met with leaders and administrators from UW-Barron County.

UW-Eau Claire and UW-Barron County open discussion about the ‘merger’

November 29, 2017

Chancellor James C. Schmidt, Katy McGarry and Nick Webber, the student body president and vice president, respectively, were part of the team from UW-Eau Claire that visited UW-Barron County on Nov. 15. They met with leaders and administrators from UW-Barron County.

Board of Regents passes UW System Restructuring proposal

November 13, 2017

UW System President Ray Cross said the proposal is intended to provide more access to education while centralizing and supporting administration.

UW System proposes merging two-year colleges with four-year institutions

October 13, 2017

In a proposal released on Oct. 11, UW System President Ray Cross proposed merging two-year UW Colleges with four-year universities. The UW System Board of Regents will vote on the proposal on Thursday.

UW System Board of Regents passes policy that punishes students who disrupt freedom of expression

October 13, 2017

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