University of Wisconsin Eau Claire News

A second University of Wisconsin campus is adding a program designed to get kids from low-income families interested in college.

Estero High School senior-to-be Erick Montoya was the first participant to cross the finish line.

Students in the UW-system should plan on digging deeper to pay for tuition. The UW board of regents plans to set tuition rates next week.

MARINETTE - A cast of 34 will present Theatre on the Bay's production of the musical, "Footloose," starting July 9. Performances in Herbert L. Williams Theatre, of the University of Wisconsin-Marinette are at 7:30 p.m. July 9 to 12 and 16 to 19.

Rebecca Kidnie, a catcher for the UW-Eau Claire softball team, made an unusual call Monday afternoon at Carson Park.

Background: Allouez native and a graduate of De Pere Abbot Pennings High School and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a bachelor's of science degree in biology and a chemistry minor.

Governor Jim Doyle announced that the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been selected as the recipient of new funding to expand pre-college awareness programs on its campus.

Several area UW-Eau Claire students won awards recently at the university's 17th annual Student Research Day.

Recent Luxemburg-Casco High School graduate Carli Uphill was selected as the school's student of the quarter by the LCHS Student Representatives.

Spring commencement exercises for 1,217 students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire were May 16 in the Zorn Arena.

Submitted by Kristin Holtz on June 22, 2009 - 2:03pm. Engagements Phillips-Moynihan Destiny Phillips and Tyler Moynihan of Shakopee announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Robert Abel, son of Alice Kennedy, Loyal, and Ron Abel, Junction City, received his Master of Divinity degree May 11 from Western Theological Seminary at Holland, Mich.

Allison Proite frequented The Stones Throw for the nightclub's variety of music.

A Chippewa County man accused of attempting to steal an Eau Claire police officer's gun while being booked at the Eau Claire County Jail will be able to avoid a criminal conviction under an agreement with prosecutors.

Title: Senior coordinator for assessment and special projects at UW-Eau Claire. Talks About: Directing UW-Eau Claire's Welcome to Our Backyard Summer Events schedule, an eight-week program that runs through July 30.

To comply with state-imposed furloughs, UW-Eau Claire plans to encourage professors to take time off between semesters.

Several area residents received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at its spring commencement May 16.

Chad Ronnander, a UW-Eau Claire history professor, has been named the new president of the Chippewa Area Catholic School system.

Graduates who plan to go from Tuesday's D.C. Everest High School commencement straight into the work force face tough odds in the economic recession, advisers say.

MADISON - Amid pay cuts, furloughs and larger class sizes, University of Wisconsin System officials see one silver lining in the otherwise harsh state budget: a big investment in new buildings.