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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
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Motto Excellence. Our measure, our motto, our goal.
Type State university
Established 1916
Endowment US $37,524,837
Chancellor James C. Schmidt
Vice-Chancellor Beth Hellwig
Patricia Kleine
Dean Joseph Abhold
Diane Hoadley
David Baker
Gail P. Scukanec
Marty Wood
Linda Young
Academic staff
479
Administrative staff
1,150
Students 11,046
Undergraduates 10,499
Postgraduates 547
Location Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
44°47′56″N 91°29′58″W / 44.798950°N 91.499346°W / 44.798950; -91.499346Coordinates: 44°47′56″N 91°29′58″W / 44.798950°N 91.499346°W / 44.798950; -91.499346
Campus Urban, 333 acres (135 ha)
Colors Navy blue, Old gold
         
Nickname Blugolds
Website www.uwec.edu
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The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (also known as UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public liberal arts university located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Part of the University of Wisconsin System, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees and is categorized as a postbaccalaureate comprehensive institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UW-Eau Claire had an annual budget of approximately 230 million dollars in the 2015-15 academic year.

The campus consists of 28 major buildings spanning 333 acres (135 ha). An additional 168 acres (68 ha) of forested land is used for environmental research. UWEC is situated on the Chippewa River in the Chippewa Valley.

The university is affiliated with the NCAA's Division III and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The student body's mascot is Blu the Blugold.

Founded in 1916 as the Eau Claire State Normal School, the university originally offered one-, two- and three-year teachers' courses and a principals' course. At the school's founding ceremony Governor Emanuel L. Philipp said the university was founded "in order that you, the sons and daughters of the commonwealth, might have better educational service." He went on to say the university would "go on benefiting the state of Wisconsin as long as the walls of this massive building (Schofield Hall) last."

As a college primarily focused on educating teachers, Eau Claire housed Park Elementary, a laboratory school. Park Elementary had an unusual architectural design that included a hidden third story balcony used by professors and student teachers to observe classes.


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