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Įau Claire's role as an educational institution underwent profound changes in the 1940s and 1950s. The former First Lady addressed an audience of more than 2,000 at a United Nations Day. Davies and Delpha Davies welcome Eleanor Roosevelt to the Eau Claire campus on April 20, 1954. The campus was also altered to accommodate a 300-man detachment from the Army Air Corps. In 1927, the name of the college was changed to Eau Claire State Teachers College and the school began offering a bachelor's degree program. Most of the building was repurposed for general university classroom use, with about a third of the space dedicated to a child daycare center. Park Elementary had an unusual architectural design that included a hidden third story balcony used by professors and student teachers to observe classes.Īs a result of the changing educational focus of the University, this method of teaching new teachers fell out of use and Park Elementary School was closed. 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." Īs a college primarily focused on educating teachers, Eau Claire housed Park Elementary, a laboratory school. At the school's founding ceremony Governor Emanuel L. įounded in 1916 as the Eau Claire State Normal School, the university originally offered one-, two- and three-year teachers' courses and a principals' course. The student body's mascot is Blu the Blugold.

The university is affiliated with the NCAA's Division III and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). An additional 168 acres (68 ha) of forested land is used for environmental research. The campus consists of 28 major buildings spanning 333 acres (135 ha). UW–Eau Claire had an annual budget of approximately 237 million dollars in the 2017–18 academic year. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire ( UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.