UW-Eau Claire - Barron County

06/03/2026

Starting tonight in the UWECBC Fine Arts Theatre: The Northern Star Theatre Company's production of Frozen.

❄️✨ Tickets for Disney’s FROZEN are NOW ON SALE! ✨❄️
Join us for this spectacular full-length Broadway-style production featuring over 2 hours of unforgettable music, dazzling magic, lovable characters, and incredible live performances.
From “Let It Go” to heartwarming adventures with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and friends — this is a theatrical event you won’t want to miss! Experience the wonder live on stage. 🎭☃️
⭐Visit our website at www.nstcricelake.org to get your tickets today!

05/14/2026

The campus trees are ready for tonight’s Commencement. Graduates, be sure to take some photos in front of these beauties!

Commencement is at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. All are welcome!

If you can’t attend in person, Rice Lake Community Media will livestream the ceremony on their website and TV channels. There will also be a livestream link on the ECBC website.

05/08/2026

Our Film Studies students in Quentin Vieregge's English 181 showcased their final projects yesterday, exploring a variety of film styles and genres! From creative storytelling to unique visual techniques, they put their skills and passion for film on full display. Great work to all of our talented students!

05/04/2026

Joshua Morey, MS, MSW, CAPSW, will share with us how economic insecurity impacts the mental health of young people and their families.

Learn about emerging trends in research regarding the prevalence of economic insecurity and its impacts on the mental health of young people and their families. Using C Wright Mills’s Sociological Imagination as a lodestar, we will analyze macro and micro level data, local (Barron County and Rice Lake) data, and perspectives of students and families with whom the presenter has worked as a school social worker. We will consider the effectiveness of interventions that have been attempted at structural, institutional, and interpersonal levels.

Joshua Morey is a Sociology Instructor at Northwood Technical College and UW-Eau Claire, a Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker, and Licensed School Social Worker.

He has over 25 years of experience in human services and education, with professional expertise in poverty, homelessness, mental health, domestic violence, s*xual violence, race, ethnicity, gender, s*x, s*xuality, and immigration.

When he’s not at work or reading, you might find him spending time with his family in the woods, on a lake, hunting, fishing, gardening, or playing basketball.

04/30/2026

With Rex-Mex – We just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

We love the ROARsome food! And are so thankful for their help with the 2026 GEEKcon!

04/28/2026

Last week students in Environmental Biology and Conservation Lab recently learned about Earth Day and then picked up trash on campus.

The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. It's creation is credited to U.S. Senator Ga***rd Nelson, who grew up in Clear Lake, Wisconsin which is less than 50 miles from the UW-Eau Claire - Barron County campus. Earth Day was a hallmark event of 1970s which is widely considered the decade of environmentalism.

04/27/2026

💙✨ THANK YOU, GEEKcon FAM! ✨💙

Our hearts are so full after an incredible day at GEEKcon 2026! Thank you to everyone who attended, including our amazing vendors, enthusiastic attendees, and the delicious food trucks. You all helped create such a fun, welcoming, and wonderfully geeky atmosphere!

A special thank you to the vendors who generously donated prizes for our attendee drawings. You made the day even more memorable!

Prize Winners:
If your name is listed below, please check your email and voicemail for details on claiming your prize!

Succulent Basket (donated by Mary Caton Rosser): Linda
Adorable Crocheted Animals (donated by Cindy Bartholomew): Hunter
Pokémon Cards (donated by Micky Trexler): Santi
Jimi Hendrix Funko Pop (donated by Amie Hakari): Gideon
NePETism Book (donated by Ben Heer): Sarah
GEEKcon Crayons Basket (donated by Eau! My Crayons): Kalvin
Merry Market Candle & Melts (donated by Mary Kreuser): Nicole
D20 Shaker & Keychain (donated by Vixie Graphics): Izzy
Apple //e Owner’s Manual (donated by Lucas Mikkelson): Miles
LEGO Set (donated by Craig Ernst & the Chippewa Valley Blockheads): Amber

Thank you again for being part of such a special day! We truly appreciate this community and are already counting down to next year!

04/27/2026

Join us for a crash course on how we make audio drama. We touch on each phase of the process, from writing and directing to sound design, scoring and all the way to release.

Meet Richard Mills and Dayn Leonardson

Richard is the writer, director and producer of the award winning audio drama Homicide at Heavensgate, and its upcoming sequel Su***de in Santa Fe.

Dayn is an award winning sound designer and composer who has worked on a host of audio dramas, including The White Vault, Dark Dice, and Vast Horizons, as well as the aforementioned Homicide and Su***de.

Sentinel Studios is an independent audio production company intensely dedicated to crafting meaningful and thought-provoking stories brought to life through the medium of sound. At Sentinel Studios, we believe that default is not always correct, that ideas must not go unquestioned, and that new and unique perspectives are vital to better understanding this journey called life. From our vantage point, everything looks different, and we’d love the opportunity to show you what we see.

The Thursdays at the U weekly series is free and open to the public thanks to support from the UW-Eau Claire – Barron County Foundation. Neither seating reservations nor parking permits are needed for in-person attendees.

04/25/2026

GEEKcon is rolling along! There is still time for you to stop by campus to meet vendors and get your geek on. We’re here until 4!

04/25/2026

ROARsome food at GEEKcon today!
Rex-Mex is on site.

Geek out with us!