SchChat - School | University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

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At UW-Eau Claire, we have redefined the college experience to better prepare you for the future and give you the space you need to transform yourself and the world around you. Although the name has changed throughout the years, UW-Eau Claire's commitment to excellence in higher education has remained constant. From commencement day in May 2016 through commencement day in May 2017, we celebrated our 100th anniversary. Learn about the history of this outstanding university and discover our plans for the next 100 years. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire opened its doors in the fall of 1916 as the Eau Claire State Normal School. A single building, now known as Schofield Hall, was constructed on a 12-acre site donated by the city of Eau Claire. With a student body of 159 and a faculty of 20, the school offered one- and two-year elementary and three-year secondary teachers' courses, and a principal's course. Although the education of teachers was the mission of the institution, from the beginning it made available two years of general education or pre-professional study for persons not expecting to teach. Harvey A. Schofield was the first president of the new school, and his leadership saw it through the first 25 critical years of its existence.