Levin-Stankevich, Brian

Person

Staff Only

Biography

Brian Levin-Stankevich served as UW-Eau Claire chancellor from 2006 to 2012, during which time he promoted the growth of the campus and the improvement of the university's programs despite large reductions in state support.

During the Levin-Stankevich years, two major construction projects came to life on campus. A new W.R. Davies Student Center replaced the first student center that had been built in 1959. Construction began on a new classroom building, eventually named Centennial Hall, on the site of the old Campus School. During these years there also were renovations to the student recreation center, a restoration of the auditorium in historic Schofield Hall, and participation by the university in a public-private partnership to renovate and expand Hobbs Ice Center. A subsidiary of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation also purchased the former St. Bede Monastery south of Eau Claire, and the university planned to relocate the Children's Center there.

Levin-Stankevich also led the adoption of the Blugold Commitment program, through which students agreed to pay additional differential tuition to fund new faculty positions, provide additional financial aid, create programs that provide education beyond the traditional classroom setting, increase the four-year graduation rate and lower class size. Levin-Stankevich left UW-Eau Claire to head Westminster College in Utah.

Occupations

Chancellor -- Date: 2006 - 2012

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation Records, 1936-2025 (bulk 1956-2025)

Collection

Identifier: Archives Series 137

Summary The University Foundation was established in 1958 through the Eau Claire College Committee, to act as a legal depository to receive, invest, and distribute funds to supplement those which the state provides. This is done through donor gifts and bequests, fund raising, and providing scholarships, financial aid, and opportunities for students. A board of directors and various committees direct the foundation’s activities to benefit the university and to advocate between the university and...

Dates: 1936-2025 (bulk 1956-2025)

Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Correspondence and Subject File, 1936-2014

Collection

Identifier: Archives Series 001

Summary University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor's (and previously the President's) correspondence and subject files covering all aspects of the university including instruction, Board of Regents, building program, gifts and grants, accreditation, and student affairs. Although the series dates from 1936 and is therefore incomplete, it includes material from every President's/Chancellor's administration at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Besides documenting the routine...

Dates: 1936-2014