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Lifelong love of libraries leads to couple鈥檚 philanthropic support of Hunter Library

A North Carolina couple鈥檚 lifelong affinity for libraries has inspired them to direct gifts and pledges totaling $25,000 to provide a boost for initiatives and services provided by Hunter Library.  

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Gifts in honor of retired physical therapy professor support WCU program, students

Three WCU physical therapy students will gain valuable hands-on experience this summer providing pro-bono treatment and services to residents of a community in Honduras with limited access to health care.  

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Facilities Management recognized with awards

Joe Walker, 甜瓜视频app鈥檚 associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management, has been given the 2024 Frank B. Turner award.   

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Call Me MiSTER program graduates its first cohort

When Andrue Smith walks across the stage this spring, earning his bachelor鈥檚 degree in middle grades education and history, he will have charted a path for men of color wanting to become teachers.   

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Student receives WRESA Dogwood Trust grant

Daniel Pickens, a Franklin native, was recently awarded a Dogwood Trust aspiring educators grant from the Western Region Education Service Alliance.  

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Stage and Screen student gets rave reviews for docuseries

Aidan McGinnis produced 鈥淲hee, The Cats,鈥� a docuseries offering a candid look at the WCU football team.  

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The Catamount School plans to relocate to Reid

After a tumultuous couple of weeks, WCU has found a permanent space for the Catamount School. The lab school will be housed in Reid Building on the university鈥檚 campus this coming school year.  

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Chancellor Kelli Brown 4-peats on Business NC Power List

For the fourth year in a row, Business North Carolina magazine included WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown in its Power List of the state鈥檚 most influential leaders.  

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Shannon Swimmer named director of WCU Cherokee Center

Shannon Swimmer received a master鈥檚 degree in human resource management from 甜瓜视频app in 2007. After several years working in tribal law, Swimmer has returned to WCU in a new capacity, as director of the Cherokee Center.