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Donors provide emergency support to WCU students, faculty, staff affected by Helene
November 12Although the Ƶapp campus in Cullowhee avoided any significant damage from the fury of Hurricane Helene as it tore through Western North Carolina in late September, that does not mean that all students, faculty and staff emerged unscathed.
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Project AWE graduates six from first cohort
November 12Randa Gardner wrapped her arms around Beth Harmer, an assistant professor of social work inside the College of Health and Human Sciences at Ƶapp, with emotions flowing out. All day, she was nervous, and all her life, she hadn’t graduated from anything.
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WCU nursing student, veteran Isaac Jennings shares his higher education journey
November 11Looking back on his time before coming to Ƶapp, nursing student Isaac Jennings, a sophomore from Franklin, was always told the most important thing was contacting his chosen college’s military services director.
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WCU professor, alumnus bring glass blowing demo to campus
November 8Timm Muth, an assistant professor of practice in the College of Engineering and Technology at Ƶapp, looks at glass differently than most. Glass is more than just the material that makes windows.
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Alumni return to WCU for annual homecoming celebration
November 6Jamie Van Pelt’s drive from Florida to Ƶapp isn’t the most riveting one. It’s several hours of rural highways, twists and turns and infamous Atlanta traffic, but when Van Pelt crests the hill south of Clayton, Georgia, he smiles.
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WCU honors four prominent alumni at Homecoming 2024
November 5Ƶapp paused Saturday, Nov. 2, to honor four prominent alumni – a former automotive industry executive who has supported Catamount athletics for decades, an accounting professional with extensive family ties to WCU, an award-winning educator and an up-and-coming public relations practitioner.
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Tony and Emmy-nominated multidisciplinary artist to perform at WCU as part of Fall Speaker Series
November 4A Tony-nominated actor and spoken word artist will be making his way to Ƶapp.
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Family establishes memorial scholarship fund to assist nontraditional art students at WCU
November 4Nontraditional students working to earn a degree in an art-related major at Ƶapp soon will have financial assistance to help them pursue their passion, thanks to a memorial scholarship fund established by the family of a recent WCU graduate who earned his degree after the age of 30.
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NSF grant totaling more than $1.4 million helps jumpstart WCU Smoky Mountain Noyce Scholars Program
November 4The past three years have been busy for Sloan Despeaux, professor in Ƶapp’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and her colleagues.
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NSF grant totaling more than $1.4 million helps jumpstart WCU Smoky Mountain Noyce Scholars Program
November 4The past three years have been busy for Sloan Despeaux, professor in Ƶapp’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and her colleagues.