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Fund for ĢƵsupports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention
February 12With the help of $5,000 in funding from the 1889 Impact Grants Program, ĢƵ’s Office of Intercultural Affairs increased cultural and educational programming and enhanced efforts to support student success and retention.
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ĢƵand Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission
February 10Over 300 miles separate ĢƵ and Vance-Granville Community College — but the two schools are now much closer than the distance that separates them.
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Third annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 26
February 10ĢƵ’s annual all-in day of giving to the institution, titled “One Day for Western” and taking place Wednesday, March 26, will focus on garnering philanthropic gifts for all of the Catamount sports teams and for endowments supporting academic excellence.
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ĢƵexpands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7ĢƵ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
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ĢƵsees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7ĢƵexperienced a notable increase in total enrollment from spring 2024 to spring 2025, with a 1.73% increase and a 2.39% increase in undergraduate students. The university also saw a 2.23% retention rate increase for fall 2024 to spring 2025 with a 92.14% retention rate reported.
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ĢƵsees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7The spring semester is underway at ĢƵ and that means looking at how the university’s enrollment is shaping up for the first few weeks of the new year.
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ĢƵexpands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7ĢƵ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
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ĢƵsocial work students engage with alumni with help from Fund for WCU
February 5Students from ĢƵ’s Department of Social Work fanned out across Western North Carolina during the 2024 falls semester to connect with previous graduates of the program and encourage engagement by the ĢƵalumni with their program and their alma mater.
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ĢƵprofessor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field
February 5Bora Karayaka, a professor at ĢƵ’s College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.
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The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects
February 5A new book written by a professor of project management in the College of Business at ĢƵ is designed to help members of business organizations improve their skills in both project management skills and knowledge management.