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Born and raised in Western North Carolina, Jessica Gasperson-Shuford, a summer 2023 graduate of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner program, knew she wanted to go into the health care field since she was in her teens.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a decade of work and life experience, Kentucky native Mo Kessler wanted to find a master’s program that checked all the boxes when it came to culture, experiencing the mountains of Western North Carolina and of course the master’s program itself.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ alumnus Dennis Fox and wife Susan are utilizing recent changes in tax laws to make a planned gift that will provide support to students in the College of Business.

Get ready to meet the amazing Semaija Johnson, a rockstar leader of WCU's ASP program! Join her as she takes you through a day in the life of a summer student!

Greensboro native Preston Ellington’s journey to being a physical therapist started back in high school in a health and human sciences class.

Olivia Ramos, a Charlotte native who studied entertainment design and technology at WCU, knew she wanted to do something involving the arts, but her small high school did not offer a theater arts program.

Join Sydney Spivey, Brandon Rice, and Emma Hodes as they soak in their last week as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵstudents. From enjoying their, "lasts," to walking across the stage at commencement, get an inside look at what it looks like to graduate from WCU!

Maya Kelnhofer is a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ alumna who currently works as a ticket sales representative for the Milwaukee Brewers, a major league baseball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Charles Volz is a business administration and law major from Granite Falls. Volz will graduate this May and then attend law school in the fall.

How have lingering after-effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic – including labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, interest rate hikes and inflation – combined with the threat of a looming recession affected consumers, entrepreneurs and small businesses across the nation?