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  • Jess Weiler

    Weiler, Grist receive $70K grant to assist NC School for the Deaf

    Matt Salerno
    February 13

    In partnership with the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors Jess Weiler and Cathy Grist were awarded a $70,000 grant from NC Collaboratory to conduct an organizational assessment of NCSD’s administrative structures.

  • Canaan Frisby in his classroom equipment closet.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµalum Frisby named NC SHAPE Middle School PE Teacher of the Year

    Cam Adams
    February 11

    There’s a lot that Canaan Frisby likes about his job. Being a physical education teacher is all he ever wanted to do since middle school.

  • Wirt the cat

    Campus pets lift spirits, bring smiles to WCU

    Cam Adams
    January 29

    Amidst the stress of college, there are a few calming personalities students occasionally run into on their way to class: pets. For a single moment while they stop to pet them, all those worries evaporate.

  • Heather and Windy Gordon

    Retired professor, staff member spouse endow scholarship for psychology students

    Bill Studenc
    December 3

    An estate gift from a retired Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty member and his spouse, a current Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstaff member, will establish an endowed scholarship fund to provide financial support to students working toward undergraduate degrees in psychology.

  • 2025-2026 Misters

    Call Me MiSTER welcomes new cohort for 2025-26

    Cam Adams
    November 19

    One of Antonio Tyson’s greatest mentors in high school was his drama teacher. The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ student had a lot going on at home his senior year, and through that, his drama teacher was a shoulder to lean on.

  • Family smiling together

    Daughter’s experience in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµinclusive ed program leads parents to create endowment

    Bill Studenc
    November 5

    A Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ initiative that brings individuals with intellectual disabilities to campus for a living and learning experience has had such a positive impact on the life of one participant that her parents have created a fund to help more young adults like their daughter move toward independent living.

  • Malinda Pennington

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty member receives $9,000 to conduct autism training workshops across NC

    Matt Salerno
    October 28

    As an undergraduate student at North Carolina State University finishing her psychology degree, Malinda Pennington, assistant professor in the Special Education and Inclusive Learning program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, needed an internship to fulfill the requirement for an abnormal psychology course.

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    Making (brain) waves: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµadds neuroscience minor

    Cam Adams
    October 27

    The brain is one of the world’s greatest marvels. It’s full of neurons, and every day it sets in motion an orchestrated wonder called the human body. Thanks to a new minor, Catamounts will be able to use their own noggins to learn more about it.

  • Students at The Catamount School participate in class

    The Catamount School celebrates academic growth, rising enrollment

    Julia Duvall
    October 6

    The Catamount School, a lab school operated by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ in partnership with Jackson County Public Schools, is celebrating a year of academic progress and a significant increase in student enrollment.

  • Alexis Harp

    Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser

    Cam Adams
    September 10

    Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn’t even want to go to college.

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