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  • Project Discovery students on a bike trip

    Project Discovery celebrates, reflects on 40th anniversary

    Cam Adams
    December 20

    Heath Robertson sat at the back of the bus on a college tour trip when he was asked about his future plans. Robertson’s answer? He didn’t have any.

  • Project Discovery students on a bike trip

    Project Discovery celebrates, reflects on 40th anniversary

    December 20

    Heath Robertson sat at the back of the bus on a college tour trip when he was asked about his future plans. Robertson’s answer? He didn’t have any.

  • HHS

    Aliya Bailey named director of development for ĢƵCollege of Health, Human Sciences

    December 20

    Aliya D. Bailey, former assistant director of annual giving at the Fordham University School of Law, has been named director of development for ĢƵ’s College of Health and Human Sciences.

  • Old Crow Medicine Show

    Rescheduled Mountain Heritage Day 50th Anniversary Concert set for March 23

    December 19

    ĢƵ is excited to announce the rescheduled Mountain Heritage Day 50th anniversary evening concert, now set for Sunday, March 23, at the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Doors will open at 4 p.m.

  • Bill Conway with ĢƵnursing students

    Conway Scholars meet benefactor, hear from NCDHHS secretary, receive nursing pins

    Bill Studenc
    December 19

    The nearly 75 members of the inaugural class of Conway Scholars in ĢƵ’s School of Nursing met their benefactor and heard a message of gratitude for obstacles overcome and encouragement for challenges ahead from North Carolina’s highest ranked health care official Thursday, Dec. 12, on the eve of commencement.

  • ĢƵalumnus Keith Ramsey

    Funds launched by alumnus support preprofessional health majors, marching band students

    Bill Studenc
    December 16

    Two scholarship funds established by a ĢƵ alumnus who grew up the son of Sylva’s first full-time optometrist before embarking upon his own distinguished medical career have supported scores of ĢƵstudents majoring in preprofessional health programs and participating in marching band.

  • Kathleen de la Torre

    Kathleen de la Torre named WCU’s assistant vice chancellor for development

    Bill Studenc
    December 16

    Kathleen de la Torre, director of development for the College of Health and Human Sciences at ĢƵ, has been promoted to the role of assistant vice chancellor for development.

  • Joseph Oladeji

    ĢƵcomputer science senior secures job with Google

    December 12

    Joseph Oladeji is probably feeling lucky.

  • Debra Burke

    Burke receives $235K grant to continue agricultural mediation programs

    December 11

    The North Carolina Agricultural Mediation Program and the Farm Agricultural Resources and Mediation of Virginia have been two mainstays at ĢƵ for a while now.

  • Garrett Ozark

    College of Business alumnus who appeared on ‘Shark Tank’ shares secrets of success

    Bill Studenc
    December 11

    A ĢƵ College of Business graduate and former Catamount baseball player who hit it out of the ballpark with an appearance on “Shark Tank” shared some personal lessons from his life as an entrepreneur during a recent-on campus presentation.

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