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  • Freshman Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents running

    Fill The Western Sky

    Benny Smith
    October 15

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    Hair-Raising Findings

    Julia Duvall
    October 15

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    Colleen Heuser | A Day In the Life

    Sam Wallace
    October 6

    Colleen is a student at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµas well as a counselor for Cat Camp. Tag along as she shows her experiences at Cat Camp!

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    Strategy for Appropriate Use of Generative AI by Students

    College of Business
    October 4

    With the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, many in academia are trying to determine how to best enable their students to gain experience with this increasingly valuable asset without making it easier for them to use the technology to complete assignments, tantamount to academic dishonesty.

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    Nicole Kanupp | Day in the Life

    Sam Wallace
    September 21

    Join us for an exhilarating day in the life of Nicole Kanupp, a dedicated member of the Pride of the Mountains marching band at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ!

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    Jessica Gasperson-Shuford

    Julia Duvall
    September 15

    Born and raised in Western North Carolina, Jessica Gasperson-Shuford, a summer 2023 graduate of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™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.

  • Kayla Patterson

    MFA program checked all the boxes for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµalum: culture, mountains and academic rigor

    Julia Duvall
    August 11

    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.

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    Alumnus to take advantage of tax changes allowing gifts from IRAs

    Bill Studenc
    August 7

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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.

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    Semaija Johnson | Day in the Life

    Sam Wallace
    August 4

    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!

  • stylized image of Preston Ellington

    Discover Your Own Breakthrough

    Julia Duvall
    August 1

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

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