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  • reid conway

    University recognized for energy efforts

    May 6

    The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has formally recognized Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ for its efforts to reduce energy consumption.

  • bee campus 20

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµcertified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate

    May 3

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµhas become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators.

  • lane perry and Blossom Steem

    Students pitch business ideas at competition

    May 3

    At the 2024 Student Innovation Showcase Pitch Competition, students from across campus brought their entrepreneurial minds together to share new business ventures.

  • trevor arrowood graduation

    New scholarship for criminal justice students honors memory of alumnus, police officer

    Bill Studenc
    May 1

    Family and friends of the late Trevor Arrowood, a Polk County native who died in 2021 after a three-year battle with cancer, have established a scholarship fund for future students majoring in criminology and criminal justice.

  • impact awards

    Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning celebrates students, faculty with Impact Awards

    May 1

    Several Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµprograms, faculty and students were recognized by the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning during the 2024 Impact Awards ceremony.

  • denise morgan

    Denise Morgan named Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Early Literacy

    Julia Duvall
    April 30

    In January, Morgan was hired as the Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy at WCU.

  • denise morgan

    Denise Morgan named Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Early Literacy

    April 30

    In January, Morgan was hired as the Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy at WCU.

  • nursing students in honduras

    Nursing students travel to Honduras, volunteer with Shoulder to Shoulder organization

    April 30

    Last year, Jaclyn Bandell, director of WCU’s family nurse practitioner program, volunteered with Shoulder to Shoulder, Inc., spending a week at the organization’s clinic in Southern Intibucá, Honduras.

  • ecet022

    College of Engineering and Technology to offer new concentrations this fall

    April 29

    The College of Engineering and Technology will be offering several new and refreshed concentrations this fall as part of the college’s program expansion.

  • Brian Whelan

    Marketing professor’s research indicates iconic brands may want to avoid extensive social media

    Brian Whelan
    April 29

    A recent research project led by Brian Whelan reaches the surprising conclusion that a higher level of social media activity on behalf of instantly recognizable brands results in a decrease in consumer attachment to those brands.

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