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    Making (brain) waves: ĢƵadds 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.

  • Iyomi Grinan

    Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at WCU

    Cam Adams
    October 23

    Iyomi Grinan was looking for a change. Studying at a large public university in her home state just wasn’t her cup of tea. Classes were way too big, sometimes eclipsing 400 students, and Grinan didn’t feel that her professors were too invested in their students either.

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    Internships help pave career paths for College of Business students

    Bill Studenc
    October 23

    Sixty-five students from ĢƵ’s College of Business recently completed internships designed to help provide them with critical hands-on experience in industries ranging from travel and tourism to professional sports.

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    Cherokee Center to hold 50th anniversary celebration Nov. 4

    Julia Duvall ’15 and Brooklyn Brown MA ’22, Cherokee One Feather reporter
    October 21

    ĢƵ’s Cherokee Center will celebrate five decades of outreach and partnership with the Cherokee community on Tuesday, Nov. 4 with an open house beginning at 5:00 p.m. followed by a reception and panel discussion at the Cherokee Youth Activity Center from 6 to 8 p.m.

  • Susan and Rich Price

    $1.25 M gift to athletics pushes ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign past its $100 M goal

    Bill Studenc
    October 21

    A planned gift from a longtime Western North Carolina economic development and marketing professional and his spouse has pushed ĢƵ’s “Fill the Western Sky” comprehensive fundraising campaign past its minimum goal of $100 million in philanthropic support.

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    Economic Impact

    Julia Duvall '15
    October 15

    ĢƵ is a powerful catalyst for economic development in Western North Carolina and across the state. Each year, ĢƵgenerates a total economic impact of $682 million statewide and supports more than 5,800 jobs, both directly and indirectly.

  • ĢƵstudents attend a campus FirstGen Week event

    OSR, OAR each earn $1.4 million TRIO Student Support Services grants

    Cam Adams
    October 15

    ĢƵ is home to students from many different backgrounds, boasting a high percentage of first-generation students and a number of learners with disabilities. Thanks to a pair of federal TRIO Student Support Services grants, ĢƵis now better set up to support them.

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    College of Business chili cookoff evolves into a campus battle of bowls set for Nov. 15

    Bill Studenc
    October 13

    Chili might not be the entrée that most people think of when discussing weekend brunch options, but that’s exactly what will be on the menu the morning of Saturday, Nov. 15, at ĢƵ’s fourth annual Faculty and Staff Chili Cookoff.

  • Meghan Greenly

    Recreational therapy senior Meghan Greenly selected for prestigious award

    Cam Adams
    October 13

    When Meghan Greenly, sitting beside her proud mother, got her offer, she couldn’t help but smile.

  • Terri Durbin (center), chief faculty marshal since 2024, participates in the spring 2025 commencement ceremony.

    Nursing school director endows scholarship for WCU’s new master’s degree program

    Bill Studenc
    October 10

    ĢƵ’s new master’s degree program focusing on increasing the availability of health care in the rural Southern Appalachian Mountains is receiving a financial boost from the director of the school in which the program is housed.

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