• Vonterius Woolbright

    Vonterius Woolbright

    February 19

    It started with being named the Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year. From there, the accolades and honors have just been pouring in for ĢƵ’s Vonterius Woolbright, a senior on the men’s basketball team.

  • Asha Charlotte

    Asha Sr., Charlotte

    February 19

    Asha, a senior from Charlotte, is yet another example of that. Yes, that’s Asha with no last name, courtesy of her dad who decided she would be the only family member (which consists of her parents and four other siblings) that would not have one.

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    Project CARE inspires alumna toward service

    February 19

    Nia Blackwell was quiet, shy in high school. She knew she needed to get out her shell, make friends and connect with community when she came to WCU.

  • Lane Perry

    Fellowship supports research into rural businesses

    February 19

    ĢƵfaculty member Lane Perry is working to understand the nuances of successful entrepreneurship in rural communities.

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    ĢƵBoard of Trustees to hold quarterly meeting March 1

    February 14

    The Board of Trustees of ĢƵ will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, in the board room of H.F. Robinson Administration Building.

  • Don Tomas and Kelli Brown

    Catamount Compass Program leads SCC graduates to WCU

    February 14

    ĢƵChancellor Kelli Brown and Don Tomas, president of Southwestern Community College, recently met to sign a renewal of the memorandum of understanding between the two institutions.

  • Armani Blair

    Armani Blair

    February 12

    Armani Blair has run track for as long as she can remember. She inherited the passion of running from her mother, Jamicka Abraham, who also ran track. But Blair, a junior from Charlotte and a member of ĢƵ’s women’s track and field team, will be the first to tell you she’s not your average track athlete. Track is not at the forefront of her life. For Blair, a double major in political science and sociology, it’s grades first.

  • Todd Creasy

    New study examines role of personality dimensions in project improvement teams

    February 12

    Although the importance of conflict management style, self-monitoring and change orientation is well-established in the management sciences, recent research by a ĢƵ professor suggests that those personality traits are frequently overlooked when organizations assemble teams tasked with improving business practices.

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    Professor’s work on historical resource spans 20 years

    February 9

    Last September, English Studies professor Brent Kinser was recognized for more than 20 years of editorial work when Duke University Press held a celebration for the publication of the 50th and final volume of “The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle.”

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    ĢƵopens new passport facility, awards 25 free passports for students to study abroad

    February 8

    ĢƵhas been selected by the Institute of International Education to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable 25 students to obtain a U.S. passport to support their study abroad journeys.