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NC Governor’s Advisory Committee for Western North Carolina Recovery holds first in-person meeting at WCU
March 19Nearly six months after Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, the region's recovery efforts continue.
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Justin Pace to lead ĢƵSchool of Accounting, Finance, Info Systems, Business Law
March 14Justin Pace, assistant professor of business law at ĢƵ, has been named director of the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law in the College of Business.
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ĢƵscholars publish new book on mental illness stigma
March 13A new book from two ĢƵ scholars investigates the existence and impact of mental illness stigma on university campuses.
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RASC 2025: David Joy and campus research presentations
March 12ĢƵ double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at ĢƵon Wednesday, March 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
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Restoring through research: ĢƵprofessors assist law enforcement and National Weather Service
March 7In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, first responders and volunteers rushed to help their neighbors. Checking in on loved ones, restoring electricity to homes and businesses, and conducting search and rescue missions already looked like a daunting uphill battle.
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Alex Gary to resign after nearly five years as Athletics Director at WCU
March 7ĢƵ announced today that Alex Gary, Catamount Athletics director since May 2020, has resigned from his position.
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ĢƵlaunches engineering discovery program with new director Gretchen Dietz
February 27Upbeat music plays as students walk into an introductory engineering class with ĢƵ faculty member Gretchen Dietz, who smiles as she checks in with students: “How’s everyone doing? Any fun facts to share? Today, we are 3D CAD modeling. Does anyone already know how? Let’s use this knowledge to help your classmates and learn from each other!”
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Restoring through research: professors navigate floodwaters post-Helene
February 26As Hurricane Helene slowed and sat over Western North Carolina, dumping record amounts of rain, flooding began to devastate the region. In Asheville, the French Broad River rose nearly 25 feet higher than its normal water levels. The water carried cars downstream, leveled buildings, and picked up debris that mixed and churned in the river. This once-in-a-thousand-year weather event has now become the third deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.
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Electrical engineering students create a portable energy model for Duke Energy
February 26Ben Griffith and Hardin Kennedy, two seniors majoring in electrical engineering at ĢƵ, have created a portable educational model for Duke Energy.
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Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer
February 21ĢƵ alumnus Aaron Speyer doesn’t remember much about his trip to the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia when he was six years old — but he remembers that initial fascination with space.