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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµtrustees to meet Sept. 3-4 in Bardo Arts Center

The Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, and committee meetings at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.  

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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ statement about residential instruction, first day of classes

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ had a successful first day of classes and is moving forward with residential instruction. We have implemented a series of changes including a mask mandate, lowering classroom density, and many other protocols through our Catamounts Care initiative. Additionally, we have erected outdoor tents throughout campus for student, faculty and staff use. We continue to evaluate conditions that may influence our ability to deliver residential operations.   

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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµtrustees elect officers, make committee appointments, amend bylaws

The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµBoard of Trustees elected a slate of officers for 2020-21, made appointments to several committees and approved changes to bylaws permitting more frequent electronic meetings.  

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Blue Ridge Public Radio, Mountain Xpress and Smoky Mountain News to host two-day NC11 candidate forum

Republican Madison Cawthorn and Democrat Moe Davis, candidates for the North Carolina congressional seat left vacant by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, have both agreed to appear at a two-day joint forum hosted by three of the district’s largest media outlets.   

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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµrevamps Title IX policies and procedures

Following a recent regulatory overhaul of federal Title IX civil rights legislation by the U.S. Department of Education, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµhas revamped its Title IX-related policies and procedures.  

Kelli Brown sworn in

Chancellor takes oath of office, outlines priorities for new academic year

Chancellor Kelli R. Brown was sworn into office and urged the university community not to allow the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfrom meeting its mission of providing higher education and outreach to Western North Carolina.  

Kathy Mathews NSF Grant

NSF grant will aid in preserving several biological collections

Grant will allow Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµto preserve and display its herbarium, arthropods and birds and mammals collections.  

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Faculty Senate approves resolution opposing resumption of in-person instruction for fall 2020

WCU’s Faculty Senate approved a resolution against resuming in-person instruction for fall semester.  

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Alumnae Give Back by Serving on Accounting Board

Sue Swanger remembers them well: a group of bright and eager young women who all happened to be in her graduate auditing class together in 2003, all working toward their master’s degrees in accounting. That they now all serve together on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Business accounting advisory board is no surprise to their former professor.