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Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at WCU
October 23Iyomi 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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Nursing school director endows scholarship for WCU’s new master’s degree program
October 10Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™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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MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee
October 9With its mission to expand access to care and create a healthier community in Western North Carolina, MAHEC announces the opening of a new health center in Cullowhee.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµlaunches master’s entry program in nursing to address regional workforce needs
September 30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s School of Nursing has announced the launch of its new Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN), designed to prepare graduates with a strong foundation in nursing practice and leadership while meeting the critical need for nurses across Western North Carolina and beyond.
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MHS program celebrates new graduates
May 19The Master of Health Sciences program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ was established in 2003, and with an everchanging health science field, the program has continued to adapt to meet the needs of students across the United States with backgrounds in healthcare administration and business, health-related education or clinical practice.
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Pedonti earns $175K grant for STEM summer camp
January 30Jackson County isn’t an urban hotbed like the Charlotte’s and Greensboro’s of the state are. It doesn’t have big museums, aquariums or any other spot that might get kids interested in STEM.
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Conway Scholars meet benefactor, hear from NCDHHS secretary, receive nursing pins
December 19The nearly 75 members of the inaugural class of Conway Scholars in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s School of Nursing met their benefactor and heard a message of gratitude for obstacles overcome and encouragement for challenges ahead from North Carolina’s highest ranked health care official Thursday, Dec. 12, on the eve of commencement.
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Funds launched by alumnus support preprofessional health majors, marching band students
December 16Two scholarship funds established by a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus who grew up the son of Sylva’s first full-time optometrist before embarking upon his own distinguished medical career have supported scores of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents majoring in preprofessional health programs and participating in marching band.
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$2.1 million gift provides scholarships for all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµnursing students
November 15Every Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ pre-licensure nursing student is now receiving scholarship support through a new program established by $2.1 million from philanthropists William and Joanne Conway via their donor-assisted fund, the Bedford Falls Foundation.
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