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LIFTING OTHERS UP

ĢƵ running back Corey Holloway says his body is stronger, he runs faster and his football team has a confidence it never had before.  

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PRIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS DIRECTOR INDUCTED INTO BAND HALL OF FAME

David Starnes, director of the award-winning Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, will be inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in March.   

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HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION BECOMES FORMAL UNIT OF WCU

The internationally renowned Highlands Biological Station, located in Highlands, is now formally an installation of ĢƵ, furthering an already strong relationship between the two institutions.   

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STUDENT HOUSING PLANS CALL FOR NEW COMPLEX ON WEST CAMPUS, REPLACEMENT OF SCOTT AND WALKER

In the wake of record total student enrollment and the largest freshman class in its history this past fall, ĢƵ took several steps toward providing the additional housing necessary to accommodate anticipated growth in the years ahead.  

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CHANCELLOR SEARCH PROCESS IS BACK IN HIGH GEAR

The quest to find ĢƵ’s next chancellor is hitting high gear as the committee leading the search for a successor to the late David O. Belcher is in the process of reviewing candidate materials and selecting a to-be-determined number of candidates to participate in off-campus interviews early this winter.  

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ENROLLMENT RECORDS SHATTERED AGAIN AS ĢƵTOPS 11,600 STUDENTS

It’s beginning to sound like a broken record, this talk of broken records when it comes to enrollment at ĢƵ where, for the third consecutive year and the seventh time in the past eight years, the institution has experienced increases in both the size and academic qualifications of its student body.  

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ĢƵJOINING REGIONAL PARTNERS IN OUTDOORS INDUSTRY PROJECT

ĢƵ has joined a regional collaborative that plans to use a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to boost an already thriving Western North Carolina outdoor recreation industry to an even higher level.   

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STUDENT SCULPTURE COMMEMORATES TIES BETWEEN WCU, EASTERN BAND

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ historical and cultural connections with the land now home to ĢƵ were commemorated as representatives of the tribal and university communities gathered for the September unveiling of a sculpture based on the Cherokee syllabary character “wi.”  

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UNIVERSITY PRESENTS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO SUSAN BELCHER

Susan Brummell Belcher, wife of late Chancellor David O. Belcher, received one of the university’s top honors, the Distinguished Service Award, as part of Homecoming activities in November.