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College of Engineering receives $4.17 million in software donations from Moldex3D
October 3Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Engineering and Technology has been given a software licensing donation from Moldex3D worth $4.17 million.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµastronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community
October 2Our experience of the night sky is everchanging. As our eyes wander to the heavens and we gradually learn more about the moon and stars, the twinkling cosmos glow in greater detail.
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WCU’s Jeremy Jones reflects one year after Helene in Our State magazine
October 2Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ English professor Jeremy Jones’s byline is a bit of a mainstay in Our State magazine. His stories tend to involve history or family in some way, taking him to the family reunion of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and leading him to write a piece on how Southerners call each other food names as terms of endearment.
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Donors support Alston Awards for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent-athletes’ academic achievements
October 1Supporters of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s athletics program are finding new ways to back the Catamounts in today’s rapidly shifting intercollegiate sports environment, which now permits financial rewards in recognition of academic performance.
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All in the family: Legacy Pinning event celebrates generations of Catamount connections
September 30Approximately 50 new Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students were welcomed into the Catamount family by parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives who previously matriculated at the westernmost institution of the University of North Carolina System.
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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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Annual faculty-staff giving challenge resumes this fall
September 10An annual effort to encourage faculty and staff members to make financial contributions to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is now underway, including the resumption of a friendly competition among campus divisions and academic colleges.
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Josh Dobson, Nora Lynn Finch sworn in as members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµBoard of Trustees
September 10Josh Dobson and Nora Lynn Finch were sworn in as members of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Board of Trustees during the regular board meeting held on Friday, Sept. 5.
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Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser
September 10Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn’t even want to go to college.
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WCU–CIHA partnership grows Cherokee’s next generation of healers
September 5In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).