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ĢƵand Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission
February 10Over 300 miles separate ĢƵ and Vance-Granville Community College — but the two schools are now much closer than the distance that separates them.
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ĢƵexpands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7ĢƵ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
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ĢƵsees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7ĢƵexperienced a notable increase in total enrollment from spring 2024 to spring 2025, with a 1.73% increase and a 2.39% increase in undergraduate students. The university also saw a 2.23% retention rate increase for fall 2024 to spring 2025 with a 92.14% retention rate reported.
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ĢƵsocial work students engage with alumni with help from Fund for WCU
February 5Students from ĢƵ’s Department of Social Work fanned out across Western North Carolina during the 2024 falls semester to connect with previous graduates of the program and encourage engagement by the ĢƵalumni with their program and their alma mater.
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Catamount Club announces changes to Greek Challenge fundraiser, sets membership deadlines
February 4ĢƵ’s Catamount Club is announcing some changes to the popular Greek Challenge, which has been one of the club’s largest annual fundraising campaigns since its inception in 2014, and issuing a reminder of membership deadlines
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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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Gibbs earns grant worth nearly $40K for sicklefin redhorse research
January 30Inside Keith Gibbs’ office hangs an imprint of a sicklefin redhorse, a sucker fish that the ĢƵ assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources takes great interest in.
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Christopher Teuton to serve as speaker for James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies at WCU
January 30This year's James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies will take place on Monday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m., in Apodaca Building room 201. This year's speaker will be Christopher Teuton, who will deliver a talk titled "Wolf Wears Shoes: Standing in the Middle with Cherokee Storytelling."
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ĢƵset to host the Catamount Climb in April
January 30ĢƵ invites runners of all ages and skill levels to register for the annual Catamount Climb Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday, April 5.
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ĢƵCherokee Language program receives $223K grant
January 30The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of ĢƵ’s Cherokee Language program.