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New Thompson Scholar program supports study-abroad for ĢƵHonors College students
February 13A life-changing study-abroad opportunity in France for a shy undergraduate student with limited international travel experience helped spark a newfound sense of self-confidence and a successful business career, which inspired a financial contribution that is helping ĢƵ students follow in his globe-trotting footsteps.
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ĢƵmourns loss of former Trustee Jeanette Wallace Hyde
February 13A statement from ĢƵ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown on the death of former U.S. Ambassador Jeanette W. Hyde, who previously served on the ĢƵBoard of Trustees and who is the namesake of an endowed professorship in gerontological social work.
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ĢƵmourns passing of Honors College benefactor Greg Thompson
February 13I found this on my phone this morning. I guess my kitten thought it would be a fun surprise. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec in lobortis ante, sit amet vehicula neque. Nulla gravida lorem at urna iaculis semper. Nullam sit amet convallis lacus. Duis eu mauris ut libero ultricies fringilla ut id mauris. Phasellus condimentum pellentesque maximus. Aenean est nibh, bibendum id sagittis vitae, dapibus id odio. Nulla eget magna nec augue rhoncus ullamcorper in at metus. Sed imperdiet finibus ipsum nec congue. Sed a eleifend lorem, sed laoreet nibh.
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Fund for ĢƵsupports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention
February 12With the help of $5,000 in funding from the 1889 Impact Grants Program, ĢƵ’s Office of Intercultural Affairs increased cultural and educational programming and enhanced efforts to support student success and retention.
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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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Fund for ĢƵsupports library’s student art contest; winners now on display
January 29I found this on my phone this morning. I guess my kitten thought it would be a fun surprise. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec in lobortis ante, sit amet vehicula neque. Nulla gravida lorem at urna iaculis semper. Nullam sit amet convallis lacus. Duis eu mauris ut libero ultricies fringilla ut id mauris. Phasellus condimentum pellentesque maximus. Aenean est nibh, bibendum id sagittis vitae, dapibus id odio. Nulla eget magna nec augue rhoncus ullamcorper in at metus. Sed imperdiet finibus ipsum nec congue. Sed a eleifend lorem, sed laoreet nibh.
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Donations to Fund for ĢƵsupport student writing contest at annual literary festival
January 29ĢƵ’s Department of English Studies hosted a creative writing competition with divisions for North Carolina high school students and ĢƵundergraduate and graduate students as part of its annual Spring Literary Festival.
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Fund for ĢƵsupports symposium on intersection of policing, social work
January 21More than 65 judges, prosecutors, behavioral health workers and representatives from law enforcement agencies across the mountains gathered earlier this year at ĢƵ for conversations about the root causes of issues that lead to interactions with police in Western North Carolina.
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Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
January 21ĢƵ alumna Nora Lynn Finch sat behind her friend, Kay Yow, honored to introduce her in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1989 induction ceremony. But before the ceremony began, Finch was approached by an unknown gentleman.
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Chancellor’s Ambassadors student organization receives leadership training through Fund for WCU
January 15Thanks to funding from donors to the Fund for WCU, members of a student organization tasked with assisting ĢƵ’s chancellor at selected on- and off-campus events received specialized training to assist them in their roles as student representatives of WCU