News
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The Fund for WCU supports ‘Whee Belong’ gatherings for distance ed students
February 5The Office of Distance Learning at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp used $7,000 in 1889 Impact Grants Program funding to host in-person events during the spring of 2024 to bring together distance learning students, most of whom take courses fully online, are 25 or older, work full-time, and have families and lives beyond school.
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Vecinos clinic receives tech upgrade through donations to Fund for WCU
February 5Health care providers in the primary care clinic area of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’s Health and Human Sciences Building are now able to take advantage of upgraded technology to help meet the needs of the patients they serve.
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WCU professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field
February 5Bora Karayaka, a professor at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’s College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.
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Catamount Club announces changes to Greek Challenge fundraiser, sets membership deadlines
February 4Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’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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WCU Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant
January 30The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’s Cherokee Language program.
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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 Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp 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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WCU set to host the Catamount Climb in April
January 30Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp 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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WCU Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant
January 30The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’s Cherokee Language program.