News
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WCU expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
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WCU social work students engage with alumni with help from Fund for WCU
February 5Students from Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’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 WCU alumni with their program and their alma mater.
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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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The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects
February 5A new book written by a professor of project management in the College of Business at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp is designed to help members of business organizations improve their skills in both project management skills and knowledge management.
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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.