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Marketing professor’s research indicates iconic brands may want to avoid extensive social media
April 29A recent research project led by Brian Whelan reaches the surprising conclusion that a higher level of social media activity on behalf of instantly recognizable brands results in a decrease in consumer attachment to those brands.
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WCU and Cherokee County Schools join national network to strengthen new teacher efficacy
April 26On Thursday, April 25, WCU announced its participation in the third cohort of the Learning by Scientific Design Network.
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Senior Toast celebrates student philanthropy, ongoing engagement with WCU
April 25More than 50 soon-to-be graduates raised their glasses in a celebratory salute to their forthcoming designation as alumni.
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Gratitude for education, experiences at WCU inspire decades of support for Catamount athletics
April 25Kenny Messer, who grew up in rural Haywood County plowing tobacco fields behind a mule, providing philanthropic support to WCU is a way to show appreciation for an institution that saved him from a future of staring at the back end of a pack animal.
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University faculty, staff awards announced for ’24
April 23On Tuesday, April 24, the university’s faculty and staff were celebrated during the annual Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards ceremony.
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Communication student crowned Miss North Carolina Collegiate
April 22Kaitlyn Burns, a senior communication major, has been crowned Miss North Carolina Collegiate USA 2024.
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Alaska to Appalachia: One family’s ties to WCU
April 19When John Riddle came to Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, he was worried about the change in lifestyle he would face.
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Nearly 1,150 donors make gifts to WCU on ‘One Day for Western’
April 19Nearly 1,150 donors made gifts and pledges totaling more than $494,000 during the second annual ‘One Day for Western,’ an all-in day of giving designed to provide financial support to multiple areas of WCU.
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From anthropologist to educator, alumna shares unconventional journey
April 18Alumna Camille Casses had an unconventional path to becoming an educator, but her journey to becoming a middle school principal in Mexico has proven she was on the right path all along.
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WCU celebrates 40 years of cleaning up the Tuck River
April 12On Saturday, April 20, WCU will hold the 40th annual Tuck River Cleanup. The event is one of the nation’s largest single-day river cleanups with hundreds of volunteers working a 15-mile stretch of the Tuckesegee river, from Cullowhee to Whittier.