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    4 pieces of advice from WCU’s lit fest authors

    Shane Ryden
    April 17

    For those lovers of language on our campus and beyond, we’ve gathered a few pieces of advice from some of the authors who visited the Spring Literary Festival.

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    WCU Athletics Development announces change in leadership

    Bill Studenc
    April 13

    Brittany Kicklighter, director of development for athletics major gifts at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, has been named interim associate athletics director for development and Catamount Club director.

  • A panel of judges listens to pitches from aspiring business founders at the HatchThis 2026 competition.

    WCU students, alumni excel at HatchThis 2026 entrepreneurship competition

    Bill Studenc
    April 9

    Teams composed of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp students and alumni took top honors at HatchThis 2026, a high-energy, 48-hour entrepreneurial competition described by organizers as a mashup of an accelerator, hackathon and startup festival.

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    WCU alumna Shalana Yates named director of Cherokee Center

    Julia Duvall
    April 6

    Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp has appointed Shalana Yates as director of the Cherokee Center, bringing to the role a strong background in nonprofit operations, tribal government, and leadership.

  • Kia Rokni

    Characteristics of Tourist Destinations Impact Visitor Behavior

    Kia Rokni
    April 1

    A recent study led by a faculty member in the College of Business at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp provides potential strategies for destination managers and policymakers to implement to help increase the economic impact resulting from the positive experiences of previous visitors.

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    Gifts in memory of longtime educator create fund for School of Teaching, Learning

    Bill Studenc
    April 1

    A newly established endowment in the School of Teaching and Learning at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp will honor the memory of a lifelong elementary and middle school educator by providing financial assistance to students pursuing a similar career path.

  • Ammon Hottensmith

    WCU biology student tracks down fungus with a taste for nematodes

    Cam Adams
    March 31

    Ammon Hottensmith has always been interested in critters. Growing up on a small farm in Ohio, the Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp junior has always been surrounded by them. Everyone is, whether you’re in the hills of the Midwest or the mountains of Appalachia.

  • Janna Deitz

    Jackson native, WCU alumna named development director for engineering, tech college

    Bill Studenc
    March 31

    Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp alumna and Jackson County native Janna L. Deitz has joined the WCU Division of Advancement as director of development and corporate partnerships for the College of Engineering and Technology.

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    2 WCU students to present at NBASLH Convention

    Cam Adams
    March 26

    Kyra Turner was left waiting longer than expected to see if her presentation proposal was accepted, to the point where she didn’t think she had gotten it.

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    WCU Health Services achieves 2 accreditation milestones

    March 25

    In December 2025, WCU Health Services earned first-time accreditation from the Association for Ambulatory Health Care, a national accrediting body for outpatient facilities, including university health centers, outpatient surgical centers and medical home facilities. Less than 30% of university health centers nationwide hold AAAHC accreditation.

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