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Weiler, Grist receive $70K grant to assist NC School for the Deaf
February 13In partnership with the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp professors Jess Weiler and Cathy Grist were awarded a $70,000 grant from NC Collaboratory to conduct an organizational assessment of NCSD’s administrative structures.
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WCU alum Frisby named NC SHAPE Middle School PE Teacher of the Year
February 11There’s a lot that Canaan Frisby likes about his job. Being a physical education teacher is all he ever wanted to do since middle school.
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Campus pets lift spirits, bring smiles to WCU
January 29Amidst the stress of college, there are a few calming personalities students occasionally run into on their way to class: pets. For a single moment while they stop to pet them, all those worries evaporate.
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Retired professor, staff member spouse endow scholarship for psychology students
December 3An estate gift from a retired Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp faculty member and his spouse, a current WCU staff member, will establish an endowed scholarship fund to provide financial support to students working toward undergraduate degrees in psychology.
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Call Me MiSTER welcomes new cohort for 2025-26
November 19One of Antonio Tyson’s greatest mentors in high school was his drama teacher. The Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp student had a lot going on at home his senior year, and through that, his drama teacher was a shoulder to lean on.
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Daughter’s experience in WCU inclusive ed program leads parents to create endowment
November 5A Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp initiative that brings individuals with intellectual disabilities to campus for a living and learning experience has had such a positive impact on the life of one participant that her parents have created a fund to help more young adults like their daughter move toward independent living.
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WCU faculty member receives $9,000 to conduct autism training workshops across NC
October 28As an undergraduate student at North Carolina State University finishing her psychology degree, Malinda Pennington, assistant professor in the Special Education and Inclusive Learning program at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, needed an internship to fulfill the requirement for an abnormal psychology course.
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Making (brain) waves: WCU adds neuroscience minor
October 27The brain is one of the world’s greatest marvels. It’s full of neurons, and every day it sets in motion an orchestrated wonder called the human body. Thanks to a new minor, Catamounts will be able to use their own noggins to learn more about it.
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The Catamount School celebrates academic growth, rising enrollment
October 6The Catamount School, a lab school operated by Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp in partnership with Jackson County Public Schools, is celebrating a year of academic progress and a significant increase in student enrollment.
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Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser
September 10Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn’t even want to go to college.