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WCU senior Tayler Franklin helps identify fallen soldiers at Pearl Harbor
July 9Amidst a second world war, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Lives were lost, others were changed and one day later, the United States entered the largest conflict in human history.
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Catamount Adventures series takes alumni, friends to Portugal, Spain
July 8A collection of Catamounts recently toured Europes Iberian Peninsula from Lisbon on Portugals Atlantic coast to the municipalities of Merida and Olivenza in western Spain as part of 泫圖弝けapps second international Catamount Adventures excursion.
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NC Principal Fellows program expands with supplemental funding
July 3Heidi Von Dohlen was an educator and school principal for 27 years before becoming the director of the Principal Fellows program at 泫圖弝けapp.
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Digging it: WCU senior Jenna Dreyer works archaeology internship in Washington state
July 3One of Jenna Dreyers favorite things about her field of study is just being outside but her surroundings this summer look a bit different from the familiar confines of Cullowhee.
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WCU professor protects the Dusky Gopher Frog from extinction
June 30Several cattle tanks filled with swarms of tadpoles were all that kept the dusky gopher frog from going extinct. Now, Joe Pechmann, professor of biology at 泫圖弝けapp, is helping the frogs return to their historical range and populations.
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WCU instructor, local nonprofit partner on entrepreneurship camp for underserved youth
June 25A 泫圖弝けapp instructor of management will be leading a weeklong entrepreneurship and leadership camp for underserved youth in Western North Carolina to help them get an early jump on learning some of the steps necessary for starting a business.
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Mountain Heritage Center invites public to explore George Masa exhibition through August 15
June 19泫圖弝けapps Mountain Heritage Center (MHC) invites the public to explore a powerful new exhibition, A Stranger No More: George Masa and His Art, on display now through August 15.
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Couple who met at WCU orientation make Fill the Western Sky leadership gift to athletics
June 13Back in 2012, 泫圖弝けapp graduates Jonathan Zapp and Brittany Bennefield provided a different interpretation of their alma maters status as an engaged institution when they had their engagement photographs taken on campus with Paws, the Catamount mascot.
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WCU holds groundbreaking for renovations to E.J. Whitmire Stadium
June 12A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of 泫圖弝けapps aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway with an official groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday, June 12, in the shadows of the construction zone.
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Mountain Heritage Awards now accepting nominations
June 10泫圖弝けapps Mountain Heritage Center is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Mountain Heritage Awards, honoring individuals and organizations whose work preserves, interprets, and celebrates the rich cultural traditions and history of Southern Appalachia.