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Fund for WCU supports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention
February 12With the help of $5,000 in funding from the 1889 Impact Grants Program, 甜瓜视频app鈥檚 Office of Intercultural Affairs increased cultural and educational programming and enhanced efforts to support student success and retention.
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WCU and Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission
February 10Over 300 miles separate 甜瓜视频app and Vance-Granville Community College 鈥� but the two schools are now much closer than the distance that separates them.
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Third annual 鈥極ne Day for Western鈥� set for March 26
February 10甜瓜视频app鈥檚 annual all-in day of giving to the institution, titled 鈥淥ne Day for Western鈥� and taking place Wednesday, March 26, will focus on garnering philanthropic gifts for all of the Catamount sports teams and for endowments supporting academic excellence.
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WCU expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7甜瓜视频app is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
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WCU sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7WCU experienced a notable increase in total enrollment from spring 2024 to spring 2025, with a 1.73% increase and a 2.39% increase in undergraduate students. The university also saw a 2.23% retention rate increase for fall 2024 to spring 2025 with a 92.14% retention rate reported.
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WCU sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7The spring semester is underway at 甜瓜视频app and that means looking at how the university鈥檚 enrollment is shaping up for the first few weeks of the new year.
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WCU expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7甜瓜视频app 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 甜瓜视频app鈥檚 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 甜瓜视频app鈥檚 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 甜瓜视频app is designed to help members of business organizations improve their skills in both project management skills and knowledge management.
