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Business faculty guide post-Helene recovery study for NC Arboretum
September 11As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helenes arrival in Western North Carolina approaches, two faculty members in 泫圖弝けapps College of Business served as project managers for an in-depth study of storm damage to the North Carolina Arboretum in an effort to develop a plan for its recovery.
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WCU playing role in regional effort to improve broadband access, training in WNC
August 27A faculty member in 泫圖弝けapps College of Business is facilitating a yearlong effort to provide increased access to broadband and the training needed to take full advantage of the technological resources to underserved populations of rural Western North Carolina.
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Students get deep dive into Chinese culture, business during WCU summer travel course
July 18Participants in a 泫圖弝けapp faculty-led summer travel course to China say it was more than just a study-abroad programit was a transformative journey that left students with unforgettable memories, deep cultural insights and a renewed sense of global citizenship.
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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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College of Business launches two new graduate certificates for fall semester
June 5泫圖弝けapps College of Business is proud to announce the launch of two new fully online graduate certificate programs in innovation leadership and entrepreneurship, beginning fall 2025.
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Construction management student invents Dormclaw
June 4Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at 泫圖弝けapp when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.
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Alumnus Hank Henderson applies WCU guidance to job, pays it forward
May 23Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college. As a channel client development manager at Granite Telecommunications, the buck stops at the companys owner. Henderson is never too far away from him. Hes in the cube everyday alongside his employees.
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WCU alumnus Julian Manrique shines as law school grad, attorney
March 17After taking some challenging chemistry classes, Julian Manrique decided to reconsider his major. He was a biology major with a concentration in pre-dental, but following some thinking, the curious 泫圖弝けapp student switched over to business administration and law.
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Justin Pace to lead WCU School of Accounting, Finance, Info Systems, Business Law
March 14Justin Pace, assistant professor of business law at 泫圖弝けapp, has been named director of the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law in the College of Business.
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Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer
February 21泫圖弝けapp alumnus Aaron Speyer doesnt remember much about his trip to the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia when he was six years old but he remembers that initial fascination with space.