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Meghan Greenly

Recreational therapy senior Meghan Greenly selected for prestigious award

When Meghan Greenly, sitting beside her proud mother, got her offer, she couldn’t help but smile.   

Jeremy Jones during class

WCU’s Jeremy Jones reflects one year after Helene in Our State magazine

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp English professor Jeremy Jones’s byline is a bit of a mainstay in Our State magazine.   

Enrique Gomez

WCU astronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community

On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s Electron Garden, WCU astronomers invite students and members of the public to take that thought further, nearly a quarter of a million miles further, to celebrate NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night.  

Johnny and Dawn Day

Alumni couple establish endowment for parks, rec program

A husband and wife with degrees from the Parks and Recreation Management Program at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp have established an endowed fund to support students who are following in their footsteps at their alma mater and to equip PRM professors with additional resources.  

Janet Oppenheimer

Retired PR professional creates endowment to support WCU students

A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.  

Kara McMullen

A Wild Beginning: Alumna Kara McMullen on a career in Panthertown

When Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp alumna Kara McMullen stands on the wet stone of Salt Rock Gap, thousands of acres of chirping forest span before her, a sprawling network of trails buried just beneath.  

Brett Riggs

WCU’s Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI

Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.   

Sara Snyder Hopkins

WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH

Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.  

Florida Ahado

Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship

Recent Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp alumna Florida Ahado drives around Raleigh and is reminded of her impact about everywhere she goes.