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CCPD to host fashion show, open clothing closet

After a four-year hiatus, WCU’s Center for Career and Professional Development is bringing back its Hire Attire Fashion Show, while introducing a clothing closet.  

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WCU alumna, Cherokee Center director named EBCI Secretary of Education

Sky Sampson, director of WCU’s Cherokee Center and alumna, has accepted the position of Secretary of Education for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  

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WCU unleashes a bigger, meaner, more ferocious Catamount

There’s a new cat on the prowl and he’s waiting to greet all who enter WCU’s campus.  

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WCU microplastics study sheds light on huge pollution problem

A few years ago, Jerry Miller, professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources, began looking at microplastics and its effects on rivers and streams in Western North Carolina.   

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Free enterprise center receives support for student research, travel, guest speakers

The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, located in the College of Business, has received funding to support undergraduate research efforts, student travel for professional development and guest speakers.  

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Latinx Appreciation Student Organization promotes campuswide awareness and unity

A sense of belonging is what many students envision as part of their college experience; somewhere that gives them purpose, a group to be part of and to share in cultural activities they are most familiar with or are interested in learning more about.   

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WCU receives state funding for new engineering building, program expansion

WCU was successful in its request for funds for a new engineering facility and program expansion from the North Carolina General Assembly, for the recently approved 2023-2025 biennial state budget.  

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Cultural immersion: WCU students return from year-long study abroad trips

Students Elliott Kerns and Marcus Ibarra recently had the opportunity of a lifetime to study overseas as recipients of the David L. Boren Scholarship.   

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Student finds passion for higher education, advocacy through leadership roles

When Estefany Gordillo-Rivas was deciding where she wanted to go to college, she knew she wanted to go somewhere that would give her a more personal experience with smaller class sizes.   

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