Contact the Graduate School

Brian Kloeppel, Dean and Chief Research Officer
bkloeppel@wcu.edu
(828) 227-3174

• Promote and celebrate graduate student, graduate faculty, and graduate program successes at Western Carolina University
• Facilitate the recruitment of high quality and a high quantity of students to our graduate programs
• Advocate for and allocate graduate assistantship and graduate scholarship funds to Graduate Program Directors to facilitate active student experiences in research and teaching
• Review, promote, and advocate for new graduate programs at Western Carolina University
• Represent Western Carolina University on the University of North Carolina System Graduate Council

Sharon McGee, Associate Dean, Graduate School
sjmcgee@wcu.edu
(828) 227-3173

• Coordinates graduate policy and chairs Graduate Council’s Graduate Faculty and Policy Review Committee
• Works with Program Directors and Key Staff on academic matters related to graduate programs
• Oversees graduate admissions and enrolled student services
• Represents the Graduate School on several University-wide committees
• Serves as Advisor for Graduate Student Association

Nick Canada, Admission Specialist
nrcanada@wcu.edu
(828) 227-3175

• Graduate Application Processing
• Student Support

Elizabeth Frazier, Student Services Specialist
efrazier@wcu.edu
(828) 227-3179

• Graduate Assistantship Employment
• Financial Assistance Administration
• Graduate Council Administrator
• Dismissal and Readmission after Dismissal
• Course Overloads
• Extension of Time Limit Requests

Bobbi Smith, Admission Specialist
bobbismith@wcu.edu
(828) 227-2925

• Application Processing
• Student Support
• Thesis/Disquisition Administrator

Jan Stanfield - Administrative Associate
jmstanfield@wcu.edu
828-227-7398

• Graduate School Communications
• Transfer Credit Requests
• Web Editor
• Graduate School Events
• General Applicant/Student Support

Roxane Stiles, Executive Assistant
rstiles@wcu.edu
828-227-3178

• Budget manager for Graduate School and Research and Graduate Student Association
• Graduate Catalog Administrator

Don Strickland - Technical Support
dpstrickland@wcu.edu
828-227-3198

• Graduate School and Research Technical Support
• Campus Management Apply Yourself, Connect, And AppReview System Administrator
• Graduate Program Open House Co-Ordinator
• Data Collection
• Data Analytics and Reporting

Rachel Walker - Director of Graduate Marketing & Recruiting
rwalker@wcu.edu
828-227-3176

• Recruitment and Prospective Student Outreach
• Marketing
• Residency Redeterminations
• Graduate Peer Service Award Manager
• Social Media