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WCU Graduate School
1 University Dr.
110 Cordelia Camp
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.7398
grad@wcu.edu
Graduate School Staff
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
Joy Bowers-Campbell, Associate Dean, Graduate School
jbowers@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
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
Jacob Henshaw, Director of Recruiting and Marketing
jhenshaw@wcu.edu
828.227.3176
- Coordinates Graduate School Open House events
- Assists with the development and evaluation of comprehensive marketing plan to promote graduate
programs
- Works collaboratively with University Marketing and other offices to design and conduct
promotional campaigns
- Develops and maintains a social media presence for the Graduate School
Leela Livis, Admission Specialist
llivis@wcu.edu
(828) 227.3175
- Graduate application processing
- Graduate student support
Kate Roche, Admission Specialist
- Graduate application processing
- Graduate student support
- Thesis/Disquisition Administrator
Administrative Associate
828.227.7398
- Graduate School Communications
- Transfer Credit Requests
- Web Editor
- Graduate School Events
- General Applicant/Student Support
Roxane Stiles, Executive Assistant
rstiles@wcu.edu828.227.3178
- 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