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

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 and Online Information Sessions
• 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

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

• Graduate application processing
• Graduate 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