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COVID-19 Update

The Graduate School at Western Carolina University remains open. Due to Institutional and CDC guidelines our offices are now remote; however, we remain available via phone and email.  Please find contact information for all of our staff members below. Graduate School email boxes,  grad@wcu.edu and gradadmissions@wcu.edu  are closely monitored during business hours and inquiries are addressed promptly.

For the most up-to-date information about the university’s response to COVID-19, please check the WCU Coronavirus response page.

WCU Graduate School
1 University Dr.
110 Cordelia Camp
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.7398
grad@wcu.edu

 Graduate School Staff

Brian Kloeppel

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

 

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

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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

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

  • Application Processing
  • Student Support
  • Thesis/Disquisition Administrator

Jan Stanfield

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

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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

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
 
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