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Scholarships Unleash Student's Potential
The power of scholarships reaches beyond simply alleviating financial burden from students and their families. Scholarships are oftentimes the determining factor in whether a student pursues a college education at all. This is Michael Penland's story
Graduating veteran finds peace after 'journey of a million steps'
Graduated, enlisted, blown up, hospitalized, released, addicted, homeless, hopeless, rescued, enrolled, graduated, employed, enrolled, graduated, honored, redeemed. Read between those lines a minute, and listen...
Car Ride with Chancellor, Scholarships Prove Turning Point for Future Vet
Students, pets, pets, students. It seems to be one or the other for Western Carolina University senior Sarah Bennett, who graduates in May with a biology degree and an eye on veterinary school...
Scholarships Lead to Success on Stage and Screen
Hidden among the pages of his childhood journal, Western Carolina University senior Briar Boggs found a sign, THE sign: a wistful note from his 10-year-old self, longing for a dream he did not think possible. The discovery made him cry...
Accomplished First Generation Student says scholarships changed her life
She was first influenced as a child by television pictures of 15th-century temples in China's Forbidden City and elaborate, ornate churches in Europe, beautifully designed structures, all of which left an indelible mark on a little Chinese girl growing up in Vietnam...
Scholarships Mean More than Money to Erin West
Erin West knows the value of a scholarship can go well beyond its dollar sign. A senior in the College of Business, West has received slightly more than $17,000 in WCU scholarships since her sophomore year...
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