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Presentation by Gifford Pinchot III, wife Libba kicks off 2019-20 campus theme

Pinchot III is the grandson of Gifford Pinchot Sr., the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service who once managed forests of the Biltmore Estate.  

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Outdoor economy initiative at WCU named finalist for national award

“Outdoor Recreation as an Economic and Community Engagement Catalyst in Western North Carolina” is the university's name for a regional collaborative designed to boost the already thriving outdoor industry.  

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Pride of the Mountains Marching Band looks to inspire others to ‘Believe’

In addition to performing at WCU's six home football games, the band will make its second appearance in five years at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  

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WCU Board of Trustees to hold quarterly meeting Sept. 5-6

The board also will hold committee meetings and discussions beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5.  

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Rooted in the Mountains symposium registration open to public

The theme for the Sept. 26-27 event at WCU is “Giduwagi ― Appalachian Historical Ecology.'  

Chancellor Brown, First-Gentleman Dennis, Paws and students in front of the Chancellors Residence

Countdown to Cullowhee: 1 Day

Move-in day is one of the most exciting days on campus every year…new Catamounts and their parents are buzzing with anticipation for the opening of a new chapter. And upperclassmen return to continue their studies. Now that Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and her husband Dennis are all moved-in, they can’t wait for our students to arrive and begin another incredible academic year!  

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WCU once again selected as ‘College of Distinction’ by online guide

The university is one of 14 institutions of higher education in North Carolina to be included in the publication.  

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Kossick presents lecture for ETSU physical therapy students

Mark A. Kossick, WCU professor of nursing, director of graduate programs in nursing and interim director of the post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at the university’s Biltmore Park instructional site, presented a six-hour interprofessional lecture to physical therapy doctoral students at East Tennessee State University on July 2.  

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Belcher College announces new Catalyst Grants funding initiative

The grants will fund innovative and impactful projects of students, faculty and staff that change the way the college engages the public through the arts.  

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