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Students, faculty expand literacy improvement efforts in Ecuador with support from Fund for WCU
January 29Students and faculty from Western Carolina University’s College of Education and Allied Professions expanded ongoing efforts to improve literacy in rural communities of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador using educational materials purchased through an 1889 Impact Grant of $1,500.
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WCU launches a new guarantee for transfer students
January 28Western Carolina University has partnered with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity. The Western Phi Theta Kappa Guarantee recognizes and rewards PTK members for their community or junior college achievements.
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WCU launches a new guarantee for transfer students
January 28Western Carolina University has partnered with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity. The Western Phi Theta Kappa Guarantee recognizes and rewards PTK members for their community or junior college achievements.
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WCU announces historic $100 million goal for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign
January 27Western Carolina University officially kicked off the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university’s 136-year history, an effort to secure $100 million in philanthropic support with a focus on increasing the financial resources necessary for long-delayed upgrades in facilities used by Catamount student-athletes.
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Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award
January 24Western Carolina University College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student’s face.
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Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award
January 24Western Carolina University College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student’s face.
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WCU’s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs
January 23Western Carolina University’s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.
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From ‘Night Court’ to internal auditor: The impact of extraneous factors on perception of competency
January 23Joe Giordano, assistant professor of accounting in the WCU College of Business, conducted a study of the dilution effect – that is, the impact of superfluous factors – on internal auditors and their judgment of risk factors within an organization.
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WCU’s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs
January 23Western Carolina University’s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.
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SECU Public Fellowships Internship Program at WCU earns grant for new year
January 22The State Employees Credit Union Public Fellowships Internship Program has been a mainstay at Western Carolina University for the past few years. And thanks to a grant, the program will continue to thrive in 2025.
