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Faculty member, student lend helping hand in Cullowhee Community Garden

When WCU registrar Larry Hammer began working a garden plot with his family in the Cullowhee Community Garden, he realized that the water delivery system was not working like it needed to.  

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Engineer Your Own Future

Cristian Trujillo Tavera is a senior in Western Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology majoring in mechanical engineering.  

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Engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi chapter installed at WCU

The College of Engineering and Technology is now officially part of the national Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.  

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Construction students compete in regional competition

Students from the Kimmel School of Construction recently had the opportunity to participate in real-world construction scenarios at the Associated Schools of Construction Region II competition in Atlanta.  

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College of Engineering and Technology has Fulbright Visiting Scholar for fall semester

Vladislav “Vlado” Slavov is WCU's second Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the university’s history.  

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New chapter of engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi approved for installation at WCU

Perseverance is the motto of Martin Tanaka, professor in the College of Engineering and Technology, and his students when sharing the journey to get an engineering honor society to install a new chapter at WCU.  

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Construction Management gains ABET accreditation through Sept. 2028

WCU’s Construction Management program has been granted initial accreditation from the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology.   

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NC construction management organization provides scholarship funding

A statewide chapter of a construction industry professionals organization has established a new endowed scholarship fund at WCU that will provide financial assistance to students from North Carolina studying construction management.  

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Construction management students earn industry certification through corporate support

Students in the Kimmel School of Construction Management are getting a no-cost head start on important industry certifications that will give them an advantage as they graduate and go into professional careers.  

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