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Faculty-led courses take students on journey of discovery to Japan

The trip was related to two courses taught on campus, “Global Engineering and Technology” and “Global Sport and Culture.”   

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Mountain anthology edited by English instructor tackles contemporary Appalachian issues

Jessica Cory will present “Mountains Piled Upon Mountains: Appalachian Nature Writing in the Anthropocene” during a reading Thursday, Sept. 5, at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville.   

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Second edition of García-Castañón’s novel published in Spain

The second (and first bilingual) edition of a novel by Santiago García-Castañón, “Vida y fabulosas aventuras de Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (The Life and Fabulous Adventures of Pedro Menénedez de Avilés),”was published in Spain in July.  

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Kossick lectures at international conference

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 six lectures at an international conference held in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on July 15-16 and 18-19.    

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Certificate program offered in digital marketing, public relations

Participants will have an opportunity to create an online marketing communications strategy and digital toolbox.  

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Outdoor conference providing discounted rates for WCU community

The theme for this year’s event, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 10, is “Building an Outdoor Economy.'  

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Employee Appreciation Day will provide country barbecue buffet

All members of WCU's faculty and staff will receive a gift, and a benefits and vendor fair will feature about 35 vendors.  

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In The Trenches

They were a little older, a little wiser and most liked to play poker. And with nicknames including Pee Wee, Buffalo and Pinball, you knew they were going to make something happen — and they did.  

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Food for Thought

It’s time for breakfast and more than 50 NFL football players show up. For Joey Blake ’12, this is not an anxiety dream; it’s a great reason to get up in the morning. Blake has two years under his belt as the head dietitian for the Los Angeles Rams and revels in his work.   

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