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WCU graduate finds a career through Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort internship program

Hannah Broyer is a talent acquisition coordinator at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.   

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WCU Board of Trustees to hold quarterly meeting Sept. 8

The WCU Board of Trustees quarterly meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 8.  

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School of Music and biology department collaborate for lecture recital

School of Music and Department of Biology are teaming up for a lecture recital Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of Coulter.   

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Assistant professor in College of Engineering and Technology teaches Lean Six Sigma series to students in Palestine

Basel Alsayyed Ahmad, assistant professor in Western Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology, recently taught a series of courses on Lean Six Sigma to students in Palestine.  

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Cherokee Language Program's ECHT Project receives $64,905 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Sara Snyder Hopkins, assistant professor and director of the Cherokee Language Program, a grant of $64,905 for her ongoing translation project, Eastern Cherokee Histories in Translation.   

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Kimmel Distinguished Professor of Construction Management receives the 2023 GroundBreaker Award

John Hildreth, the Kimmel Distinguished Professor of Construction Management in the College of Engineering and Technology, was named a recipient of the 2023 GroundBreaker Award.   

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WCU set to recognize education champions Phil and Connie Haire; honorary naming ceremony to be held Sept. 8

WCU’s Public Policy Institute will be known as the Phil and Connie Haire Institute for Public Policy.   

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Opening Assembly 'Fills the Western Sky'

Western Carolina University Chancellor Kelli Brown provided numerous stories to inspire and motivate at this year's Opening Assembly for faculty and staff.  

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1889 Impact Grants application process open Aug. 15-Sept. 29

WCU’s Division of Advancement has issued a call for applications from faculty and staff interested in obtaining funding for projects through the third annual 1889 Impact Grants Program.  

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