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Staff Senate to hold monthly meeting Sept. 12 at University Center

A meeting of WCU's Staff Senate is scheduled for 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Multipurpose Room of A.K. Hinds University Center.  

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High Impact Leadership Program to be offered at Biltmore Park site

Kevin A. Trapani, co-founder and CEO of The Redwoods Group and chair of NCWorks, will serve as keynote speaker for a High Impact Leadership Program offered by WCU's Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment.  

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Fall edition of university magazine available for pickup at library, HFR

Copies of the fall 2018 edition of Western Carolina University Magazine are now available for faculty and staff pickup at two locations on campus – Hunter Library and H.F. Robinson Administration Building.  

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Student Affairs graphic designer wins TNT network's T-shirt contest

While vacationing at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, this summer, Carol Barnao came across a TNT promotion for a T-shirt design contest for the network’s popular crime drama “Animal Kingdom,” which happens to be one of her favorite television shows.  

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For former Catamount standouts, persistence leads to NFL roster spots

When Keion Crossen and Detrez Newsome chose to come to Western Carolina University to play football, it wasn’t because they thought Cullowhee was going to be the fast track to the NFL. After all, the last time a Catamount was selected in the NFL draft was 1994.  

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Thompson, Pearson joining together for clarinet, piano recital

Western Carolina University clarinetist Shannon Thompson and pianist Lillian Pearson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus.  

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Recital scheduled to mark Ulrich's 30th anniversary on campus

A trumpet duet with piano accompaniment recognizing 30 years of teaching and service will be presented on campus by Western Carolina University’s School of Music on Tuesday, Sept. 11.  

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It's official: WCU experiences third consecutive year of record enrollment; student GPA soars

It’s beginning to sound like a broken record, this talk of broken records when it comes to enrollment at Western Carolina University where, for the third consecutive year and the seventh time in the past eight years, the institution is experiencing increases in both the size and academic qualifications of its student body.  

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Metcalfe invited to give presentation at World Nursing Congress

Sharon Metcalfe, associate professor in WCU’s School of Nursing, was invited to present her work on “Social Determinants and Educational Barriers for Minority and Rural Students for Nursing School Admission” on Aug. 29 at the 17th annual World Nursing Congress in Zurich, Switzerland.  

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