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Inaugural Outdoor Economy Conference coming to campus Oct. 5

Western North Carolina’s flourishing outdoor industry will be the focus of a conference at WCU that will bring together business owners and others to discuss topics such as product development and stewardship of natural resources.  

Burton during WCU's Dec. 2017 commencement.

Campus fixture Carol Burton creates scholarship to aid international graduate students

Through cash gifts, pledges and an estate gift totaling $50,000, Acting Provost Carol Burton has established a scholarship fund designed to help international students, especially those from Jamaica, earn graduate degrees at WCU.  

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'School Safety and Mental Health' to be focus of Aug. 13-14 gathering in Asheville

“School Safety and Mental Health: Culture, Prevention and Intervention” will be the theme as members of the Carolina Network for School Mental Health meet Monday, Aug. 13, and Tuesday, Aug. 14, at WCU’s instructional site in Asheville.  

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Chemistry and Physics hosting meteor shower viewing at Waterrock Knob

WCU's Department of Chemistry and Physics will be hosting a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower at Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  

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Poet Nikki Giovanni to speak at 2018 New Student Convocation

Western Carolina University will officially welcome the incoming freshman class and new transfer students at the annual New Student Convocation beginning 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.  

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‘WCU Night’ set for Aug. 21 at Asheville Tourists baseball game

When the Asheville Tourists host the Augusta GreenJackets on Tuesday, Aug. 21, they are hoping to see a sea of purple in the stands since that night has been declared “WCU Night.”  

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Cherokee's Casey Cooper appointed to university's Board of Trustees

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has appointed Casey Cooper, chief executive officer of Cherokee Indian Hospital, to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Trustees at Western Carolina University.  

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Students, faculty gather books to establish school library in Kenya

Western Carolina University faculty and students will deliver books to Wongonyi, Kenya, and are prepared to do additional work while there to help establish a library at a local primary school.  

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WCU takes on full administrative responsibility for Highlands Biological Station

The internationally renowned Highlands Biological Station, located in Highlands, will formally become an installation of Western Carolina University, furthering an already strong relationship between the two institutions.  

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