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Garison DeJarnette | Day in the Life

Get to know Garison DeJarnette, an emergency medical student at Western Carolina University, as he shares his passion for helping others and pursuing his dream career.  

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Students experience the benefits of the outdoors through Nature Rx course

Forest bathing has been shown to decrease blood pressure, be beneficial to a person’s parasympathetic nervous system and protection from infections. It is also known to help combat anxiety, depression and lower stress.  

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ICA and interior design program collaborate on ICA lounge redesign

Intercultural Affairs recently collaborated with the Interior Design Club on their lounge redesign.   

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CoB alumna uses business and sport management skills in job with Milwaukee Brewers 

Maya Kelnhofer is a Western Carolina University alumna who currently works as a ticket sales representative for the Milwaukee Brewers, a major league baseball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   

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Game nights at Hunter Library to expand this fall

Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library will offer more tabletop and virtual reality game nights this fall.  

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Always Business Ready

Charles Volz is a business administration and law major from Granite Falls. Volz will graduate this May and then attend law school in the fall.  

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WCU Board of Trustees swears in new SGA president

WCU’s new Student Government Association president CJ Mitchell, a rising senior from Charlotte, was sworn in as a WCU Board of Trustees member for 2023-2024 academic year.  

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University Participant Program continues to move UP

The Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council recently announced WCU would be its first campus site visit for possible inclusive postsecondary education accreditation for the UP Program.   

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Evelyn Rucker named director of Intercultural Affairs

Evelyn Rucker has been named the new Intercultural Affairs director at WCU.  

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