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Bakari Sellers tells students at convocation: 'Love your neighbors' and 'dream with your eyes open'

Other speakers at the event were WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and Provost Alison Morrison-Shetlar, while Student Government Association President David Rhode served as master of ceremonies.   

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Faculty Senate to hold Aug. 28 meeting at University Center

Attendance of employees at meetings of Faculty Senate and Staff Senate is considered work time (university service) with approval of the individual’s supervisor.  

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Programs to focus on ‘Nonprofit Storytelling,’ leadership, Six Sigma

WCU's Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment is sponsoring the programs at locations around Asheville.  

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Presentation by Gifford Pinchot III, wife Libba kicks off 2019-20 campus theme

Pinchot III is the grandson of Gifford Pinchot Sr., the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service who once managed forests of the Biltmore Estate.  

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Outdoor economy initiative at WCU named finalist for national award

“Outdoor Recreation as an Economic and Community Engagement Catalyst in Western North Carolina” is the university's name for a regional collaborative designed to boost the already thriving outdoor industry.  

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Pride of the Mountains Marching Band looks to inspire others to ‘Believe’

In addition to performing at WCU's six home football games, the band will make its second appearance in five years at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  

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WCU Board of Trustees to hold quarterly meeting Sept. 5-6

The board also will hold committee meetings and discussions beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5.  

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Rooted in the Mountains symposium registration open to public

The theme for the Sept. 26-27 event at WCU is “Giduwagi ― Appalachian Historical Ecology.'  

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WCU once again selected as ‘College of Distinction’ by online guide

The university is one of 14 institutions of higher education in North Carolina to be included in the publication.  

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