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Grants for WCU projects announced by Research Administration

The summary includes grants awarded at the university during the month of November 2018.  

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Archaeological collections facility renovated with federal grant

A U.S. Forest Service grant provided for renovations to WCU's holding facility for archaeological collections associated with the Cherokee and located on the ground floor of the McKee Building.  

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Lily Cai Dance Company highlights WCU’s Lunar New Year Celebration

The Lily Cai Dance Company will perform at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center as part of Western Carolina University’s Lunar New Year Celebration.  

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‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ hits the big screen at Bardo Arts Center

Western Carolina University’s Sunday Cinema Series continues Sunday, Jan. 20, with the screening of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at 3 p.m. at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.  

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Martin Luther King Jr. celebration to include keynote address by Aminata Cairo

Tying in with WCU's learning theme “Defining America,” the lecturer from The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands will speak on “Re-Defining Us in All of Our Richness.”  

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Year-end giving pushes 'Lead the Way' fundraising campaign past $58 million mark

Among the recent contributions to the campaign is an anonymous estate gift of $1 million to go toward student scholarships.  

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Services held Jan. 6 for Barbara Coulter, former WCU first lady

Barbara Helen Bolinger Coulter, 89, of Waynesville, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Haywood County.  

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‘Presentation Skills for Women’ workshop scheduled in Asheville

Betty Farmer, award-winning WCU professor of communication and owner of Farmer Communications, will serve as workshop instructor.  

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WCU's Advancement office sets holiday hours to assist with year-end giving

Monday, Dec. 31, is the deadline for gifts to the university to be counted as charitable gifts in calendar year 2018.  

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