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MFA student named creative director for Center for Craft art installation

For second-year Master of Fine Art student Jeannie Regan, being chosen as the creative director for the Center for Craft’s newest art installation is an opportunity made possible by faculty and peer support from the MFA program.   

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Explore Further. Achieve Goals.

Born and raised in Western North Carolina, Jessica Gasperson-Shuford, a summer 2023 graduate of Western Carolina University’s Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner program, knew she wanted to go into the health care field since she was in her teens.  

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MFA program checked all the boxes for WCU alum: culture, mountains and academic rigor

After earning a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a decade of work and life experience, Kentucky native Mo Kessler wanted to find a master’s program that checked all the boxes when it came to culture, experiencing the mountains of Western North Carolina and of course the master’s program itself.   

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Discover Your Own Breakthrough

Greensboro native Preston Ellington’s journey to being a physical therapist started back in high school in a health and human sciences class.  

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Kayla Patterson blazes a new trail in the Higher Education Student Affairs program

Kayla Patterson is a recent graduate of the Higher Education Student Affairs master’s program. She began her undergraduate studies in pursuit of a medical degree at Cleveland State University on a basketball scholarship before transferring to New York University.   

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WCU graduates first class from Doctor of Psychology program

WCU’s first graduating class from the Doctor of Psychology program were hooded during the graduate commencement ceremony in May.  

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Jeff Lawson appointed dean of Graduate School and Research

The WCU Board of Trustees appointed Jeff Lawson as dean of the Graduate School and Research as part of its regular meeting June 9. Lawson will start in his new position July 1.  

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WCU sees slight increase in distance students for spring semester

There are a total of 10,586 students enrolled this semester compared to 10,977 this time last year.   

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Second-year DPT student Gabriella Ware wins Scholarship of Excellence Award

Gabriella Ware recently received the Scholarship of Excellence Award from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions.  

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