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Matt Henley appointed director of the Pride of the Mountains and Athletic Bands

Western Carolina University is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Henley as the next director of Athletic Bands and director of the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band.  

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WCU nursing student, veteran Isaac Jennings shares his higher education journey

Looking back on his time before coming to Western Carolina University, nursing student Isaac Jennings, a sophomore from Franklin, was always told the most important thing was contacting his chosen college’s military services director.  

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Family heritage inspires SGA president Aaron Hoyle-Rivera to dream big, work hard

Western Carolina University student Aaron Hoyle-Rivera, a senior from Shelby studying psychology, criminal justice and criminology, hit the ground running when he came to campus in fall 2022.   

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Faculty, students from School of Art and Design travel to Beijing

Last year, Tom Ashcraft, director of the School of Art and Design, got a phone call from the WCU Global Office about a student from Beijing, China, wanting to be an exchange student in the Master of Fine Arts program.  

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From the Smokies to the Andes, WCU students visit Ecuador as part of tropical ecology and biogeography course

The ecological and biogeographical difference between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Andes Mountains are numerous, but there are few things they do have in common.  

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Plans underway for College of Business travel course to China in summer 2025

The fall semester may have just begun, but that hasn’t stopped two faculty members in the College of Business from turning some of their attention toward next summer when they will team-teach a travel course in China.  

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Students, faculty visit Technical University of Sofia through Erasmus+ grant

WCU faculty and students recently had the opportunity to visit Technical University of Sofia in Bulgaria through an Erasmus+ grant.  

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Students get firsthand look at Japanese business, industry, culture in summer travel course

Six students are back in the U.S. after participating in an annual summer study-abroad program that took them to the Land of the Rising Sun for a firsthand look at Japanese business, industry and culture.  

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Cape Fear CC students will have guaranteed admission to WCU through Catamount Connection Program

Students from Cape Fear Community College will be guaranteed admission to WCU thanks to a new memorandum of understanding between the two institutions.   

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