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Distance learning student fulfills dream of earning degree

Linda Kingsbury, who serves as a staff services manager for the State of California Department of Justice, wanted a school that could meet her needs as an adult learner. She found a few schools that checked those boxes; one of those was WCU.   

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Director of Military Student Services selected for elite Army Educator Tour

Briana Ford, director of Military Student Services was nominated and selected as one of 15 military-related educators from the region to attend an exclusive Army Educator Tour program.  

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Gifts for student scholarships result in new name for business dean’s suite

The dean’s suite of offices in the Forsyth Building has a new formal name that celebrates five generations of a family’s connections to WCU dating back to the early 1900s.  

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Student wins College of Business Pitch Competition, advances to SoCon event

Freshman Avery Pittman wowed judges with an idea for 3D virtual dorm room tours for incoming freshmen.  

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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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Faculty, staff honored at annual awards event

WCU’s campus community paused to celebrate during the afternoon of Thursday, April 27, for the annual Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards ceremony.  

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Yanjun Yan named recipient of 2023 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Yanjun Yan, associate professor the College of Engineering and Technology, has been named the recipient of the 2023 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.   

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WCU in final planning stages for new travel series to begin in 2024

WCU will be launching a new travel program in 2024 designed to help alumni and friends explore different places, meet new friends and engage in lifelong-learning activities.  

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