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WCU adding new addition to the Catamount family this fall

The Catamount statue that long stood in the center of the roundabout is getting a new home on campus to make room for a new Catamount statue.  

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Manifest Your Own Masterpiece

Olivia Ramos, a Charlotte native who studied entertainment design and technology at WCU, knew she wanted to do something involving the arts, but her small high school did not offer a theater arts program.   

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WCU hires new director of institutional assessment

Karen Price has been named as the new director of institutional assessment at WCU. Price will begin her role Thursday, June 29.   

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NCSSM-Morganton visits Highlands Biological Station for 5-week research and mentorship program

Three rising seniors from the new Morganton campus of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics spent the last few weeks at WCU’s Highlands Biological Station as part of their research and mentorship program.  

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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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Former player’s gridiron memories, love of WCU inspires support for athletics facilities improvements

A former two-time Academic All-American football player who still gets chills thinking back to his own gridiron glory days wants to help ensure that future Catamount student-athletes have similar experiences.  

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WCU program among nation’s best in preparing future teachers to teach the “science of reading”

The undergraduate teacher preparation program has been recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality as among the best in the nation in preparing future elementary teachers to teach children to read.  

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Business students complete capstone project for military resort

In the spring of 2022, Charlie Parrish, director of the School of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sport Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, met with Lee Schmudde, outgoing chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Management board, and AJ Grube, the College of Business dean, to discuss the possibility of a capstone project with the military-affiliated Shades of Green Resort in Orlando.  

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Western Piedmont CC students will have guaranteed admission to WCU

Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and Joel D. Welch, president of Western Piedmont Community College, signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions that guarantees admission to WCU for all Western Piedmont graduates who satisfy certain requirements.  

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