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    College of Business chili cookoff evolves into a campus battle of bowls set for Nov. 15

    Bill Studenc
    October 13

    Chili might not be the entrée that most people think of when discussing weekend brunch options, but that’s exactly what will be on the menu the morning of Saturday, Nov. 15, at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s fourth annual Faculty and Staff Chili Cookoff.

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    Recreational therapy senior Meghan Greenly selected for prestigious award

    Cam Adams
    October 13

    When Meghan Greenly, sitting beside her proud mother, got her offer, she couldn’t help but smile.

  • Terri Durbin (center), chief faculty marshal since 2024, participates in the spring 2025 commencement ceremony.

    Nursing school director endows scholarship for WCU’s new master’s degree program

    Bill Studenc
    October 10

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s new master’s degree program focusing on increasing the availability of health care in the rural Southern Appalachian Mountains is receiving a financial boost from the director of the school in which the program is housed.

  • WCU's Health and Human Sciences Building where the new MAHEC office will be located

    MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee

    October 9

    With its mission to expand access to care and create a healthier community in Western North Carolina, MAHEC announces the opening of a new health center in Cullowhee.

  • Paws rides on a float during the 2024 Homecoming parade in downtown Sylva

    Homecoming weekend at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµset for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards

    Bill Studenc
    October 8

    A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the university’s adopted hometown of Sylva.

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    Bardo Arts Center to host reception for Cherokee Language and Cultural Exhibition

    Rachel Hood
    October 7

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Bardo Arts Center will host a public reception on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. in its Star Atrium, recognizing the collaborators and contributors of the Cherokee Language and Culture Exhibition, a project supported in part by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

  • Students at The Catamount School participate in class

    The Catamount School celebrates academic growth, rising enrollment

    Julia Duvall
    October 6

    The Catamount School, a lab school operated by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ in partnership with Jackson County Public Schools, is celebrating a year of academic progress and a significant increase in student enrollment.

  • Students chatting on campus

    University launches Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµConnect, a guaranteed admission program

    Cam Adams
    October 6

    Admission to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ from North Carolina community colleges just got simpler. The university is launching Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµConnect, a new, guaranteed admission program that paves a smoother path to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfor two-year college transfer students.

  • Students crowd around a laptop

    College of Engineering receives $4.17 million in software donations from Moldex3D

    October 3

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Engineering and Technology has been given a software licensing donation from Moldex3D worth $4.17 million.

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    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµastronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community

    Shane Ryden
    October 2

    Our experience of the night sky is everchanging. As our eyes wander to the heavens and we gradually learn more about the moon and stars, the twinkling cosmos glow in greater detail.

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