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CEAP alumna rises to pandemic challenge as first-year teacher, wins county award

Salem Parris, a 2019 alumna of the College of Education and Allied Professions, was selected as Haywood County鈥檚 2020 Beginning Teacher of the Year.  

Faculty Senate approves satisfactory - unsatisfactory grades

Students will be allowed to request grades of satisfactory or unsatisfactory for 2020 fall semester classes following a split-vote approval of a resolution of the Faculty Senate.  

Turn It Up - WWCU-FM has growth spurt

At 4,061 feet above sea level, the view from 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 new radio tower atop Brown Mountain in Jackson County is as vast and unobstructed as one would imagine. And the sound at such height? Even better. There is none, save for nature鈥檚 hum. But don鈥檛 let the soothing silence fool you.   

蘑菇短视频Board of Trustees to meet Dec. 3-4

The Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in the performance hall of the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.   

First-Generation Student, Kenyatta Fortune Prospers in Graduate School

In December, Kenyatta Fortune will become a three-time graduate of 蘑菇短视频. Doing so didn鈥檛 come without facing significant challenges. 鈥淭he dynamics are different,鈥� Fortune said. 鈥淲hile the professors provide guidance, encouragement and support, the student is given full autonomy in setting personal timelines, meeting agendas and maintaining contact with milestone updates on their thesis research.鈥�  

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Young Alumnus of the Month: Hank Henderson

For Hank Henderson 17鈥�, there was never a question if he would stay engaged with 蘑菇短视频 once he graduated.   

蘑菇短视频launches Veterans and Military Alumni Society

Melissa Metcalf Le Roy believes her father, the late Oscar William Metcalf Jr., would have been the first to apply for membership in 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 new Veterans and Military Alumni Society. Metcalf, a decorated Vietnam War vet, died Oct. 18, at the age of 72 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. 鈥淗e dearly loved Western,鈥� said Le Roy. 鈥淗e was proud of his alma mater, the opportunities it gave him. He went to college while working full time and raising a young family. The university supported him, and (his bachelor鈥檚 degree) really meant something.鈥�   

Faith in 蘑菇短视频student-athletes leads to fundraising challenge to Greek alumni

Randy White is a man of faith, and not just in God, but in 蘑菇短视频, his alma mater. So much so, he and his wife, Kim Hunter, are putting up a $30,000 gift challenge for the 鈥淲hee Are One鈥� fund to support WCU鈥檚 student-athletes 鈥� as long as 600 of his fellow Greek alumni contribute to the campaign by Nov. 20, the gift challenge deadline. The 鈥淲hee Are One鈥� campaign continues until next June.  

Stringer named NC College/University P.E. Teacher of the Year

Assistant professor Amy Stringer has been named North Carolina College/University Physical Education Teacher of the Year by NC SHAPE.