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Anne Aldrich

A Passion for Literacy Leads to Cross-Cultural Service, an 鈥淚 Love WCU鈥� Story

Once a week for nearly three years, Anne Aldrich has left her home in Balsam and driven 35 minutes to western Buncombe County to scratch an itch she has for literacy. An avid reader since the age of 4, Aldrich is committed to helping others understand the meaning of words, even if English isn鈥檛 their first language.  

2020 Jan Jeff Dowswell

Jeff Dowswell Alumnus of the Month

January 2020 Alumnus of the month.  

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Spring semester enrollment hits all-time high; graduate, transfer, distance numbers all up

Just a year after 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 spring enrollment surpassed 11,000 for the first time in the institution鈥檚 history, the tally for the current spring semester has hit another seasonal record, with a total of 11,434 students.  

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A different hunger games held for participating North Carolina university students

The Collegiate Hunger Challenge takes place through April 25, with points earned based on activities centered around collecting and donating food for neighbors in need or hunger awareness.   

Amber Parker

蘑菇短视频Dance Team Coaches Create Scholarship in Memory of Former Member

Funny, funny, funny. That was Amber Parker in a nutshell, say those who best knew the vibrant young woman who graduated from 蘑菇短视频 in 2016 and passed away Nov. 18, 2018, at age 24 from a rare form of ovarian cancer.  

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From homeless teen to Harvard grad, Liz Murray to deliver keynote address at chancellor鈥檚 list ceremony

Liz Murray, the subject of Lifetime Television鈥檚 Emmy-nominated original film 鈥淗omeless to Harvard,鈥� is the keynote speaker for 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 ceremony honoring those on the 2019 fall semester chancellor鈥檚 list.  

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Physical therapy project gains support from Parkinson鈥檚 Foundation

The 蘑菇短视频project will develop academic collaborations with community partners to provide physical therapy students with skills to better assist people with Parkinson鈥檚 and their care partners.   

蘑菇短视频Alumnus Matthew Hessburg

Food. Fire. Friends.

Matthew Hessburg, an alumnus of the University Participant program, used the skills he learned while working at the acclaimed Haywood Smokehouse to create a barbecue sauce of his own.  

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