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Aaron Speyer

Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer

ĢƵ alumnus Aaron Speyer doesn’t remember much about his trip to the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia when he was six years old — but he remembers that initial fascination with space.  

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WCU’s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs

ĢƵ’s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.  

Debra Burke

Burke receives $235K grant to continue agricultural mediation programs

The North Carolina Agricultural Mediation Program and the Farm Agricultural Resources and Mediation of Virginia have been two mainstays at ĢƵ for a while now.   

Garrett Ozark

College of Business alumnus who appeared on ‘Shark Tank’ shares secrets of success

A ĢƵ College of Business graduate and former Catamount baseball player who hit it out of the ballpark with an appearance on “Shark Tank” shared some personal lessons from his life as an entrepreneur during a recent-on campus presentation.  

ĢƵ alumnus Garrett Ozar and business partner Adelle Archer make their pitch on “Shark Tank.”

ĢƵalumnus, ‘Shark Tank’ star Garrett Ozar to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Week

ĢƵ’s College of Business will welcome alumnus and former Catamount baseball player Garrett Ozar as a keynote speaker during Global Entrepreneurship Week.  

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Two faculty members receive competitive grants from the National Institutes of Health

Two ĢƵ faculty members have received coveted R15 grants from the National Institutes of Health, which will significantly enhance research initiatives in the region.  

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ĢƵCollege of Business, Financial Aid Office launch student financial wellness program

A faculty member from the ĢƵ College of Business has teamed up with staff in the ĢƵOffice of Financial Aid to develop a pilot program to help young adults improve their financial literacy skills.  

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Plans underway for College of Business travel course to China in summer 2025

The fall semester may have just begun, but that hasn’t stopped two faculty members in the College of Business from turning some of their attention toward next summer when they will team-teach a travel course in China.  

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CoB associate professor has article selected for publication by prestigious journal

An article co-authored by H. Kevin Fulk, associate professor of computer information systems in the College of Business, has been selected for publication by a prestigious and highly selective academic journal.