Advising & Registration
Welcome to WCU! You are assigned an official academic advisor at WCU after you have
been admitted to your program, which is the secondary step in applying to WCU. Until you have been fully admitted or re-admitted, please reach out to distance@wcu.edu with any advising related questions you may have. If you need assistance with the
application process, please contact our office - distance@wcu.edu or visit our Future Students page.
For information on resources for distance students including student accounts, financial aid, tuition and fee information, and more, please return to the main Current students page.
If you are having an issue in one of your classes or you have a concern about a course, and you wish to find out the formal complaint procedure process, please visit the Online Student Complaint Procedues page. To find information about State Authorization, please visit our NC-SARA Information page.
Distance Learning Advisors
Business Law, Jon Schmura, jschmura@email.wcu.edu
Management, Isaiah Lunsford, ilunsford@email.wcu.edu
Marketing, Hannah Sykes, hsykes@wcu.edu
Finance (Financial Planning), Catherine MacCullum, cmaccallum@wcu.edu
Innovation Leadership and Entrepreneurship-UG, Hannah Sykes, hsykes@wcu.edu
Entrepreneurship Degree -GR, Hannah Sykes, hsykes@wcu.edu
Innovation Leadership Certificate 鈥� GR, Hannah Sykes, hsykes@wcu.edu
Sports Management - GR, Hannah Sykes, hsykes@wcu.edu
Project Management Degree & Certificate - GR, Deanna Allan, dallan@wcu.edu
Accountancy 鈥� GR, Deanna Allan, dallan@wcu.edu
Business Administration (MBA) 鈥� GR, Deanna Allan, dallan@wcu.edu
AIG, Bridget Lopez 828.227.2000 or blopez@wcu.edu
Birth - Kindergarten, Bachelor's Degree Seekers for BK - Greg McLamb 828.227.3755
or gmclamb@wcu.edu
Teacher Certification - Deb Henry 828.227.3313
or dchenry@wcu.edu
M.A.Ed. in Special Education Mild to Moderate, Bridget Lopez 828.227.2000 or blopez@wcu.edu
M.A.Ed. in Special Education Innovative and Creative, Bridget Lopez 828.227.2000 or blopez@wcu.edu
M.A.Ed. in Special Education Severe/Profound, Greg McLamb 828.227.3755 or gmclamb@wcu.edu
M.A.T in Special Education General Curriculum, Bridget Lopez 828.227.2000 or blopez@wcu.edu
M.A.T in Special Education Adapted Curriculum, Greg McLamb 828.227.3755 or gmclamb@wcu.edu
Post Master's Certificate in Public School Licensure, Heidi Von Dohlen, 828.227.3311 or hbvondohlen@wcu.edu
Human Resources, Dr. Siham Lekchiri, 828.227.2493 or slekchiri@wcu.edu
Emergency Medical Care, Distance EMC Program Coordinator, Steve Johnson, sljohnson@email.wcu.edu
Nursing (Nursing Admin, Nursing Educator, RIBN and RN to BSN), wcunursing@wcu.edu
Construction Management, Dr. Bruce Gehrig, 828.227.2201, cm@wcu.edu
Criminal Justice, Aaron Vassey, pavassey@wcu.edu
Emergency & Disaster Management, Aaron Vassey, pavassey@wcu.edu
Engineering Technology, Dr. Amber Thompson, 828.227.2517, acthompson@wcu.edu
Undeclared & Non-Degree, Lee Roddick-Brown, 828.227.2737, lroddick@wcu.edu
