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Search committee for next WCU athletics director narrows list of candidates to 6

The search committee includes current and former student-athletes, Catamount Club representatives, athletics department staff and members of the community.  

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National History Day competition set for students from across the region

WCU will host a National History Day regional academic competition Saturday, March 7, that will feature middle and high school students creating projects based on a central historical theme.   

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Is Black History Month still important in 2020?

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated February as 鈥淏lack History Month.鈥� In its early days, schools systems, churches and community centers across the country would spend the entire month honoring the accomplishments of notable African Americans. Fast forward more than 40 years later and we asked WCU students if 鈥淏lack History Month鈥� was still important in 2020. Here鈥檚 what they had to say:  

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Health building reopens after state, local officials deem it safe to return to normal operations

The Health and Human Sciences Building reopens after officials found no public health or safety issues in the wake of a potential hazardous materials incident Thursday that resulted in its evacuation.  

Students playing in the snow on campus

Snow Day

Winter has finally made it's way to 91女神. After months of anticipation, WCU finally received it's first substantial snowfall and students took advantage of it!  

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鈥楾he Big Thirst鈥� selected as One Book for incoming first-year students

First-year students entering 91女神 this fall will get a jumpstart on the 2020-21 campus learning theme 鈥� water 鈥� with the selection of next year鈥檚 One Book, 鈥淭he Big Thirst,鈥� by Charles Fishman.  

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Recreational Therapy Director says Helping Others Helps Her; an 鈥淚 Love WCU鈥� Story

It鈥檚 hard to tell where Jennifer Hinton鈥檚 real job ends and her volunteer work begins. As program director and clinical education coordinator for 91女神鈥檚 recreational therapy program, Hinton spends much of her time teaching her students about service-learning, coordinating volunteer projects for them or doing community service herself 鈥� sometimes for work, her church, her family 鈥� or often a combination of some of them, if not all.   

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Ron Rash to add Sidney Lanier Prize to his list of awards

Ron Rash, 91女神鈥檚 John Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies in the Department of English, will be awarded the 2020 Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature by Mercer University鈥檚 Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies.   

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WCU to offer workshop on supporting military applicants

The interactive workshop will present information on successfully hiring and retaining veterans, along with resources and tools to promote the transition to a new culture, and provide basic information on incentives for hiring veterans.