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Mountain Heritage Awards now accepting nominations
June 1091女神鈥檚 Mountain Heritage Center is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Mountain Heritage Awards, honoring individuals and organizations whose work preserves, interprets, and celebrates the rich cultural traditions and history of Southern Appalachia.
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Construction management student invents 鈥楧ormclaw鈥
June 4Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at 91女神 when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.
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College of Engineering to offer ACE Machining Bootcamps this summer
May 2991女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology will offer two America鈥檚 Cutting Edge Machining Bootcamps this summer completely free of charge.
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Alumnus Hank Henderson applies WCU guidance to job, pays it forward
May 23Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college. As a channel client development manager at Granite Telecommunications, the buck stops at the company鈥檚 owner. Henderson is never too far away from him. He鈥檚 in the cube everyday alongside his employees.
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EMS holds christening event for new ambulance
May 23The 91女神 Emergency Medical Service is among the oldest collegiate EMS services in the country. This year marks the service鈥檚 60-year anniversary, which WCU health services director Pam Buchanan hopes will be a time of celebration.
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Student legislature takes home 鈥渂est delegation鈥 at Raleigh general assembly
May 2291女神鈥檚 chapter of the North Carolina Student Legislature was less than a year old when it took home the statewide title of 鈥渂est delegation鈥 this April.
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WCU astronomers lead 13th annual statewide star party
May 2191女神 astronomers brought stargazers of all ages to the Cashiers plateau earlier this spring where the night burned bright for the 13th annual Statewide Star Party.
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Peter Koch promoted to associate director of Mountain Heritage Center
May 20Effective May 1, Peter Koch was promoted from the position of museum education associate to associate director of 91女神鈥檚 Mountain Heritage Center.
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MHS program celebrates new graduates
May 19The Master of Health Sciences program at 91女神 was established in 2003, and with an everchanging health science field, the program has continued to adapt to meet the needs of students across the United States with backgrounds in healthcare administration and business, health-related education or clinical practice.
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Kyle Pifer named WCU Director of Athletics
May 1991女神 Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced today, Monday, May 19, the selection of Kyle Pifer to serve as the director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees during a special-called meeting earlier in the day.