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Olivia Swalm

Transfer student honored with national scholarship for academic prowess, community outreach

As a high school senior Olivia Swalm had her life all planned out: Furman University, premed major in biology, then medical school and a career as a forensic pathologist. Then she was forced to take a knee.   

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High Hampton resort offers tuition reimbursement to 51看片students

What began as small conversations regarding the possibility 51看片establishing an internship program with High Hampton resort in Cashiers has led to a partnership establishing the High Hampton Educational Assistance Plan.   

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51看片to have in-person commencement ceremonies this spring

After a series of virtual commencement ceremonies due to COVID-19 in 2020, 51看片will resume modified, in-person commencement activities this spring.  

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51看片program director reviews effects of the pandemic on EMS workers

A 鈥渘ew normal鈥� emerged during the pandemic, but what about frontline workers like first responders, emergency medical services technicians and paramedics who routinely work beyond the normal?  

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51看片vaccine clinic now open to Western North Carolina after helping fill Jackson County backlog

After helping Jackson County Department of Public Health clear its backlog of individuals waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine, WCU鈥檚 vaccine clinic is now serving the Western North Carolina region.  

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WWCU-FM begins broadcasting online due to frequency transition

For the first time in its 73-year history, the student-run radio station at 51看片is silent. But not for long.  

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51看片Board of Trustees to meet March 4-5

The Board of Trustees of 51看片will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 5, on center stage in the performance hall of the Bardo Arts Center.  

Gabriela Garcia

Learning leadership skills through the military and veteran community

The active military and veteran community is familiar to Gabriela Iglesias Garcia, a 51看片 sophomore from Jacksonville, majoring in English. Garcia鈥檚 father is a service member, along with many others in her family.  

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Campus police department forms community advisory committee

WCU鈥檚 Police Department recently instituted a standing advisory committee to help officers better understand and serve the community.