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Alumna Helping Local Wildlife

Anyone who has ever traveled along Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge near the North Carolina-Tennessee border knows how dangerous that stretch of highway can be. With its narrow lanes, twisting and winding curves through the mountains, rockslides, and speeding drivers, that portion of highway has been notorious for accidents. Well, just imagine what it must be like for wildlife living in those beautiful mountains that make up Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Pisgah and Cherokee national forests.  

Donna Winbon to lead 51看片Foundation board

It鈥檚 no surprise that Donna Winbon drives a bright blue BMW Z4 roadster. They鈥檙e both sporty and fun, and in BMW鈥檚 words: an irresistible force that provides maximum excitement. (Sounds like Winbon, doesn鈥檛 it?)   

51看片Alumna Blends Project Management with Hospitality

Michaela Schmidlin, MPM 鈥�18 can put your fear of hosting holiday company in perspective. As Entertainment and Event Programming Manager for Asheville-based The Biltmore Company, Schmidlin serves as the project manager for a number of estate events, the largest undertaking being Christmas at Biltmore and Candlelight Christmas Evenings.   

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Police Chief Lillard named national runner-up in Campus Safety magazine鈥檚 annual awards

Chief of Police Steve Lillard was named national runner-up in the higher education division of Campus Safety magazine鈥檚 2020 Director of the Year awards.  

Q and A with Alumna Donna Reynolds

Donna Reynolds '05, Executive Assistant for the Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs at WCU, shares some of her memories of Scott and Walker Residence Halls and the unique items that have been found during the demolition of the iconic buildings.  

Face coverings, sanitizer, thermometers will be provided to faculty, staff in COVID-19 fight

Faculty and staff soon will be receiving bags of personal protective items that are designed to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus as part of the institution鈥檚 鈥淐atamounts Care鈥� campaign.  

Highlands Biological Station begins bird banding project

In conjunction with an international effort, the Highlands Biological Station has initiated a bird banding project in the high-elevation mountain community.  

General Assembly approves additional NC Promise funding for WCU, 2 other institutions

The North Carolina General Assembly鈥檚 biennial short session has resulted in several pieces of legislation that benefit WCU, including approval of $15 million to fund the NC Promise tuition plan for the 2020-21 fiscal year.  

51看片board removes name 'Hoey' from campus auditorium

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution removing the name 鈥淗oey鈥� from a campus performance facility named after Clyde R. Hoey, a former governor of North Carolina and state and federal legislator who actively opposed civil rights legislation and favored racial segregation.