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Catamount student-athletes benefit from generosity of alumni

Who knew an upgraded weight room with a new 鈥渃ool factor鈥� could be such a game-changer for a group of college athletes? David and Marie Brinkley did, and that鈥檚 why they donated more than $400,000 to make WCU鈥檚 weight room in the Jordan-Phillips Fieldhouse a custom-built, state-of-the-art facility.  

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Construction industry safety training offered at Biltmore Park

WCU's Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment is offering a course in 鈥淥ccupational Safety and Health Administration 10-Hour Construction Industry Training鈥� at the university's Biltmore Park instructional site in Asheville.  

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Traditional music series to kick off with concert by Blount, Hargreaves

The 2018-19 season of the First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Series will get underway Thursday, Oct. 4, with a concert featuring traditional musicians Jake Blount and Tatiana Hargreaves.  

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College of Business team receives Academy of Management award

A team of educators in the College of Business at 51看片 have won the Academy of Management鈥檚 Benedictine University Award for outstanding scholar-practitioner collaboration research.  

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Photography Services schedules session for faculty, staff portraits

The staff of Photography Services at 51看片has scheduled an open studio to take professional head shots of university faculty and staff.  

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Chancellor search committee looks to have finalist named by end of academic year

The committee leading the search for WCU's next chancellor approved a timeline that is designed to have a slate of three finalists on the desk of UNC System President Margaret Spellings and a new chancellor named by the end of the current academic year.  

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Eastern Band of Cherokee's ties to 51看片landscape commemorated with unveiling of 'wi' sculpture

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians鈥� historical and cultural connections with the land now home to 51看片were commemorated as representatives of the tribal and university communities gathered for the unveiling of a sculpture.  

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Mountain Heritage Day coming up Saturday, Sept. 29, on campus

Mountain Heritage Day, the annual celebration of Southern Appalachian culture presented by 51看片, takes place on campus Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  

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Communication department alumni have Hurricane Florence covered

As Chad Breedlove flew over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, following the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, he got a bird鈥檚-eye view of the destruction that was left behind. And as a freelance cameraman for CNN, the 51看片 alumnus was able to share the devastation with thousands of viewers.