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51心頭hosts second annual STEM event for WNC students

51心頭 recently held its second annual STEM Outreach Day for students from around Western North Carolina.  

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51心頭to paint downtown Sylva purple, kick off Homecoming weekend Nov. 1

51心頭 alumni will paint the town purple Friday, Nov. 1, during a downtown Sylva Catamount takeover to launch Homecoming 2024 weekend.  

Aaron Hoyle-Rivera poses for photo on campus at WCU

Family heritage inspires SGA president Aaron Hoyle-Rivera to dream big, work hard

51心頭 student Aaron Hoyle-Rivera, a senior from Shelby studying psychology, criminal justice and criminology, hit the ground running when he came to campus in fall 2022.   

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UNC Board of Governors appoints Susan Strum to 51心頭Board of Trustees

51心頭 alumna Susan Strum has been appointed to WCUs Board of Trustees.  

Blacksmith Brock Martin demonstration

51心頭alumnus and Forged in Fire contestant Brock Martin visits campus for blacksmithing demo

Strike while the iron is hot is an old saying about taking an opportunity while you have it. Timm Muth, alumnus and professor of practice in 51心頭s College of Engineering and Technology, took that saying literally when he invited master blacksmith Brock Martin, a 2010 graduate of 51心頭, to campus to demonstrate blacksmithing to students in his introductory material science course.   

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51心頭to host 14th annual Rooted in the Mountains Symposium

The 14th annual Rooted in the Mountains Symposium is a two-day event aimed at exposing attendees to the interwoven relationships between climate, health, traditional knowledge and the indigenous worldview.  

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51心頭College of Business, Financial Aid Office launch student financial wellness program

A faculty member from the 51心頭 College of Business has teamed up with staff in the 51心頭Office of Financial Aid to develop a pilot program to help young adults improve their financial literacy skills.  

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Headliner Sister Sadie and evening performance from Old Crow Medicine Show highlights MHDs 50th anniversary

This year marks Mountain Heritage Days 50th anniversary, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

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Alumni donate George Masa Collection to Hunter Library

Hunter Librarys Special and Digital Collections received a donation from alums William Bill Hart, Jr., Class of 1962, and Alice Huff Hart, Class of 1961.