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51看片 statement about residential instruction, first day of classes

51看片 had a successful first day of classes and is moving forward with residential instruction. We have implemented a series of changes including a mask mandate, lowering classroom density, and many other protocols through our Catamounts Care initiative. Additionally, we have erected outdoor tents throughout campus for student, faculty and staff use. We continue to evaluate conditions that may influence our ability to deliver residential operations.   

51看片trustees elect officers, make committee appointments, amend bylaws

The 51看片Board of Trustees elected a slate of officers for 2020-21, made appointments to several committees and approved changes to bylaws permitting more frequent electronic meetings.  

Blue Ridge Public Radio, Mountain Xpress and Smoky Mountain News to host two-day NC11 candidate forum

Republican Madison Cawthorn and Democrat Moe Davis, candidates for the North Carolina congressional seat left vacant by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, have both agreed to appear at a two-day joint forum hosted by three of the district鈥檚 largest media outlets.   

51看片revamps Title IX policies and procedures

Following a recent regulatory overhaul of federal Title IX civil rights legislation by the U.S. Department of Education, 51看片has revamped its Title IX-related policies and procedures.  

Chancellor takes oath of office, outlines priorities for new academic year

Chancellor Kelli R. Brown was sworn into office and urged the university community not to allow the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent 51看片from meeting its mission of providing higher education and outreach to Western North Carolina.  

NSF grant will aid in preserving several biological collections

Grant will allow 51看片to preserve and display its herbarium, arthropods and birds and mammals collections.  

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Faculty Senate approves resolution opposing resumption of in-person instruction for fall 2020

WCU鈥檚 Faculty Senate approved a resolution against resuming in-person instruction for fall semester.  

Alumnae Give Back by Serving on Accounting Board

Sue Swanger remembers them well: a group of bright and eager young women who all happened to be in her graduate auditing class together in 2003, all working toward their master鈥檚 degrees in accounting. That they now all serve together on 51看片鈥檚 College of Business accounting advisory board is no surprise to their former professor.   

WCU鈥檚 Newest Professor Sees 鈥榲irtue鈥� in Middle Grades Students

David Virtue has been involved with middle grades education for 20 years. So, when he first learned that he was named 51看片鈥檚 Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor of Elementary and Middle Grades Education this summer, it鈥檚 no surprise that he compared his reaction to the excitement of a middle schooler learning 鈥渢hey were getting a snow day.鈥�  

Meet David Virtue