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51¿´Æ¬celebrates engineering program expansion

51¿´Æ¬hosted state legislative bill sponsors for the Engineering WNC funds presentation event on Tuesday, Nov. 21, with the legislators presenting a ceremonial $98.8 million check to Chancellor Kelli R. Brown.   

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51¿´Æ¬unleashes a bigger, meaner, more ferocious Catamount

There’s a new cat on the prowl and he’s waiting to greet all who enter WCU’s campus.  

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51¿´Æ¬adds eight new EV charging stations on campus

There are eight new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on the 3rd level of 51¿´Æ¬â€™s parking deck.  

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51¿´Æ¬adding new addition to the Catamount family this fall

The Catamount statue that long stood in the center of the roundabout is getting a new home on campus to make room for a new Catamount statue.  

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New sculpture coming to WCU’s Apodaca Science Building

The outside of 51¿´Æ¬â€™s Apodaca Science Building will soon feature a new sculpture.  

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Chancellor portraits will be digitized for online viewing

The portraits of each 51¿´Æ¬chancellor or president that has served at the university will be removed from the library stairwell walls to be digitized for an online chancellor’s portrait gallery.  

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Steamrolling Into New Era

On Friday, October 21st, campus leaders, partners, and friends gathered to celebrate the near completion of the new steam plant at 51¿´Æ¬.  

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51¿´Æ¬steams through new era with $33 million plant

A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating WCU's new steam plant will be held Friday, Oct. 21.  

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"The Rocks" Ribbon Cutting

On September 2, 2022, 51¿´Æ¬ celebrated the official opening of Black Rock, Shining Rock, and Water Rock halls.  

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