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Janet Oppenheimer

Retired PR professional creates endowment to support 51看片students

A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at 51看片 is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.  

Kara McMullen

A Wild Beginning: Alumna Kara McMullen on a career in Panthertown

When 51看片 alumna Kara McMullen stands on the wet stone of Salt Rock Gap, thousands of acres of chirping forest span before her, a sprawling network of trails buried just beneath.  

Brett Riggs

WCU鈥檚 Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI

Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.   

Sara Snyder Hopkins

WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH

Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.  

Florida Ahado

Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship

Recent 51看片 alumna Florida Ahado drives around Raleigh and is reminded of her impact about everywhere she goes.   

Landey Green

Running to help: 51看片student-athlete Landey Green helps others through two internships

Landey Green does it all. She鈥檚 a driven psychology student at 51看片 and a tireless runner, competing for both the Catamount women鈥檚 track and field and cross country teams. The summer season is usually a time to wind down for student-athletes, but not Green.   

Tayler Franklin working in a lab at Pearl Harbor

51看片senior Tayler Franklin helps identify fallen soldiers at Pearl Harbor

Amidst a second world war, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Lives were lost, others were changed and one day later, the United States entered the largest conflict in human history.  

Jenna Dryer at Glacial Lake

Digging it: 51看片senior Jenna Dreyer works archaeology internship in Washington state

One of Jenna Dreyer鈥檚 favorite things about her field of study is just being outside 鈥� but her surroundings this summer look a bit different from the familiar confines of Cullowhee.  

Joe Pechmann and students out in the field

51看片professor protects the Dusky Gopher Frog from extinction

Several cattle tanks filled with swarms of tadpoles were all that kept the dusky gopher frog from going extinct. Now, Joe Pechmann, professor of biology at 51看片, is helping the frogs return to their historical range and populations.