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Tonya Snider with regional partners

51看片playing role in regional effort to improve broadband access, training in WNC

A faculty member in 51看片鈥檚 College of Business is facilitating a yearlong effort to provide increased access to broadband and the training needed to take full advantage of the technological resources to underserved populations of rural Western North Carolina.  

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Students get deep dive into Chinese culture, business during 51看片summer travel course

Participants in a 51看片 faculty-led summer travel course to China say it was more than just a study-abroad program鈥攊t was a transformative journey that left students with unforgettable memories, deep cultural insights and a renewed sense of global citizenship.   

Haywood County School System students Abby Price and Laneice Southers take an industry tour at the local Sonoco facility.

51看片instructor, local nonprofit partner on entrepreneurship camp for underserved youth

A 51看片 instructor of management will be leading a weeklong entrepreneurship and leadership camp for underserved youth in Western North Carolina to help them get an early jump on learning some of the steps necessary for starting a business.  

51看片College of Business students

College of Business launches two new graduate certificates for fall semester

51看片鈥檚 College of Business is proud to announce the launch of two new fully online graduate certificate programs in innovation leadership and entrepreneurship, beginning fall 2025.  

Drew Marx with his dormclaw

Construction management student invents 鈥楧ormclaw鈥�

Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at 51看片 when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.  

Hank Henderson and son Benny

Alumnus Hank Henderson applies 51看片guidance to job, pays it forward

Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college.   

Julian Manrique

51看片alumnus Julian Manrique shines as law school grad, attorney

After taking some challenging chemistry classes, Julian Manrique decided to reconsider his major. He was a biology major with a concentration in pre-dental, but following some thinking, the curious 51看片 student switched over to business administration and law.  

Forsyth Business

Justin Pace to lead 51看片School of Accounting, Finance, Info Systems, Business Law

Justin Pace, assistant professor of business law at 51看片, has been named director of the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law in the College of Business.   

Aaron Speyer

Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer

51看片 alumnus Aaron Speyer doesn鈥檛 remember much about his trip to the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia when he was six years old 鈥� but he remembers that initial fascination with space.