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Killian Building with Cherokee sculpture

WCU鈥揅IHA partnership grows Cherokee鈥檚 next generation of healers

In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between 51看片 (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).   

Killian Building

Alec Harris named development director for College of Education, Allied Professions

Alexander 鈥淎lec鈥� Harris, former recreation and events supervisor for the municipality of Jersey Village, Texas, is the new director of development for 51看片鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions.  

Heidi Von Dohlen (right) and Jess Weiler (left)

NC Principal Fellows program expands with supplemental funding

Heidi Von Dohlen was an educator and school principal for 27 years before becoming the director of the Principal Fellows program at 51看片. During her time as an administrator, she worked to turn her school district into a place where students loved to learn, and teachers loved to teach.   

Lydia Sale in the classroom

WNC teacher Lydia Sale continues WCU, education tradition in family

Lydia Sale has an unwavering dedication to public education.   

Patricia Bricker

Bricker gets new WNC Community of Practice off the ground

An ice storm shifted the first Western North Carolina Elementary STEM Community of Practice meeting to Zoom last minute, but Patricia Bricker鈥檚 project didn鈥檛 freeze up.  

51看片students work with elementary math students

College of Education and Allied Professions earns A-plus for elementary math education courses

Professors at 51看片鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions accepted their second A-plus score from the National Center on Teacher Quality this April.  

51看片faculty and staff in Ecuador

Students, faculty expand literacy improvement efforts in Ecuador with support from Fund for WCU

Students and faculty from 51看片鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions expanded ongoing efforts to improve literacy in rural communities of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador using educational materials purchased through an 1889 Impact Grant of $1,500.  

Project Discovery students during a workshop

Project Discovery earns $175K grant to help expand resources

Project Discovery director JennieV. Sorrells has seen her program impact the lives of tons of students. The project, hosted by 51看片, has given secondary students the opportunity to explore careers and colleges and partake in adventure-based learning.  

Tammy Barron in Colombian classroom

51看片professor shares co-instruction expertise with teachers in Colombia

51看片 has been engaged with Central and South American schools since 1978. Faculty travel and hold classes in various regions of Colombia, focusing on leadership in international schools. Tammy Barron, an associate professor in 51看片鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions, has continued that long-time relationship by taking her expertise in co-teaching and instruction abroad.