Fund for WCU supports School of Nursing health outreach efforts in 2 WNC counties

Students, faculty and alumni from the School of Nursing offered a series of outreach events providing holistic nursing assessment and care coordination, navigation and education at sites across WNC over the summer.  

Academic Success Program students visit Argentina with support from Fund for WCU

Seventeen WCU students participated in an eight-day international learning experience for conditionally admitted students who successfully completed the Academic Success Program, thanks to support from the Fund for WCU.  

Scholarship recipients share academic, creative endeavors with donors at Scholars Showcase

A dozen scholarship recipients recently found themselves in the spotlight as they presented examples of their scholarly and creative work to the donors who help make those endeavors possible through their philanthropy.  

Vitoria Domingues | A Day in the Life

Follow along with Vitoria as she shows us a day in her life as a first-generation international student at WCU!  

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Fund for WCU enables leadership, public speaking training for Chancellor’s Ambassadors

Members of the Chancellor’s Ambassadors received specialized leadership and public speaking training last semester to assist them in their roles as student representatives.  

Health disparities, medical scare fuel WCU students’ passion for pharmaceutical care

Before students Madeline Tyson and Lisbet Alvarez had even thought about applying to college, they knew they wanted to be pharmacists.   

CCPD to host fashion show, open clothing closet

After a four-year hiatus, WCU’s Center for Career and Professional Development is bringing back its Hire Attire Fashion Show, while introducing a clothing closet.  

Cody Dalton | Pride of the Mountains

Meet Cody Dalton, the man of many talents at Western Carolina University. As a political science major, he's got the academics covered, but he also takes the lead as the drum major for the Pride of the Mountains marching band. Dive into his world as a student at Western Carolina University.  

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Latinx Appreciation Student Organization promotes campuswide awareness and unity

A sense of belonging is what many students envision as part of their college experience; somewhere that gives them purpose, a group to be part of and to share in cultural activities they are most familiar with or are interested in learning more about.