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  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students on Project CARE ski trip

    Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ supports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention

    Bill Studenc
    February 12

    With the help of $5,000 in funding from the 1889 Impact Grants Program, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Office of Intercultural Affairs increased cultural and educational programming and enhanced efforts to support student success and retention.

  • Chancellor Brown signs MOU with VGCC

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission

    Cam Adams
    February 10

    Over 300 miles separate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Vance-Granville Community College — but the two schools are now much closer than the distance that separates them.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students with Paws

    Third annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 26

    Bill Studenc
    February 10

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s annual all-in day of giving to the institution, titled “One Day for Westernâ€� and taking place Wednesday, March 26, will focus on garnering philanthropic gifts for all of the Catamount sports teams and for endowments supporting academic excellence.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ student teachers working with students

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Stories
    February 7

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.

  • Spring at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025

    Julia Duvall
    February 7

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ experienced a notable increase in total enrollment from spring 2024 to spring 2025, with a 1.73% increase and a 2.39% increase in undergraduate students. The university also saw a 2.23% retention rate increase for fall 2024 to spring 2025 with a 92.14% retention rate reported.

  • Spring at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025

    February 7

    The spring semester is underway at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and that means looking at how the university’s enrollment is shaping up for the first few weeks of the new year.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ student teaching intern in classroom

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students

    February 7

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.

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    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ social work students engage with alumni with help from Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    Bill Studenc
    February 5

    Students from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of Social Work fanned out across Western North Carolina during the 2024 falls semester to connect with previous graduates of the program and encourage engagement by the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni with their program and their alma mater.

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    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field

    Matt Salerno
    February 5

    Bora Karayaka, a professor at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.

  • Vittal Anantatmula

    The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects

    Vittal Anantatmula
    February 5

    A new book written by a professor of project management in the College of Business at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is designed to help members of business organizations improve their skills in both project management skills and knowledge management.

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