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Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ supports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention
February 12With 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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission
February 10Over 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.
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Third annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 26
February 10Ä¢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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7Ä¢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 sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7Ä¢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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
February 7The 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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
February 7Ä¢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
February 5Students 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
February 5Bora 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.
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The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects
February 5A 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.