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Love for Cats keep Greeks coming back

It’s all in the family for Amy Kilby, Samir Hafiz and Jerry Matheny when it comes time to shake the money tree for Western Carolina University’s student-athletes. All three are enthusiastic participants in WCU’s Greek Challenge – now in its fifth season – which rallies members of past and present fraternities and sororities at WCU to pony up big bucks and to join the Catamount Club all in support of athletic scholarships.   

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‘We Promise’ campaign launched to promote college affordability

The University of North Carolina System launched the “We Promise” campaign Oct. 2 to promote affordable college opportunities for every North Carolinian.  

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Nazario-Colon’s passion leads to being named Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet

Ricardo Nazario-Colón, Western Carolina University’s chief diversity officer, first caught the poetry bug as a youngster in Puerto Rico.  

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Graduate Education Week to highlight advantages of graduate study on campus

Five days of events geared toward preparing WCU undergraduate students for graduate study is coming up with the inaugural Graduate Education Week – Monday, Oct. 15, through Friday, Oct. 19.  

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Event planning workshop coming up at WCU's Biltmore Park site

WCU’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment is offering an event planning workshop that focuses on planning, organization and implementation at Biltmore Park in Asheville.  

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Mountain Heritage Day ushers in fall with music, crafts, competition

The 44th annual Mountain Heritage Day on Saturday (Sept. 29) saw sunny skies and a big crowd for the community-on-campus event at Western Carolina University.  

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Base Camp Cullowhee schedules Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap

Base Camp Cullowhee, WCU’s outdoor programming organization, will hold its sixth annual Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the lawn of A.K. Hinds University Center.  

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Early voting site returns for midterm election, opens Oct. 17 at Hinds University Center

For the second time, Western Carolina University will host an early voting site, and school officials are hoping students respond the way they did in 2016.  

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Staff Senate will hold monthly meeting Oct. 10 at University Center

A meeting of WCU’s Staff Senate is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Multipurpose Room of A.K. Hinds University Center  

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