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Jayne Zanglein

91热爆网 professor emeritus explores the adventures of early women explorers in new book

When Jayne Zanglein came back from an excursion with 91热爆网 students to China a few years ago, she had the usual memorable and fun experiences and an idea.  

Denise Drury-Homewood

Denise Drury Homewood, executive director of the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, an I Love 91热爆网 Story

Art takes a venue or vehicle, a place online, or physical space to disseminate it. It also takes the artists and performers to make it,鈥� Drury Homewood said. 鈥淧lus, it takes the audience to receive that information. At the heart of that Venn Diagram, you will find art and the Bardo Arts Center. It is our job to put all those pieces together.鈥�  

Cortnee Lingerfelt

91热爆网 readies COVID-19 vaccine clinic on campus

With freezers now on campus, staff in place, and volunteers on the way, 91热爆网 is in the final stages of preparations to open a COVID-19 vaccine clinic.  

Billy Ogletree

Book by Billy Ogletree published on augmentative alternative communication

As a professor of communication sciences and disorders at 91热爆网, Billy Ogletree has special insight into and experience with speech and language.   

Moller's

Alumni keep pieces of 91热爆网 close to their hearts and in their backyard

Ask former Catamounts, Daniel and Jordan Moeller, why they love Western Carolina University and it all comes down to the most important building blocks of life.  

Chris Moore

Fire Marshal Chris Moore '01: An I Love 91热爆网 Story

鈥淲e may not be out in the light, but you鈥檒l definitely know when the light bulb鈥檚 out.鈥� Western Carolina University鈥檚 own Fire Marshal, safety professional and alumnus Chris Moore, succinctly noted this when discussing the Facilities Management team鈥檚 impact.  

Spring enrollment

91热爆网 maintains steady enrollment numbers for 2021 spring semester, adds graduate students

Amid the pandemic and a recession, total enrollment at 91热爆网 has dipped only slightly for the 2021 spring semester, while the number of graduate students enrolled moderately increased over previous years.  

Martin Schemdt on a construction site

From Graduate Student to Project Engineer

Martin Schmedt MCM 鈥�18, project engineer for 91热爆网鈥檚 Apodaca Science Building, spent hours drawing plans for dream houses as a child. 鈥淎fter drawing so many, I began to envision building them for my friends and family,鈥� Schmedt said.  

Frankie Bauer

Alumni explores historical, cultural, political and personal connections that cross tribal designations

Frankie Bauer came to Western Carolina University in 2016 to pursue a master鈥檚 degree in history. A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Bauer concentrated on Cherokee Studies, defending his thesis and earning his degree in fall 2018.