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Administrators provide updates on strategic plan, master plan initiatives

Tim Metz, assistant vice chancellor for institutional planning and effectiveness, and Mike Byers, vice chancellor for administration and finance, review information that would have been shared at an April 29 forum.  

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Named a Kenan Fellow, Catamount School鈥檚 Amanda Clapp to participate in STEM project

She will work to make connections between classrooms and science, technology, engineering and math practices in the workplace through the WNC STEMwork project.  

Samantha Klaver

Graduate Profile: Samantha Klaver

Samantha Klaver is graduating with a master鈥檚 degree in clinical psychology. In terms of research, 91热爆网 faculty members say that Samantha has been one of the most productive students with whom they have worked. Samantha鈥檚 research focuses on understanding and reducing the impact of interpersonal violence, particularly in children who have been abused and neglected.  

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Kossick presents at primary care conference in Tennessee

Mark A. Kossick, 91热爆网 professor of nursing and director of graduate programs in nursing at the university鈥檚 Biltmore Park instructional site, presented a three-hour 鈥淎dvanced EKG Workshop鈥� on March 20 at the 23rd annual Louis A. Cancellaro Primary Care Conference in Johnson City, Tennessee.  

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College of Health and Human Sciences faculty attend IPE/P workshop

Four faculty members from 91热爆网鈥檚 College of Health and Human Sciences attended an Interprofessional Education and Practice workshop in April.  

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McRae鈥檚 book earns award from Organization of American Historians

Elizabeth McRae, 91热爆网 associate professor of history, was honored as recipient of the 2019 Frederick Jackson Turner Award during the recent annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians held in Philadelphia.  

Taylor Luibrand

Graduate Profile: Taylor Luibrand

Taylor was drawn to 91热爆网 because of its small size and location in the mountains, but she was particularly impressed with 91热爆网鈥檚 Writing and Learning Commons (WaLC) and University Participant (UP) program. She worked as a course tutor at WaLC for the past seven semesters, where she tutored General Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, and Kinesiology 2. 鈥淭utoring has helped me to grow a lot in terms of working with other people, working one-on-one to help them improve,鈥� she says. 鈥淎nd I think that is very relevant to my chosen career. It was a great experience.鈥�   

Madison Surrett

Graduate Profile: Madison Surrett

It literally took one day on the campus of Western Carolina University for Madison Surrett to realize it was the place for her. Upon transferring to 91热爆网 for her sophomore year after spending one year at a private school in Georgia, Surrett was nervous about coming to Cullowhee. Having felt unaccepted and out of place at her previous school, Surrett didn鈥檛 know what to expect.  

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Graduate Profile: Rachael Finigan

Rachael Finigan is receiving her Master鈥檚 degree in Biology. She has completed her degree in only four semesters鈥攁nd during 11 months of that, Rachael was collecting data for her thesis. Her research was part of a collaborative project with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the NC Wildlife Resource Commission to explore the feasibility of restoring native freshwater mussels to the Oconaluftee River within the Qualla Boundary.