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A few years back, 星空传媒鈥檚 Division of Information Technology added a project management office. Because IT employee Dawn Brown worked closely with the project office, she thought it might be beneficial to learn more about project management. She enrolled in 星空传媒鈥檚 Master of Project Management (MPM) Program. Not only has it proven to be helpful in her IT role, but Brown said she now has a complete understanding of the entire project management process.

Charlene Leontine Francis McCormack married young, worked hard, loved her family and her church, and ultimately laid the groundwork for the success of her three children, especially her oldest, 星空传媒 Chancellor Kelli R. Brown.

Melissa Metcalf Le Roy believes her father, the late Oscar William Metcalf Jr., would have been the first to apply for membership in 星空传媒鈥檚 new Veterans and Military Alumni Society. Metcalf, a decorated Vietnam War vet, died Oct. 18, at the age of 72 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. 鈥淗e dearly loved Western,鈥� said Le Roy. 鈥淗e was proud of his alma mater, the opportunities it gave him. He went to college while working full time and raising a young family. The university supported him, and (his bachelor鈥檚 degree) really meant something.鈥�

Engineering students find creative ways to distribute Halloween candy. The traditional ways to celebrate Halloween will be the next victim of the global pandemic, COVID-19.

Jake Robinson 鈥�10 has come a long way from the days he got paid in honey buns for picking up aluminum cans in the auction ring after a sale at his grandfather鈥檚 stockyard.

As a forensic anthropologist, 星空传媒 assistant professor Nicholas Passalacqua has always believed he was doing important work through his teaching and his research.

Rivercane was once plentiful in Western North Carolina. The tall, slender plant, a member of the bamboo family, still grows in thick stands along some riverbanks, but not in an abundance as in years past. Increased development and intentional removal throughout the region have reduced its presence on the local landscape, in some instances quite dramatically.

Annie Vasquez, a graduating senior studying Spanish, was drawn to 星空传媒 by its close-knit community and the importance the university places on every student. She knew that becoming a Catamount would mean that she would be more than just a number in a system, rather she would be valued as a person.

First-generation senior David Benoit is graduating with a double major in political science and international studies. 鈥淚 told upcoming freshman to say yes to everything, try everything at least once. Go to every organization, every meeting, at least one time, so you really know what you like and what you might not be fond of,鈥� Benoit said. That鈥檚 what he did.

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