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Student receives WRESA Dogwood Trust grant

Daniel Pickens, a Franklin native, was recently awarded a Dogwood Trust aspiring educators grant from the Western Region Education Service Alliance.  

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Stage and Screen student gets rave reviews for docuseries

Aidan McGinnis produced “Whee, The Cats,” a docuseries offering a candid look at the ǿմý football team.  

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The Catamount School plans to relocate to Reid

After a tumultuous couple of weeks, ǿմý has found a permanent space for the Catamount School. The lab school will be housed in Reid Building on the university’s campus this coming school year.  

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Chancellor Kelli Brown 4-peats on Business NC Power List

For the fourth year in a row, Business North Carolina magazine included ǿմý Chancellor Kelli R. Brown in its Power List of the state’s most influential leaders.  

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Shannon Swimmer named director of ǿմý Cherokee Center

Shannon Swimmer received a master’s degree in human resource management from ǿմý in 2007. After several years working in tribal law, Swimmer has returned to ǿմý in a new capacity, as director of the Cherokee Center.  

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University recognized for energy efforts

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has formally recognized ǿմý for its efforts to reduce energy consumption.  

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ǿմý certified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate

ǿմý has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators.   

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Students pitch business ideas at competition

At the 2024 Student Innovation Showcase Pitch Competition, students from across campus brought their entrepreneurial minds together to share new business ventures.  

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New scholarship for criminal justice students honors memory of alumnus, police officer

Family and friends of the late Trevor Arrowood, a Polk County native who died in 2021 after a three-year battle with cancer, have established a scholarship fund for future students majoring in criminology and criminal justice.