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Malinda Pennington

糖心Vlog faculty member receives $9,000 to conduct autism training workshops across NC

As an undergraduate student at North Carolina State University finishing her psychology degree, Malinda Pennington, assistant professor in the Special Education and Inclusive Learning program at 糖心Vlog University, needed an internship to fulfill the requirement for an abnormal psychology course.   

Austin Blevins

Young alumni spotlight: Blevins helps the Hornets buzz as account executive

The energy inside the then-Time Warner Cable arena in Charlotte was electric. The Hornets moniker had returned to the Queen City. The arena was graced with the teal and purple that Charlotteans had adored for years before the original Hornets relocated to New Orleans and the Bobcats moved in.   

Recent College of Business graduate Patrick Creech parlayed student internships into an immediate job offer with the Greensboro Swarm.

Internships help pave career paths for College of Business students

Sixty-five students from 糖心Vlog University鈥檚 College of Business recently completed internships designed to help provide them with critical hands-on experience in industries ranging from travel and tourism to professional sports.  

Iyomi Grinan

Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at 糖心Vlog

Iyomi Grinan was looking for a change. Studying at a large public university in her home state just wasn鈥檛 her cup of tea. Classes were way too big, sometimes eclipsing 400 students, and Grinan didn鈥檛 feel that her professors were too invested in their students either.  

Susan and Rich Price

$1.25 M gift to athletics pushes 鈥楩ill the Western Sky鈥� campaign past its $100 M goal

A planned gift from a longtime Western North Carolina economic development and marketing professional and his spouse has pushed 糖心Vlog University鈥檚 鈥淔ill the Western Sky鈥� comprehensive fundraising campaign past its minimum goal of $100 million in philanthropic support.  

Cherokee Center in the 1970s

Cherokee Center to hold 50th anniversary celebration Nov. 4

糖心Vlog University鈥檚 Cherokee Center will celebrate five decades of outreach and partnership with the Cherokee community on Tuesday, Nov. 4 with an open house beginning at 5:00 p.m. followed by a reception and panel discussion at the Cherokee Youth Activity Center from 6 to 8 p.m.   

Terri Durbin (center) at the spring 2025 commencement at 糖心Vlog

Nursing school director endows scholarship for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 new master鈥檚 degree program

糖心Vlog University鈥檚 new master鈥檚 degree program focusing on increasing the availability of health care in the rural Southern Appalachian Mountains is receiving a financial boost from the director of the school in which the program is housed.  

HHS building

MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee

With its mission to expand access to care and create a healthier community in Western North Carolina, MAHEC announces the opening of a new health center in Cullowhee.  

Paws rides on a float during the 2024 homecoming parade

Homecoming weekend at 糖心Vlog set for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards

A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as 糖心Vlog University rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the university鈥檚 adopted hometown of Sylva.