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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

¾¨Ó㴫ý students traveled to Long Beach, Calif., last spring to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Long Beach, Calif., the flagship conference for undergraduate researchers to share, celebrate, and promote their research achievements.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

¾¨Ó㴫ý’s Sodexo Dining Services, together with the Office of Professional Development and Community Engagement, are collaborating with New Wilmington’s farmers’ market, the Fresh Marketplace, on an event for Hunger Awareness Month.

Friday, August 23, 2024

At ¾¨Ó㴫ý, students are encouraged to attend and present at academic conferences where they can build their networking skills and meet with leaders in their fields, and sophomore Hayne Webster is grateful for the early exposure he was given last spring.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

The ¾¨Ó㴫ý campus is alive with students once again. Nearly 300 new Titans arrived on ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s campus on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 22, and received an official ¾¨Ó㴫ý welcome at the afternoon Opening Convocation in the Will W. Orr Auditorium.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

The ¾¨Ó㴫ý campus has been bustling with activity this summer as physical plant crews have been relocating offices and making upgrades to academic, athletic and recreational spaces in time for the start of the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 26.

Monday, August 19, 2024

The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Celebrity Series has announced its 2024-2025 season, which includes concerts by Abbamania and a Christmas concert with The Tenors. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and will take place in the Will W. Orr Auditorium on the ¾¨Ó㴫ý campus.

Friday, August 16, 2024

Following a nationwide search, Lana Whitehead has been named vice president for enrollment management at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, effective Aug. 14.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

From training sea lions in Florida and New Jersey to coaching athletes in Pennsylvania, Todd Slobodnyak, a 2012 biology major, has embarked on an adventurous career journey since graduating from ¾¨Ó㴫ý just a dozen years ago. Coach Slobodnyak attributes his career wins to the well-rounded and opportunistic education he received at WC.

Monday, July 29, 2024

Gabriela Garza ’25, a rising senior from ¾¨Ó㴫ý, was granted a 2024 Summer Research Fellowship for her work with kombucha tea fermentation. Garza is a biochemistry major from Spring Hill, Tenn., and one of 10 students selected for this year’s program. Garza’s work, “To Ferment or Not to Ferment: Exploring the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Kombucha Tea,” was examined with her mentor, Dr. Jessica Sarver, associate professor and chair of the chemistry department. Garza is an active member of Student Government Association (SGA), the Sexuality and Gender Alliance club (SAGA), Chemistry Club, Tri-Beta and Greek life on campus.  
 
Why did you apply for the fellowship?
I applied for the fellowship to work on my capstone project in more depth than I can during a regular academic semester and to gain more experience in the lab.

Monday, July 22, 2024

Meet Talia Morgenstern ’26, a rising junior and one of 10 students granted a 2024 Summer Research Fellowship at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. Morgenstern, a biology major from New Wilmington, is researching “Effects of Neuropeptide Y on S. aureus Biofilm Formation” with her mentor, Dr. Joshua Corrette-Bennett, associate professor of biology. Morgenstern is a member of Pi Sigma Pi Honor Society and serves as the secretary of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) Club.  She also plays guitar for her church worship team.