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As the westernmost institution in the University of North Carolina System, WCU attracts students from around the globe for its nationally ranked programs, affordability through NC Promise and exceptional student support. Recognized as a top adventure college and surrounded by the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, students can explore the region's vast natural diversity through unrivaled experiential learning and recreational activities. Offering residential, hybrid and online programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees at our main campus in Cullowhee, WCU in Asheville located at Biltmore Park, and wherever students are through distance learning.
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Rich Price
Chief Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Officer
Scott Rader
Associate Professor
Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.
Literary Deconstruction in Consumption Meanings Ethnographic Exploration of Experiential Consumption Postmodern Consumer Culture Postmodern Consumption Social Media Marketing
Ronald Rash
Professor
Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.
Southern Writing Poetry English Appalachia Novelist
Brett Riggs
Professor
A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Landscape Archaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Cultural Heritage Excavation Protection Of Cultural Heritage
Andrew Ritenour
Assistant Professor
Andrew Ritenour has spent a decade in industry managing and developing innovative technologies across a broad spectrum of applications.
Charmion B. Rush
Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special Education
Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.
Teacher Development Special Education Inclusion Disproportionate Representation Culture Relevant Pedagogy Implicit Bias Literacy Practices Teacher Education
Jennifer S. Schiff
Professor
Jennifer Schiff's research is in comparative water policy around the globe, with a concentration on policies targeting water scarcity.
International Studies Politics of Ethnic Conflict Model United Nations International Political Economy Global Issues International Environmental Politics Politics of Asia Simulations in Diplomacy
JennieV. Sorrells
Project Director
Leadership Development Community Engagement Career Coaching Program Development Community Partnership Development
Richard Starnes
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Benjamin Steere
Associate Professor
Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.
Indigenous archaeology Household Anthropology Cherokee Archaeology Archaeology of Eastern North America Household Archaeology Regional Settlement Pattern Studies
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