by Alex Kanode, WCU class of 2016 | Dec 13, 2019 | Interviews, The Director's Blog
We occasionally use this blog to catch up with our former students who are now onto great things. In this installment, we are “Catching Up with Alex Kanode”. Alex is a 2016 graduate of WCU with dual majors in Sociology and International Studies and a minor in...
by Yue Hillon | Nov 26, 2019 | The Director's Blog
EPIC Innovation organized its 5th Annual Fall Pitch Party at Western Carolina University on October 7, 2019 with over 100 people in attendance. EPIC is a student initiative within the College of Business that encourages entrepreneurship through Elevating Potential,...
by CSFE Staff | Nov 7, 2019 | The Director's Blog
Oct 8th, 2019 Story by Geoff Cantrell from WCU Town hall on opioid and addiction crisis opens doors to potential solutions “The town hall, with panel discussions, speakers and a breakout session, was a partnership between WCU’s Center for the Study of Free...
by Edward Lopez | Oct 31, 2019 | The Director's Blog
Part of our mission here at the Center is to support work that helps better understand the determinants of human flourishing. This is why we held our recent awareness campaign and town hall on the opioid & addiction crises, and why we are expanding our efforts in...
by Alexia Bevers | Sep 30, 2019 | The Director's Blog
Editor’s Note: CSFE helped send Ally Bevers, a senior math and econ major, to the Claremont Graduate University Empirical Workshop held June 10 – 13, 2019. Ally is planning to enter a doctoral program in finance or economics next fall, so she is already...
by Sean Duffy | Sep 5, 2019 | The Director's Blog
This entry comes in the form of a letter from Sean Duffy to Angela Dills, who is the project director on the North Carolina Data Dashboard. Sean has contributed as one of four student workers on the Dashboard. He has a great story, only a small slice of which is...
