CSFE Blog
A look back at a moment in CSFE history when we hosted the Man on the Moon, Charlie Duke
The Free Enterprise Speaker Series welcomed Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut and the youngest person to walk on the moon, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. “I was invited to speak to the students and...
Catching Up with Alex Kanode
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...
EPIC Innovation held their annual Shark Tank, pitch party
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,...
News coverage from the Oct 3, 2019 Addiction & Opioid Town Hall
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...
Speaker Event: Why Do People Die by Suicide?
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...
Student Voices: Alexia Bevers
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 putting to...
Student Voices: Sean Duffy
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...
From the Moon to Cullowhee
Think of the last book you read. Was there a dedication? Most likely it was to the author’s mother, spouse, child, friend, mentor, or colleague. At the very least it is very likely that the book was dedicated to someone known to the author personally, right? The same...
Student Voices: Daniel Hartness
First of all, it’s great to have the opportunity to contribute to the Center’s blog. I wanted to tell the story of me being one of four student workers on the North Carolina Data Dashboard, and how that has led to amazing opportunities in data science and CIS...
Opening Doors for New Opportunities
I could have never imagined all that I could accomplish in a year and the doors that would open due to the experiences allowed to me because of the funding and mentorship of the CSFE Pre Doctoral program. I started my journey with a trip to the Green Sport Alliance...