{"id":422,"date":"2020-12-21T19:03:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:05:41","slug":"scholarship-fundraising-and-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/scholarship-fundraising-and-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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