Catawba College News

Longtime Catawba College Advocate Elected Trustee Emeritus

November 13, 2019

Categories: Academics, Alumni, Gifts, Staff, Teacher Education

The Catawba College Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Martha Kirkland West, Class of ’59, as Trustee Emeritus. The retired professor is a longtime Catawba advocate in the community, promoting the College within area schools and recruiting students. She has established several endowed scholarships at…

Education Graduates at Catawba College Honored

May 10, 2019

Categories: Academics, Events, Students, Teacher Education

The Department of Teacher Education at Catawba College honored six graduating seniors as West Scholars at its year-end celebration. Recognized with crystal apples were Hunter Benfield of Kannapolis, Brittany Hager of Salisbury, Leah Huggins of Hope Mills, Tyler McHargue of Statesville, Christina…

Catawba College Offers "Flex Pathways" to Teaching

April 23, 2019

Categories: Academics, Students, Teacher Education

Were you aware that Catawba College's Department of Teacher Education offers several pathways that allow students greater flexibility in completing education majors and minors while providing different options for future careers as educators? These pathways, the traditional licensure route and the…

Awards Convocation Focuses on Service, Leadership, Academic Achievements, & Special Merit

April 12, 2019

Categories: Academics, Athletics, Biology, Business & Economics, Chemistry, Communication Arts, English, Environmental Science, Events, Faculty, History, Mathematics, Music, Politics, Psychology, Religion & Philosophy, Sociology, Sport & Health Sciences, Staff, Students, Teacher Education, Theatre Arts

2019 Catawba College Award Recipients The focus was on student, faculty and staff achievement in service, leadership, academics, and special merit during Catawba College’s annual Awards Convocation held April 11 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel. Continuing an institutional tradition, most awards…

2011 Catawba Alumnus Helps Raise Awareness of Autism

April 5, 2019

Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Sport & Health Sciences, Teacher Education

Catawba College alumnus Philip Russ ’11, an educator and baseball coach at Bessemer City High School, made headlines in the “Gastonia Gazette” on April 5th, for his role in drawing attention to autism. On April 4th, World Autism Awareness Day, Russ and his baseball players, along with the coach and…

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Longtime Catawba College Advocate Elected Trustee Emeritus

Education Graduates at Catawba College Honored

Catawba College Offers "Flex Pathways" to Teaching

Awards Convocation Focuses on Service, Leadership, Academic Achievements, & Special Merit

2011 Catawba Alumnus Helps Raise Awareness of Autism