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New Business Degree at Catawba College Emphasizes Careers in Emerging Technologies

August 29, 2019

Categories: Academics, Business & Economics, Mathematics, Students

The Ralph W. Ketner School of Business at Catawba College has added a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Technology (IST) to its curriculum. Students pursuing this degree have access to College scholarships, as well as scholarships available throughout the School of Business."…

Catawba College Music Grad Wins Carolina Music Awards Competition

August 27, 2019

Categories: Academics, Alumni, Music

Catawba College graduate Lisette Rodriguez recently won Best Rock Female Artist at the 2019 Carolina Music Awards competition, held at the Duke Music Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh. The awards program, now in its 12th year, was co-founded by performers Roberta Flack and Randy Travis…Rodriguez began playing guitar at the age of 13. “Around the age of 16, I discovered I could sing,” she said. From that, she moved on to writing her own music. She played in a hard rock band in high school, and chose Catawba after doing research on colleges that offered music musical theatre and…

Catawba College Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in Campus History

August 21, 2019

Categories: Academics, Events, Students

Catawba College began the 2019-'20 academic year Tuesday with its largest incoming class in the College's 168-year history. The more than 20 percent increase in total student enrollment deposits is a result of increases in the freshman class and in transfer students from other colleges and community…

Success Coaches at Catawba College Help Freshmen Transition to Campus Life

August 19, 2019

Categories: Academics, Staff, Students

Success Coach Sarah Wanek meets with students. There are three new faces among the staff at Catawba College, moving among the incoming freshman class. They have been known to call themselves “The First Responders” or advocates. It’s a new day for the new freshman class, who are…

Catawba College Biology Professor Appointed an Expert Affiliate on the Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee

August 15, 2019

Categories: Academics, Biology, Environmental Science, Faculty

Dr. Joe Poston, a Professor of Biology at Catawba College, has been appointed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as an Expert Affiliate on the Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee. The NWAC serves to advise the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on the conservation of nongame wildlife and…

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New Business Degree at Catawba College Emphasizes Careers in Emerging Technologies

Catawba College Music Grad Wins Carolina Music Awards Competition

Catawba College Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in Campus History

Success Coaches at Catawba College Help Freshmen Transition to Campus Life

Catawba College Biology Professor Appointed an Expert Affiliate on the Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee