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RCCC, Catawba College Sign Historic ‘Learn Local, Grow Local’ Transfer Agreement on Monday

January 31, 2020

Categories: Academics, Biology, Business & Economics, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Environmental Science, Evening & Graduate, Mathematics, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Sport & Health Sciences, Teacher Education

Catawba College and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are making history with their new Learn Local, Grow Local program that will provide graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus guaranteed admission to Catawba College and transfer with junior standing into more than 30 different programs. Additionally, Catawba…

$3 Million Gift Funds Catawba College Scholarships in 2020 in Three Areas

January 2, 2020

Categories: Academics, Catawba Impact, Environmental Science, Gifts, History, Religion & Philosophy, Students, Teacher Education

Catawba College has received $3 million for additional scholarships for students who enroll in the 2020 fall semester and plan to major in either of these three areas of study: the humanities, the environment and sustainability (ENV), or education. The gift, from Fred and Alice Stanback of…

Catawba Environment and Sustainability Students Center-Stage for the Climate

November 17, 2019

Categories: Academics, Environmental Science, Events, Students

On Friday November 8, 2019, a total of 15 Environment and Sustainability faculty and students took to Charlotte in support of the Fridays for the Future movement. This movement is in support of more conscientious governance and critical decision-making in response to the climate changes that…

Catawba College Professor is Lead Author for National Geographic Research on Global Conservation Strategies

October 21, 2019

Categories: Academics, Athletics, Environmental Science, Faculty

Dr. Andrew Jacobson, Assistant Professor of GIS and Conservation at Catawba College, is the lead author of a National Geographic funded research paper, “Global Areas of Low Human Impact and Fragmentation of the Natural World.” The analyses show that while much of the Earth’s terrestrial landscapes…

Center for the Environment at Catawba College to Host One of Nation’s Top Environmental Thought Leaders

September 19, 2019

Categories: Academics, Environmental Science, Events

The Center for the Environment at Catawba College will host a presentation by David Orr, a leading thinker of the American environmental movement, Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Center. His topic will be "North Carolina in a Hotter, Less Democratic Time...Unless," an examination of how our…

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RCCC, Catawba College Sign Historic ‘Learn Local, Grow Local’ Transfer Agreement on Monday

$3 Million Gift Funds Catawba College Scholarships in 2020 in Three Areas

Catawba Environment and Sustainability Students Center-Stage for the Climate

Catawba College Professor is Lead Author for National Geographic Research on Global Conservation Strategies

Center for the Environment at Catawba College to Host One of Nation’s Top Environmental Thought Leaders