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WCU students help Durham PD solve 2023 missing persons case
February 2WCU students assist in recovery of human remains.
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Young alumni: Eliana Cruz broadens her horizons, lands job with Charlotte FC
February 2Eliana Cruz calls herself the “Snoop Dogg” of her friend group, and not just because she shares the same swagger of the D-O-Double G.
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An axe to grind: The timbersports athletes of WCU’s Wildlife and Forestry Club
January 30Timbersports are in full swing on WCU’s campus. And despite a slowdown in the team’s progress post-Covid, current Catamounts are raising money, purchasing equipment and expanding their ranks to raise the university to new competitive heights.
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Campus pets lift spirits, bring smiles to WCU
January 29Amidst the stress of college, there are a few calming personalities students occasionally run into on their way to class: pets. For a single moment while they stop to pet them, all those worries evaporate.
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WCU’s retired SID Steve White to be honored with naming of new media center
January 16Longtime Ƶapp supporters and friends have come together to honor the legacy and dedication of the university’s former sports information director, Steve White, a man many affectionately refer to as “the walking encyclopedia of Catamount athletics.”
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CCESL to host MLK National Day of Service events
January 14Ƶapp’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning will host a series of events in partnership with local organizations to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 21.
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Peace in action: WCU students bring Nobel ideas to San Diego
January 13This past November, five Brinson Honors College students traveled to San Diego to present their “Partners in Peace” project at the National Collegiate Honors Council’s annual conference.
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Alumnus Ebenezer Gyamfi turns childhood struggles into career of care
January 12Stability wasn’t something Ebenezer Gyamfi was used to growing up in Ghana. He bounced between different relatives after he said his mother abandoned him from a young age, starting with his grandma and later filtering through a host of aunts and uncles.
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WCU construction management students use SPOT to help local community
January 12At the Southwestern Child Development Commission building, the future is meeting the past.
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Students from WCU, Auburn collaborate in design charette
January 7During the fall 2025 semester, 30 interior design juniors from Ƶapp’s School of Art and Design (SOAD) embarked on an experience that extended well beyond the classroom, offering hands-on, real-world design and research opportunities through a collaborative design charette with Auburn University.