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Western Carolina Power has once again been recognized for excellence in serving its customers and community.

Beau Carroll was chosen in late August to receive the 2026 Historic Preservation Award from the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM), a national nonprofit that celebrates the work of Indigenous scholars and working advocates across the country.

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp has received a $6,000 Civic Engagement Award grant to support student-led voter registration, voter education and civic participation initiatives through the university's Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.

A new study by a faculty member in the College of Business at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp examines the impact of ownership of cryptocurrency on a household’s financial literacy and its perception of how prepared the family may be for coping with a budgetary crisis.

Gracie Threadgill doesn’t have to travel far to complete her coursework at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp. She grew up just down Highway 74 in Whittier, amongst the mountains that are adorned with life from her home to campus.

Casey Ward didn't understand what she was getting herself into this summer when she signed up for a study abroad trip, but that just made her time all the more unique.

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s College of Business will welcome alumnus, former Catamount baseball player, country music star and entrepreneur Matt Stillwell as keynote speaker during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November.

A new endowed scholarship fund made possible through gifts and pledges from an anonymous donor soon will be hitting all the right notes for future students in the School of Music at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp.

More Catamounts are prowling classrooms in person and online than ever before. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness released its Fall 2026 enrollment statistics, as WCU welcomed its largest freshman class and biggest student population in university history.

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp has turned attention to its next philanthropic priority – seeking financial support for scholarships to help students with the cost of attendance.