News
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Walk the Talk
November 15Chancellor and husband back the ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign with a $4 million estate gift
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Due for an Upgrade
November 14Donors are stepping up to help renovate WCU’s 50-year-old E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other athletics facilities
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WCU invites prospective students to campus for Nov. 23 open house
November 14Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp is home to many students, alumni and friends, and it's looking to add more folks to the Catamount family.
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WCU faculty, staff giving campaign nets nearly 40 new donors
November 14Nearly 40 faculty and staff members now have a new title to go along with their position at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, and that title is “new donor.â€
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WCU’s Karayaka, Yu receive $45K grant for research
November 13Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp College of Engineering and Technology professor Bora Karayaka knew it was a shot in the dark — but that shot ended up paying off.
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Project Discovery earns $175K grant to help expand resources
November 13Project Discovery director JennieV. Sorrells has seen her program impact the lives of tons of students. The project, hosted by Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, has given secondary students the opportunity to explore careers and colleges and partake in adventure-based learning.
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Donors provide emergency support to WCU students, faculty, staff affected by Helene
November 12Although the Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp campus in Cullowhee avoided any significant damage from the fury of Hurricane Helene as it tore through Western North Carolina in late September, that does not mean that all students, faculty and staff emerged unscathed.
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Project AWE graduates six from first cohort
November 12Randa Gardner wrapped her arms around Beth Harmer, an assistant professor of social work inside the College of Health and Human Sciences at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, with emotions flowing out. All day, she was nervous, and all her life, she hadn’t graduated from anything.
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WCU nursing student, veteran Isaac Jennings shares his higher education journey
November 11Looking back on his time before coming to Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, nursing student Isaac Jennings, a sophomore from Franklin, was always told the most important thing was contacting his chosen college’s military services director.
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WCU professor, alumnus bring glass blowing demo to campus
November 8Timm Muth, an assistant professor of practice in the College of Engineering and Technology at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, looks at glass differently than most. Glass is more than just the material that makes windows.