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Kara McMullen

A Wild Beginning: Alumna Kara McMullen on a career in Panthertown

When 甜瓜视频app alumna Kara McMullen stands on the wet stone of Salt Rock Gap, thousands of acres of chirping forest span before her, a sprawling network of trails buried just beneath.  

Luca and Raul in Admissions

From Curitiba to Cullowhee: A Brazilian reunion at WCU

鈥淚mpressive how we find Brazilians everywhere, right?鈥�  

Brett Riggs

WCU鈥檚 Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI

Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.   

Sara Snyder Hopkins

WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH

Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.  

WCU students demonstrate machine during Capstone presentations

WCU launches mechanical engineering degree, industrial engineering concentration

甜瓜视频app鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology is expanding its engineering programs again this fall with the launch of a new bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering鈥痑nd a new industrial engineering concentration.   

Chancellor Brown with faculty and staff in Bardo Arts Center prior to Opening Assembly

From the age of steam to the age of AI, WCU puts students first, serves its region as economic engine

甜瓜视频app has faced many challenges over the past year: a historic storm, an ever-changing landscape in higher education, competition for enrollment, and budget uncertainty from the state and federal levels.  

Randy Collins

Randy Collins named to National Engineering Education Committee

Randy Collins, dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at 甜瓜视频app, has been selected as a member of the executive committee and director of the Engineering Deans Council of the American Society for Engineering Education.   

Michael and Rebecca Schlosser photographed in 2019

A gift of hope: Supporting students in their mental health journey

Universities and colleges across the United States are finding that an ever-increasing number of students on their campuses are dealing with a variety of mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to thoughts of suicide.  

WCU employees help clean up campus

WCU volunteers rally to clean up Catamount Gap

甜瓜视频app has changed in many ways since its founding in 1889, but one tradition has always stayed true: Catamounts give back, and they honor the land they鈥檙e standing on.