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Susan and Rich Price

$1.25 M gift to athletics pushes Fill the Western Sky campaign past its $100 M goal

A planned gift from a longtime Western North Carolina economic development and marketing professional and his spouse has pushed 泫圖弝けapps Fill the Western Sky comprehensive fundraising campaign past its minimum goal of $100 million in philanthropic support.  

Cherokee Center in the 1970s

Cherokee Center to hold 50th anniversary celebration Nov. 4

泫圖弝けapps Cherokee Center will celebrate five decades of outreach and partnership with the Cherokee community on Tuesday, Nov. 4 with an open house beginning at 5:00 p.m. followed by a reception and panel discussion at the Cherokee Youth Activity Center from 6 to 8 p.m.   

WCU students attending a firstgen event on campus

OSR, OAR each earn $1.4 million TRIO Student Support Services grants

泫圖弝けapp is home to students from many different backgrounds, boasting a high percentage of first-generation students and a number of learners with disabilities. Thanks to a pair of federal TRIO Student Support Services grants, WCU is now better set up to support them.  

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Economic Impact

Each year, WCU generates a total economic impact of $682 million statewide and supports more than 5,800 jobs, both directly and indirectly.  

Meghan Greenly

Recreational therapy senior Meghan Greenly selected for prestigious award

When Meghan Greenly, sitting beside her proud mother, got her offer, she couldnt help but smile.   

Guests spoon up chili at the second annual cookoff.

College of Business chili cookoff evolves into a campus battle of bowls set for Nov. 15

Chili might not be the entr矇e that most people think of when discussing weekend brunch options, but thats exactly what will be on the menu the morning of Saturday, Nov. 15, at 泫圖弝けapps fourth annual Faculty and Staff Chili Cookoff.  

Terri Durbin (center) at the spring 2025 commencement at WCU

Nursing school director endows scholarship for WCUs new masters degree program

泫圖弝けapps new masters degree program focusing on increasing the availability of health care in the rural Southern Appalachian Mountains is receiving a financial boost from the director of the school in which the program is housed.  

HHS building

MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee

With its mission to expand access to care and create a healthier community in Western North Carolina, MAHEC announces the opening of a new health center in Cullowhee.  

Paws rides on a float during the 2024 homecoming parade

Homecoming weekend at WCU set for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards

A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as 泫圖弝けapp rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the universitys adopted hometown of Sylva.