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A gift of hope: Supporting students in their mental health journey
August 12Universities 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.
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Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship
August 11Recent 泫圖弝けapp alumna Florida Ahado drives around Raleigh and is reminded of her impact about everywhere she goes.
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WCU Greek Challenge nets $1.5 million for Catamount Club; winners announced
August 4Members of 泫圖弝けapp fraternities and sororities contributed more than $1.5 million to the Catamount Club during the 2024-2025 edition of the Greek Challenge, an annual competition to see which organizations can raise the most money in support of the universitys athletics program.
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WCU alumni roll out the welcome mat for new incoming students
July 30Nearly 150 incoming first-year students at 泫圖弝けapp received an early welcome to their future alma mater and a few lessons in all things Catamount during a series of July receptions across North Carolina and in Atlanta.
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Understanding the House v. NCAA Settlement and what it means for WCU
July 15In June 2025, the House v. NCAA Settlement reshaped college athletics by allowing Division I schools to provide more financial support to student-athletes, including backpay for past NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities and a new revenue-sharing model.
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Couple who met at WCU orientation make Fill the Western Sky leadership gift to athletics
June 13Back in 2012, 泫圖弝けapp graduates Jonathan Zapp and Brittany Bennefield provided a different interpretation of their alma maters status as an engaged institution when they had their engagement photographs taken on campus with Paws, the Catamount mascot.
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Construction management student invents Dormclaw
June 4Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at 泫圖弝けapp when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.
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Alumnus Hank Henderson applies WCU guidance to job, pays it forward
May 23Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college. As a channel client development manager at Granite Telecommunications, the buck stops at the companys owner. Henderson is never too far away from him. Hes in the cube everyday alongside his employees.
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Kyle Pifer named WCU Director of Athletics
May 19泫圖弝けapp Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced today, Monday, May 19, the selection of Kyle Pifer to serve as the director of athletics following approval of his contract by the universitys Board of Trustees during a special-called meeting earlier in the day.
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Catamount Club to launch search for successor to assistant director C.J. Mitchell
May 16The Catamount Club will soon begin searching for a new assistant director of development with the departure of C.J. Mitchell, who had been working with 泫圖弝けapps athletics booster organization for the past year.