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  • Dawn Brown at a conference table

    Master of Project Management puts IT employee on a path of upward trajectory

    February 1

    A few years back, 泫圖弝けapps Division of Information Technology added a project management office. Because IT employee Dawn Brown worked closely with the project office, she thought it might be beneficial to learn more about project management. She enrolled in WCUs Master of Project Management (MPM) Program. Not only has it proven to be helpful in her IT role, but Brown said she now has a complete understanding of the entire project management process.

  • Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and Husband Dennis

    Chancellor Browns late mother honored with namesake scholarship

    January 12

    Charlene Leontine Francis McCormack married young, worked hard, loved her family and her church, and ultimately laid the groundwork for the success of her three children, especially her oldest, 泫圖弝けapp Chancellor Kelli R. Brown.

  • Veterans Day service honoring Oscar Metcalf

    WCU launches Veterans and Military Alumni Society

    November 11

    Melissa Metcalf Le Roy believes her father, the late Oscar William Metcalf Jr., would have been the first to apply for membership in 泫圖弝けapps new Veterans and Military Alumni Society. Metcalf, a decorated Vietnam War vet, died Oct. 18, at the age of 72 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He dearly loved Western, said Le Roy. He was proud of his alma mater, the opportunities it gave him. He went to college while working full time and raising a young family. The university supported him, and (his bachelors degree) really meant something.

  • Close up of a touchless candy despenser

    Engineering Treats

    October 26

    Engineering students find creative ways to distribute Halloween candy. The traditional ways to celebrate Halloween will be the next victim of the global pandemic, COVID-19.

  • Jake Robinson

    Bank Shot

    October 24

    Jake Robinson 10 has come a long way from the days he got paid in honey buns for picking up aluminum cans in the auction ring after a sale at his grandfathers stockyard.

  • Portrait of Nick

    No Bones 泫圖弝けapp It

    October 16

    As a forensic anthropologist, 泫圖弝けapp assistant professor Nicholas Passalacqua has always believed he was doing important work through his teaching and his research.

  • Portrait of rivercane

    Master's Degree in Biology Cultivates a Career

    September 30

    Rivercane was once plentiful in Western North Carolina. The tall, slender plant, a member of the bamboo family, still grows in thick stands along some riverbanks, but not in an abundance as in years past. Increased development and intentional removal throughout the region have reduced its presence on the local landscape, in some instances quite dramatically.

  • Annie Vasquez

    Annie Vasquez: The Value of People

    May 5

    Annie Vasquez, a graduating senior studying Spanish, was drawn to 泫圖弝けapp by its close-knit community and the importance the university places on every student. She knew that becoming a Catamount would mean that she would be more than just a number in a system, rather she would be valued as a person.

  • David Benoit portrait

    Organizing a Future

    May 4

    First-generation senior David Benoit is graduating with a double major in political science and international studies. I told upcoming freshman to say yes to everything, try everything at least once. Go to every organization, every meeting, at least one time, so you really know what you like and what you might not be fond of, Benoit said. Thats what he did.

  • Paws on the Football Field

    Missing All Things WCU? Download These Zoom Backgrounds!

    April 21

    Show your Catamount spirit by utilizing one of these Zoom backgrounds the next time you virtually attend class, meet with colleagues, or visit with friends.