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Melanie and John Davis with a scholarship recipient

Tour of WCU athletics facilities spurs fundraising campaign gift

A behind-the-scenes tour of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp's aging athletics facilities inspired a longtime supporter of the university’s academic programs to direct some of his philanthropy toward Catamount student-athletes.  

Sinus device

WCU engineering program partners with healthcare provider for sinus device patent

What started as a project concept ended up coming full circle for one Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp alumna.   

Betsy and Tim Gillespie

Asheville dentist, wife give WCU student-athletes reason to smile with ‘Fill the Western Sky’ donation

An Asheville dentist and his wife are giving future Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp student-athletes something to smile about in the form of gifts and pledges totaling $25,000 toward long-overdue improvements to the university’s athletics facilities.  

WCU interior design students

WCU interior design students address health, aging challenges through service learning

Interior design students at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp recently embarked on a transformative service-learning project integrating cutting-edge research on social determinants of health, WELL Building Standards, and aging in place.   

Forsyth Business Building

Fulk is named Kneedler Distinguished Professor in Computer Info Systems

H. Kevin Fulk, associate professor of computer information systems at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, has been appointed to the position of Kneedler Distinguished Professor of Computer Information Systems at WCU.  

Jennifer Higdon

WCU’s School of Music to welcome Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon

The lights dim, the audience quiets and the quintet takes their place on stage. A moment later, the air in Coulter Recital Hall comes alive.   

Members of the committee with Gov. Stein

NC Governor’s Advisory Committee for Western North Carolina Recovery holds first in-person meeting at WCU

Nearly six months after Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, the region's recovery efforts continue.  

Football stadium at WCU

Search underway for new athletics director

Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp has launched a search for a new intercollegiate athletics director following the resignation of Alex Gary earlier this month. Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has appointed a 13-member committee to assist in selecting Gary's successor.  

David Moore and Darren Whatley

Highlands couple pledges estate legacy gift in excess of $10M to WCU

David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is an alumnus of the University of South Alabama and began his graduate studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany, while Whatley attended Louisiana State University and the University of Texas.