For the past 50 years on the last Saturday of September, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s Mountain Heritage Day festival has honored the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.
A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.
Western Carolina Power, the university-owned electric utility serving parts of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp and surrounding customers, has been named one of 23 public power communities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence.
