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WCU student Ethan Naggiar

School of Stage and Screen earns NCTC award, set for spring musical

Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp School of Stage and Screen director Tory Depew sits in her office every day with a sense of gratitude.   

Monica Henson and her family

$100k Gift from alumna to support English majors and student media organizations

Future students majoring in English studies and participating in student media organizations at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp will be eligible for financial assistance made possible by a planned gift of $100,000 from a WCU alumna who has enjoyed a lengthy career in the education profession.  

WCU football home game

Brittany Kicklighter named director of development for athletics major gifts

Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp has announced the appointment of Brittany Kicklighter as the new director of development for athletics major gifts.  

Cora Haste

Student spotlight: Senior Cora Haste impacts others through various roles

As an Entourage tour guide, Cora Haste is the face of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp to a group of strangers for about a couple of hours.   

Ballparks and Brews from 2024

Play ball! WCU pitches new ‘Ballparks and Brews Tour’ for alumni, friends

The Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp Office of Alumni Engagement is stepping up to the plate and taking a swing at a new summer event designed to bring together members of the Catamount family at baseball stadiums across North and South Carolina.  

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.