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WCU engineering students and faculty working with the Moldex3d

College of Engineering receives $4.17 million in software donations from Moldex3D

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s College of Engineering and Technology has been given a software licensing donation from Moldex3D worth $4.17 million.   

Jeremy Jones during class

WCU’s Jeremy Jones reflects one year after Helene in Our State magazine

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp English professor Jeremy Jones’s byline is a bit of a mainstay in Our State magazine.   

Enrique Gomez

WCU astronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community

On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s Electron Garden, WCU astronomers invite students and members of the public to take that thought further, nearly a quarter of a million miles further, to celebrate NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night.  

Cherokee Rep. Choir

WCU to host Echoes Across the Smokies

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp Bardo Arts Center, in collaboration with the WCU Mountain Heritage Center, invites you to Echoes Across the Smokies: A Night of Stories, Strings, and Songs. This program offers the WNC community an opportunity to explore Appalachian culture in new ways on Thursday, October 30, at the BAC Performance Hall.  

Riverside Cemetary

Looking Back: Hurricane Helene

Sept. 27 marked the one-year anniversary of the devastating storm that tore through Western North Carolina. The Catamount community stepped up then and continues to help in the rebuilding process today.  

Cherokee Center in the 1970s

Living history: WCU researchers work to capture Cherokee oral histories

The history of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp is held by its people. Though archives and images can provide a framework for the past, there is no richer or truer contribution to the story than the lived experiences of alumni, staff, faculty and students.   

WCU player Cord Stansberry taking a shot during a 2024 home game

Donors support Alston Awards for WCU student-athletes’ academic achievements

Supporters of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s athletics program are finding new ways to back the Catamounts in today’s rapidly shifting intercollegiate sports environment, which now permits financial rewards in recognition of academic performance.  

Catamount family members at the pinning ceremony

All in the family: Legacy Pinning event celebrates generations of Catamount connections

Approximately 50 new Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp students were welcomed into the Catamount family by parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives who previously matriculated at the westernmost institution of the University of North Carolina System.  

WCU nursing students

WCU launches master’s entry program in nursing to address regional workforce needs

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp’s School of Nursing has announced the launch of its new master’s entry program in nursing, designed to prepare graduates with a strong foundation in nursing practice and leadership while meeting the critical need for nurses across Western North Carolina and beyond.