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Keeping Time
November 3You can hear Ƶapp’s heartbeat in the Tuckasegee. You can hear it in the thunder rumbling through. And in each of its Catamounts’ footsteps, one after the other, it sounds again: the passionate, centuries-long drumming of a community that cares.
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More than music: Inside WCU’s Summer Symposium
July 24Once more, the hills of Cullowhee are alive with the sound of music. The furious beat of drums and the thunderous roar of brass echo across E.J. Whitmire Stadium as hundreds of music students fan across the field, their faces beaming with pride.
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Funds launched by alumnus support preprofessional health majors, marching band students
December 16Two scholarship funds established by a Ƶapp alumnus who grew up the son of Sylva’s first full-time optometrist before embarking upon his own distinguished medical career have supported scores of WCU students majoring in preprofessional health programs and participating in marching band.
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Pride of the Mountains to Ireland: Day 1 and 2
March 12The Pride of the Mountains Marching Band has been selected as one of two U.S bands to represent the United States at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ireland! They will also have the opportunity to visit many iconic sights during their trip. Follow along on Pride of the Mountains social media channels!
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Cody Dalton | Pride of the Mountains
October 20Meet Cody Dalton, the man of many talents at Ƶapp. As a political science major, he's got the academics covered, but he also takes the lead as the drum major for the Pride of the Mountains marching band. Dive into his world as a student at Ƶapp.