Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp

Skip to main content

WCU Stories

2025 winners

University faculty, staff award winners announced for ‘25

Once again, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp was recognized as a top place to work. So great in fact, that WCU was ranked No. 3 of 498 on Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers.  

WCU student Ethan Naggiar

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

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp School of Stage and Screen director Tory Depew sits in her office every day with a sense of gratitude.   

Nora Lynn Finch at a WCU Title IX Pioneers event

Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp alumna Nora Lynn Finch sat behind her friend, Kay Yow, honored to introduce her in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1989 induction ceremony. But before the ceremony began, Finch was approached by an unknown gentleman.   

Ashlyn Hannon

WCU junior named first Thompson Scholar

Ashlyn Hannon hasn’t been across the pond before, much less anywhere else outside of the country. But thanks to a generous gift from a pair of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp donors, she’ll be hopping on a flight in just a few short weeks.   

Students with I voted stickers

WCU earns ‘most engaged’ student voting honor from ALL IN

Earlier this fall, Catamounts were encouraged to get to the polls, and two weeks after the election, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp was recognized for it.  

WCU alumni award winners

Alumni return to WCU for annual homecoming celebration

Jamie Van Pelt’s drive from Florida to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp isn’t the most riveting one. It’s several hours of rural highways, twists and turns and infamous Atlanta traffic, but when Van Pelt crests the hill south of Clayton, Georgia, he smiles.   

Phil and Connie Haire

WCU mourns loss of longtime supporter, former legislator Phil Haire

The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp community is mourning the loss of longtime friend, advocate and donor Phil Haire, who died Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the age of 88 after a period of declining health.  

nate darnell

Mountain Heritage Awards recognize Darnell Farms, Anna Fariello and Crystal Cauley

WCU will present the 2024 Mountain Heritage Awards during the Mountain Heritage Day festival Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Ingles Blue Ridge Stage around midday.   

aerials campus 7

Senior Leadership Fellows program receives American Association of State Colleges and Universities award

WCU’s Senior Leadership Fellows program is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of State Colleges and Universities Excellence and Innovation Leadership Development and Diversity Award.