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- Brennan Burke will graduate with degrees in mathematics, finance and accounting
- The Nobel Mission - Forensic Anthropology Students Search for Lost WWII Airman
- Faculty member, student lend helping hand in Cullowhee Community Garden
- âI Love WCU Monthâ features new weekend of service
- MLK celebration begins with annual Unity March Jan. 15
- Capstone Poster Evaluation
- Capstone Research Project
- International Studies Capstone Poster Presentations
- Studying French in Montpellier: Eli Horne
- One of the Best Experiences of my Life
- Alumni News: Greyson Rowlands
- International Studies Club
- Something I'll carry with me Forever
- Congratulations to Our December 2020 Graduates!
- All Roads Lead to Rome
- Study Abroad
- Studying Abroad in Spain - Brice Dalke
- Jack Betkowski on Studying Abroad
- Jessie Hogge on Studying Abroad
- John Crunk on Studying Abroad
- Kendall Rhymer wins award
- Monteyona Sears on Studying Abroad
- Papers with PAR students
- Student Led Activities
- Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 1
- Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 2
- Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 3
- Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 4
- Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 6
- Japanese Program Newsletter - Vol. 9, 2021
- Graduate Student Philip Warner
- Richard Freeman
- Alumni Updates
- Fall 2021 Graduating Students
- Internships offer Spanish Program students a different experience
- Students show off in language and culture competition
- Mr. David Jons, Spanish Instructor
- Student Profile: Jordan Cuthbertson
- Student Profile: Tori Combs
- Student Profile: William Towery
- November Events
- Good Luck, Sky Sampson!
- From Whee to Wi
- Undergraduate Student Feature: Brittni Price
- Request for Third-Party Accreditation Comments
- CEAP Alumna Caitlin Lambert Named 2022 NCACTE Student Teacher of the Year
- Educational Leadership Program Named CPEDâs 2021 Program of the Year
- Crow, Hinnant-Crawford Publish Book
- Denise Morgan named Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Early Literacy
- Tiernan Named Consulting Editor
- Two EOE Graduates Recently Publish Papers
- CEAP to Offer Equity in Education Certificate Program
- Hoffman Publishes Article in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Hoffman Publishes Journal Article
- NC School Executive Leadership Program Receives $4.5 Million Grant
- Strahan Awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award
- NSF grant totaling more than $1.4 million helps jumpstart WCU Smoky Mountain Noyce Scholars Program
- PRM 354: Outdoor Living and Expedition Skills personifies GRIT!
- Project Discovery celebrates, reflects on 40th anniversary
- Psychology professor lauded for teaching excellence
- Retired Jackson County educator endows scholarship for WCU math education students
- Dr. Rob Jackson Named New Buncombe County Superintendent
- Student receives WRESA Dogwood Trust grant
- The Catamount School plans to relocate to Reid
- Call Me MiSTER program graduates its first cohort
- WCU honors four prominent alumni at Homecoming 2024
- Wells Endows Scholarship in Honor of WCUâs Contribution to Her Life
- Study: AI Helps Students with Test Prep, Interview Practice
- Changing Landscape of College Athletics from Labor Market Perspective
- Study Examines Diversity of Workplace Spirituality
- Customer sensory experiences, behaviors at cartoon-themed restaurants
- Federal Agricultural Mediation Programs Should Be Continued, Expanded
- WCU free enterprise center has new director, new focus on undergraduate research
- Marketing professorâs research indicates iconic brands may want to avoid extensive social media
- From âNight Courtâ to internal auditor: The impact of extraneous factors on perception of competency
- Research Examines Social Media Impact on Hospitality Industry
- New Handbook Aims to Improve Project Performance
- The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects
- Recent Book Shines Light on International Arbitration Issue
- New study examines role of personality dimensions in project improvement teams
- Researchers at WCU, CCU investigate pitfalls of alternative financing methods in the Carolinas
- Researcher studying relationship between PTSD, organizational support systems, job performance
- New study on â4% ruleâ suggests different approaches to retirement strategies
- Sport Organizations Frequently Strike Out When Marketing to Families
- Launch of Student Financial Wellness Program
- Study of Female Management Consultants
- Inclusive Education faculty focus on improvement efforts
- Rethinking the Professional Doctorate in Education
- New giving society spurs alumni to expand support to students
- 1889 Impact Grant supports survey of recent graduates
- 1889 Impact Grants application process open Sept. 1-30
- 19th Amendment Centennial Celebration
- $75k gift from alumna will create endowment for WCUâs interior design program
- A Budding Star
- A Call for Empathy: Understanding the Neurobiology of Stigma of Addiction
- A Cullowhee Romance
- A lasting legacy of love
- A New Era Begins
- A Photographer's View
- A Photographer's View
- A Photographer's View
- A Rising Star
- A Season to Remember
- A Student's View
- Abigail Gulley | Day in the Life
- Academic Success Program students visit Argentina with support from Fund for WCU
- Acclaimed college football coach Paul Johnson receives WCU Professional Achievement Award
- Alumnae Give Back by Serving on Accounting Board
- Action Packed
- Graduate Profiles: Adam Gregory
- Master's Degree in Biology Cultivates a Career
- Additional donations boost estate gift, enable patron to see impact on parks, rec students
- African American Society reunion features Greek anniversaries, return of gospel choir
- A Promise Fulfilled: David Walton was hired as director of WCUâs African American Studies minor
- Aimee Gornto Alumna of the Month
- Alan Beck
- MFA Student Alexa Turnbull Uses Her Time and Talents for the Good of Others
- Aliya Bailey named director of development for WCU College of Health, Human Sciences
- Honors College Student Leaps Lifeâs Barriers on the Way to Fulfilling Her Goals
- Not Just Brick and Mortar
- Alumnus providing leadership gifts for scholarships, athletics
- Pride of the Mountain Marching Band Snare Drum Player Inspires the Next Generation
- WCU Dance Team Coaches Create Scholarship in Memory of Former Member
- Care, concern shown from WCU Nurse Anesthesia graduate
- Alumna Annalee Blanks named UNC System Presidential Scholar
- A Passion for Literacy Leads to Cross-Cultural Service, an âI Love WCUâ Story
- Annie Vasquez: The Value of People
- Annual Planting Day event recognizes philanthropic impact of WCU giving societies
- Antonia Kincaid - Finding Inspiration
- The Many Facets of Science
- The Black Fantastic - Armani Blair
- Science + Art = Winemaking
- The Black Fantastic - Asha Sr., Charlotte
- Asheville banking executive devotes gifts of time, talent, treasure to WCU
- Bank Shot
- The Black Fantastic - BaShaun Smith
- The Black Fantastic - Benny Smith
- Bigger and Better
- WCU âspin daddyâ is hanging up his reporterâs notebook
- Biology Professor Mack Powell Discusses Finding a COVID-19 Vaccine
- The Black Fantastic - Brandi Hinant-Crawford
- Brennan Burke will graduate with degrees in mathematics, finance and accounting
- Alumni of the Month: Brett Miller
- Scholarships Lead to Success on Stage and Screen
- Catamount Student-Athletes Benefit from Generosity of Alumni
- Highlands residents pledge $2 million for Honors College, undergraduate research
- Brinson Honors College launches new initiative through 1889 Impact Grant
- Brittany Windham finds her place in the Black Student Union
- Bryant Kinney leaves leadership post confident in WCUâs strength to lead region
- Bugs Life
- Campus priorities identified for inaugural âOne Day For Westernâ
- CAPS finds way to âmeet studentsâ with award-winning videos
- Carlos Dotson: Unlimited Potential
- Campus Fixture Carol Burton Creates Scholarship to Aid International Graduate Students
- The Black Fantastic - Carol Burton
- Coronavirus Sends Family Members to Separate Corners for Online Learning, Teaching
- Freshman Cassidy Burns wins National Student Production Award
- Catamount Club announces changes to Greek Challenge fundraiser, sets membership deadlines
- Catamount Coloring Contest
- Catamount community gives back during annual service weekend
- Catamount crew crisscrosses Ireland for WCU travel series maiden voyage
- Catamount Philanthropy Council provides student face for donors, alumni
- Catamounts for Recovery offers a safe space for recovering students
- Once a Cat, Always a Cat
- Look Good, Feel Good
- Kayla Patterson blazes a new trail in the Higher Education Student Affairs program
- Impact the present. Shape the future.
- Centenarians Cats Celebrate
- Engineer Your Future
- College of Engineering and Technology Using 3D Printers for COVID-19 Fight
- MFA program checked all the boxes for WCU alum: culture, mountains and academic rigor
- Manifest Your Own Masterpiece
- Chancellor Kelli Brown 4-peats on Business NC Power List
- Chancellor Brownâs late mother honored with namesake scholarship
- Change Maker
- Charlie and Mary Jo Boswell Alumni of the Month
- Meet Chatty Cat Engagement Officer Grace Blizzard
- Chatty Cats to call on alumni, friends with campus updates, philanthropic opportunities
- Chemists and Biologists Partner on Research
- Chemistry classroom named in recognition of gifts from alumnus Peter Newsome
- Cherokee Graduation Ceremony
- Discover Your Own Breakthrough
- Chief diversity officer creates endowed scholarship to honor mother
- Fire Marshal Chris Moore '01: An I Love WCU Story
- Graduate Profiles: Christine McConnell
- Skills learned through hospitality and tourism management program translate to SGA
- The Black Fantastic - C.J. Mitchell
- Congratulations Class of 2020 from the WCU Alumni Family
- Class Notes
- Class Notes
- Clegg combines love for WCU, military as head of new affinity society
- Climbing Capitol Hill
- Club for first-generation WCU students relaunched with financial support from 1889 Impact Grants
- Always Business Ready
- CoB alumna uses business and sport management skills in job with Milwaukee BrewersÂ
- Cody Dalton | Pride of the Mountains
- Coffee and Culture
- College of Business alumnus who appeared on âShark Tankâ shares secrets of success
- College of Engineering and Technology hosts German exchange student for research collaboration
- College of Engineering and Technology to offer new concentrations this fall
- Combatting Addiction: A Second Chance for Veterans
- The Comeback Cats
- 2019 Commencement Speakers
- Students' Classwork Becomes a Pillar for the Community
- Saving A Dying Language
- Construction management students earn industry certification through corporate support
- New Student Convocation 2021
- Conway Scholars meet benefactor, hear from NCDHHS secretary, receive nursing pins
- Corporate support from Americaâs Home Place is helping build Construction Management program
- Pandemic Forces Counseling Students to Find New Ways to See Clients
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 1 Day
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 10 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 2 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 3 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 4 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 5 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 6 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 7 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 8 Days
- Countdown to Cullowhee: 9 Days
- Coupleâs blended gift of $367,500 will support WCU athletics facilities improvements, student-athletes
- Understanding Coyotes in Western North Carolina
- Catamount Resiliency: Be the Helper
- Catamount Resiliency: Buddying UP
- Catamount Resiliency: Campus Response
- Catamount Resiliency: Students and Professors Answer the Call
- Catamount Resiliency: WCU Mother-Daughter Duo Lend a Hand
- Graduate student explores dystopia, literature, and racial bias in journalism
- In the Trenches
- The Black Fantastic - Dana Patterson
- WNBAâs Sparks Turn to Alumna as Teamâs Next President and COO
- Darrin Hemphill Alumnus of the Month
- Organizing a Future
- WCUâs Newest Professor Sees âvirtueâ in Middle Grades Students
- Master of Project Management puts IT employee on a path of upward trajectory
- The Mountains Had Her at Hello
- A Decade in Review
- Success is Defining a Passion and Becoming a Leader
- Denise Drury Homewood, executive director of the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, an I Love WCU Story
- A Coaches Determination Helps Define a Student's Story
- Latinx student honored with statewide award
- 2023 Graduates | Day in the Life
- Colleen Heuser | A Day In the Life
- Hayley Sexton | A Day in the Life
- Kara Jean Spindle | A Day in the Life
- Nicole Kanupp | Day in the Life
- Semaija Johnson | Day in the Life
- Vitoria Domingues | A Day in the Life
- Distance learning student fulfills dream of earning degree
- Developing future teachers is what fuels professor Brad Witzel
- Q and A with Alumna Donna Reynolds
- Donna Winbon: We all have the power to make an impact on the next generation
- Donna Winbon to lead WCU Foundation board
- Donors provide emergency support to WCU students, faculty, staff affected by Helene
- Down, But Not Out: WNC Hospitality and Tourism Industry Expected to Bounce Back
- Eastern Band member sees higher education as goal for his community
- Due for an Upgrade
- Saving the Dusky Gopher Frog
- Colorado couple endows scholarship in effort to save environment through education
- Ed and Andrea Cody Alumni of the Month
- Ed Broadwell receives doctorate of humane letters
- Q and A with Ed Holland
- Elements of Wellness
- WCU art student leaves mark in his âdreamâ country
- Alum of the Month: Elise Holbrook
- âGiftedâ graduate grateful for opportunity to maximize her studentsâ learning
- EMC alumnus honored for work in Operation Warp Speedâs COVID-19 vaccine development
- EMC program alumni establish 2 new scholarship funds to help future WCU students
- Emily Deem, First Place in the Graduate Three-Minute Thesis Competition
- An MBA Brings it All Home for Waynesville Woman
- Student-Athlete Emily Zipay Reaches the Culmination of Her Athletic Career with Southern Conference Presidential Scholarship
- Graduate Profile: Emma Hand
- Engineering students collaborate to design and build a solar tracking array
- Engineering Treats
- Engineering WNC
- English professor picked for NC Literary Hall of Fame
- Entegra Bank Announces $250,000 Contribution for Scholarship Effort
- Classroom spaces named in recognition of Entegra Bank, Vannoy Construction gifts
- Envisioning Championships
- E'Quince Smith: Leaving A Legacy
- Scholarships Mean More than Money to Erin West
- Essential WCU
- The Black Fantastic - Evelyn Rucker
- Ex-football player makes $150K gift to WCU athletics facilities after tour reveals few upgrades in 40 years
- Family Comes First for New Facilities Management Scholarship, an âI Love WCUâ Story
- Faculty member provides philanthropic support of WCU athletics, arts programs
- Faculty members on campaign steering committee encourage colleague involvement
- Faculty, staff donors recognized at Shetland Society event
- Faculty, staff giving campaign results in participation rate, total donors increase
- WCU employees give back in time, talent, treasure
- Family establishes memorial scholarship fund to assist nontraditional art students at WCU
- Apply By February 1st
- Fighting For A Dream
- âFill the Western Skyâ contributions continue Brown family legacy of support for WCU
- âFill the Western Skyâ fundraising campaign steering committee announced
- Fill The Western Sky
- Fire Ant Problems Increase in Mountains, Including Higher Elevations of the Region
- First Week of Classes
- New flexible, online program at WCU makes it easier to be a teacher
- Forensic Anthropology Program Gains Prominence
- Former WCU board chair shares her experience as both a scholarship recipient and donor
- Former Catamount kicker splits the uprights with $100k in support for fundraising effort
- Former playerâs gridiron memories, love of WCU inspires support for athletics facilities improvements
- Former state senator establishes scholarship fund in honor of retiring student housing professional
- Former underachiever credits WCU for 40-year career in education, future spouse
- Former WCU football players kick off endowed scholarship fund in memory of their coach, Dan Robinson
- Former WCU professorâs motto motivates athletics facilities gifts from alumnus, longtime football coach
- Former WCU tennis player serves up $1 million fundraising campaign gift
- Foundation Board appoints new members, sets executive committee
- Foundation Board honors Belchers with endowed scholarship
- Alumni explores historical, cultural, political and personal connections that cross tribal designations
- From Novel to Big Screen
- From Power Five to SoCon, English professorâs affinity for athletics leads to providing financial support
- Fund for WCU, 1889 Impact Grants provide online safety, success training for new students
- Fund for WCU enables leadership, public speaking training for Chancellorâs Ambassadors
- Fund for WCU generates $40,000 in first-year access scholarship support
- Fund for WCU supports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention
- Fund for WCU supports libraryâs student art contest; winners now on display
- Fund for WCU supports School of Nursing health outreach efforts in 2 WNC counties
- Funds launched by alumnus support preprofessional health majors, marching band students
- As we learn from 2020, the case for furthering your education in 2021
- Raleigh transfer student hopes NC Promise leads to political career
- Learning leadership skills through the military and veteran community
- Game Changers
- Games On
- Gardner-Webbâs Wesley Cogdill appointed director of Catamount Club
- Entrepreneurship Alumnus Makes Most of Confidence Starting a Business and Facing the Shark Tank
- Gift from alumnus establishes new scholarship fund to support WCU social work students
- $2.1 million gift provides scholarships for all WCU nursing students
- Gifts for student scholarships result in new name for business deanâs suite
- Gifts in honor of retired physical therapy professor support WCU program, students
- Gifts of $100,000 from communication alumnus create 2 annual scholarship funds
- Native Plants Symbolize New Giving Societies
- Giving Tuesday efforts to focus on bandâs trip to Macyâs, student-athletes
- Catamount Nation Answers the Call on Giving Tuesday
- Giving Tuesday 2020
- Giving Tuesday efforts to focus on broadening scholarship support for students
- Six-figure bequest pushes WCU past its Giving Tuesday goal
- GivingTuesday â24 to focus on increasing Catamount Club membership, athletics facilities
- GivingTuesday campaign blasts past goal, nets $712K from nearly 1,000 donors
- GivingTuesday efforts Nov. 29 to focus on gifts to the Fund for WCU
- GivingTuesday nets record-breaking $6M, sets stage for $1M Catamount Club challenge
- Global Black Studies program shines
- Globetrotting photography duo creates endowed scholarship to support English, world languages students
- Going Viral
- The Shutdown Summed Up
- Graduate Profile: Grace Woodard
- Explore Further. Achieve Goals
- WCU sees growth in graduate programs
- Graduate Student Explores Bacterial Communities in Forensic Science
- Gratitude for education, experiences at WCU inspire decades of support for Catamount athletics
- Love for Cats keep Greeks coming back
- Love for Cats keep Greeks coming back
- Exploration Leads to Career Connections
- Honoring Our Promise
- Hallowed Grounds
- Alumnus of the Month: Hank Henderson
- Psychology graduate student conducts research on issues of gender bias
- Graduate Profile: Hannah Pollard
- Communication Student Spends Summer Covering Washington Politics
- Happy birthday, Katherine: From, Cullowhee
- Happy Holidays from WCU
- Happy Holidays from ÌđčÏÊÓÆ”app
- Wife Endows Scholarship to Honor Late Husbandâs Work Ethic
- For young accountant, life is about more than numbers
- Hermes Awards
- Highlands Biological Station receives $150,000 gift to continue renovation of historic building
- Highlands couple establishes funds for study abroad, undergrad research for WCU students, faculty
- Hire Advantage
- Happy Holidays
- Paws on the Street!
- Holidays on the Plaza
- Moss fund supports teaching excellence, honors colleague
- Honoring Our Promise
- The Humanistic Perspective of Nursing and Its Potential to Address the Opioid and Addiction Crisis
- Hundreds of students, faculty, staff demonstrate their affection as âI Love WCUâ Month winds down
- Hunter Library Collaborates with UNCA to Merge Digital Collections
- All footsteps lead to WCU for Hutchison family
- Time and Treasure Highlight âI Love WCUâ
- Donors turn out online to support annual âI Love WCUâ month
- âI Love WCUâ to celebrate alumni, students and new giving societies
- âI Love WCU Monthâ features new weekend of service
- Intercultural Affairs Graduation Celebration
- ICA, Project CARE supports students through 1889 Impact Grant-funded projects
- Inaugural 1889 Impact Grants Program provides support for 11 projects at WCU
- An Innovative Cross Discipline Degree Program
- Pride of the Mountains to Ireland
- Pride of the Mountains to Ireland: Day 4
- Medical director fights COVID-19 with legacy of tenacity
- Itâs âgame onâ at Hunter Library, thanks to support from the Fund for WCU
- Alumnus J. Alan Goggins Hurdles His Way to Success
- The Black Fantastic - Jack Eaddy
- Jackson County couple receives award in recognition of service to WCU, mountain region
- Graduate Profile: Jacob Lewallen
- Jacob Padillo - Supporting Success
- The Black Fantastic - Jane Adams-Dunford
- Jason McMillan: Student-Athlete Overcomes Adversity
- Jeff Dowswell
- The Black Fantastic - Jeff Hughes
- Recreational Therapy Director says Helping Others Helps Her; an âI Love WCUâ Story
- Jennifer Yo-Gaddy
- Jim Beddingfield Alum of the Month
- Jimmy Ramsey Alumnus of the Month
- Grateful Student Pays Homage to Dedicated Teacher Through Career, Establishment of Scholarship
- Food For Thought
- John Connet Alumnus of the Month
- Share the Stoke for Geology - How One Student Strives to Protect the World We Live In
- Jordan Strickland: Balancing Act
- Project management is more than just a job description
- Student Sees Parallels in Wilderness Experiences and Project Management
- Online Master's Degree Program in Construction Management Builds a Career
- Julie Miller Denesha joins WCU Advancement to support College of Engineering, Technology
- The Historical Significance and Contemporary Relevance of Juneteenth
- Just for Kicks
- Life Without Baseball
- Kam A. McDonald Alum of the Month
- Kate Murphy Alum of the Month
- Kathleen de la Torre named WCUâs assistant vice chancellor for development
- Graduate Profile: Ke'La Porter
- Keith Elliott Alumnus of the Month
- Alumna Kelly Kent says she really does love WCU
- Ken and Ina Allen Alum(s) of the Month
- First-Generation Student, Kenyatta Fortune Prospers in Graduate School
- Graduating Veteran Finds Peace After 'Journey of a Million Steps'
- Engineering students' ingenuity leads to a trekking pole for the digital age
- Latinx Heritage Month
- Dreams of Hosting a Latinx Student Leadership Conference Come True
- New Latinx Studies Minor Available for WCU Students
- Alumna sees the world thanks to her degree, but finds thereâs no place like home
- Scholarship recipient revels in advanced technology, new surroundings
- âLead the Wayâ total to be announced May 2 with campus celebration
- âLead the Wayâ fundraising campaign total surpasses $60 million goal
- WCU Launches 'Lead the Way' Campaign
- Leaders urge âFill the Western Skyâ campaign steering committee to âride the momentumâ
- Legacy Pinning ceremony honors family connections to WCU
- Lifelong love of libraries leads to coupleâs philanthropic support of Hunter Library
- Lifelong respect for nursing profession leads education alumna to endow scholarship
- Lisa and David Hill Alumni of the Month
- Live Western
- Live Western
- Helping Wildlife Safely Cross I-40
- Expert Commentary: Al Kopak, PhD, Criminology
- Longtime faculty member creates new endowment to reward service in CEAP
- Longtime staff donor gives in honor of those who supported him as a WCU student
- Longtime WCU employee supports student emergency fund as faculty, staff giving campaign begins
- Look Good, Feel Good
- Lori and Andy Anderson establish endowed scholarship for HHS students
- Zooming Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost
- Lowering the Debt for WCU Students
- Scholarships Created from Lead the Way
- MFA Student Emerges as a Change-Maker in North Carolina
- Macon County couple endows fund to diversify WCU Fine Art Museum collections
- Made in NC: WCU and Jackson County share deep connection
- Graduate Profile: Madison Hale
- Graduate Profile: Madison Surrett
- Maggie Akin Bare Alum of the Month
- Discover WCU's Main Campus
- Making Music Accessible
- NC Promise "was definitely the yes" for transfer student
- Marianne Leek Alumna of the Month
- Mark Benge Alumnus of the Month
- Mark Chapman Alumnus of the Month
- Mark Haskett Alumnus of the Month
- Marriage Ministry
- From Graduate Student to Project Engineer
- Mary Hill Lewis
- Food. Fire. Friends.
- Graduate Profile: Matthew McDonough
- From Jackson County emergency responder to FEMA
- Nothing is Impossible
- Meltzer scholarship endowment will benefit hundreds of students from array of disciplines
- Memorial scholarship fund to serve as final curtain call for theatre professor, director
- Live Western
- Scholarships Unleash Studentâs Potential
- WCU Alumna Blends Project Management with Hospitality
- Teaching Below Zero
- Mission donates hospital beds, IV pumps to WCU as part of ongoing support of health care education
- What MLK Jr. Means to Us
- Why We March
- Alumni keep pieces of WCU close to their hearts and in their backyard
- More than 1,250 donors contribute $1.5 million to WCU on GivingTuesday
- Expert Commentary: Kae Livsey
- MPA Alumni on the Front Line of Response to COVID-19
- Master's of Science in Experiential and Outdoor Education: A Unique, Experiential Master's Program
- The Black Fantastic - Munene Mwaniki
- The Black Fantastic - Myron Jackson
- Nancy Liddle, an I Love WCU Story
- Nanoparticles to Detect Cancer Cells
- Drive, Ambition and Entrepreneurship: How One Alumna Stayed Local to Apply Her Degree
- North Carolina budget advances renovations, salaries for WCU
- NC construction management organization provides scholarship funding
- NC Scottish Rite Masonic Foundation provides grant for WCU summer reading program
- NC Innovation
- Students in upper echelon for presentations at national research conference
- May alumnus of the month has head and heart for teaching, and for WCU
- Nearly 1,150 donors make gifts to WCU on âOne Day for Westernâ
- New Beginnings
- New Faces
- New Hampshire family establishes nursing scholarship to honor memory of '17 alumna
- New professorship in early literacy established with $1.5M from Goodnight Foundation
- New scholarship for arts, sciences students established in honor of family patriarch
- New scholarship for criminal justice students honors memory of alumnus, police officer
- New scholarship fund to focus on diversity, inclusion in physical education
- New scholarship in communication sciences, disorders celebrates retiring professor, spouse
- New scholarship to support students with interest in exploration and travel
- New Thompson Scholar program supports study-abroad for WCU Honors College students
- Former WCU equipment manager recognized for contributions to Indiana University athletics
- Newly established scholarship designed to support military members, veterans
- Nicholas Fasanello, Three-Minute Thesis Competition, People's Choice Award Winner
- No Bones ÌđčÏÊÓÆ”app It
- No More Whiffing
- No Objections Here
- The Nobel Mission - Forensic Anthropology Students Search for Lost WWII Airman
- Notes from Chancellor Brown
- Notes from Chancellor Brown
- Notes from Chancellor Brown
- Nursing Students Grow Together Through Gardening
- Nursing Residency Pivots Standard Training to Assist During Pandemic
- Nursing Students Assist with COVID-19 Shots
- Class Notes
- One Day for Western challenges include $25K match for POTM Ireland trip, $5K for speech, hearing clinic
- âOne Day for Westernâ was one day to remember, with more than 1,100 donors
- Opportunities for Adults in the Criminal Justice System
- Optimizing Interprofessional Education in Health Care
- Outlaws and Educators
- The Black Fantastic - Patrice Brown
- Alumni of the month- Paul and Vicky Faris
- Pipeline Engineer
- Place - Hybrid Space
- Playing to Win
- Post Graduation 2019
- Spring Class of 2020
- Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will take its talents international
- Setting the Stage
- POTM to Pixar
- The Power of Giving
- Preceptor Spotlight: Lauren Teague
- Preceptor Spotlight: Rebecca Stubbs
- Pandemic Drives Demand for Professional and Graduate Programs
- Professors hope data encourages empathetic approach to treating jail inmates with addiction issues
- Prometheus Barrels
- Promise Kept
- Psychology professor lauded for teaching excellence
- Walk This Way
- Purple and Gold Reunion Weekend alumni event to return July 2024
- Graduate Profile: Rachael Finigan
- Roots Of Rhythm
- Faith in WCU student-athletes leads to fundraising challenge to Greek alumni
- Student Work to be Showcased in Research and Scholarship Celebration
- Rays strive to bring students, STEM together through scholarship support
- Recreational Therapy Students Send Encouraging Cards to Asheville Nursing Home
- Students find old-fashion greeting cards bring joy, comfort to elderly residents in isolation
- Regional nursing outreach, student support among projects enabled by 1889 Grants
- Releasing the Shame: A Story ÌđčÏÊÓÆ”app Opioidsâ Impact on Individuals and Communities
- Reliving the Dream
- Reflecting on Sept. 11
- Research classroom in Apodaca Building named in recognition of gifts from Jay, Susan Strum
- Restoring the Roan
- Retired accounting executive named Foundation Board chair, makes additional $500K gift to WCU
- Retired engineer who got his start at WCU creates new scholarship fund
- Retired Jackson County educator endows scholarship for WCU math education students
- Robert Gibson Alum of the Month
- Ronnie Carr
- Sport Management Program Helped Jimerson Advance his Career at WCU
- Graduate student tabbed for Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse
- Rowing in the Same Direction
- Saltz Anderson Endowed Scholarship Honors Family of Educators
- Graduate Profile: Samantha Klaver
- McCracken endows scholarship to accelerate pathway to change
- Sara Mears: Finding an Outlet for Activism with AmeriCorps after Graduation
- WCU graduate student receives Fullerton Medical Scholarship Award
- A Ghost of Christmas Past
- Scholarship established in memory of WCU finance professor
- Scholarship funds to honor careers of retiring accountancy professors Kauffman, Swanger
- COVIDâs challenges do not deter WCUâs benefactors from their support of student scholarships
- Scholarship recipients share academic, creative endeavors with donors at Scholars Showcase
- School of Nursing receives $2.1 million boost to launch Conway Scholars initiative
- Science classroom named in honor of Jackson Countyâs first family of dentistry
- Keeping the Memories, Supporting the Future
- Soon-To-Be Gone, but Not Forgotten
- Second annual âOne Day for Westernâ set for April 3
- Seeking Synergies
- Senior Toast celebrates student philanthropy, ongoing engagement with WCU
- Setting A New Course
- Shack-lete
- The Black Fantastic - Shamella Cromartie
- Shared experiences inspire graduates nearly 30 years apart to support scholarship funds
- Masters of Arts in Teaching Program leads to study of the intersection of creativity and meditation
- Sherry Fowler graduates from the B-K Program as a non-traditional, first-generation student
- Shetland, 1889 event celebrates impact of WCU student, faculty, staff giving
- Shetland Society faculty, staff giving campaign to kick off Sept. 15
- The Show Must Go On
- Sixth annual 'I Love WCU Month' has new partnership with Tech Commons
- Sky Sampson Alumna of the Month
- Snow Day
- Soccer lovers keep kickinâ long after game is over
- Social and Emotional Learning Built into Morning Meetings
- Social science degrees lead alumni to business success, planned gifts for âFill the Western Skyâ campaign
- Expert Commentary: Emma Miller, Social Work
- Personal experience inspires research into independent students in higher education
- Music education major Kendall Rhymer wins first prize in Sounding WCU art contest
- Special Collections connects with WNC communities through 1889 Impact Grant-funded project
- Undeniable
- It's Spring at WCU and We Miss You!
- Stanberrys continue tradition of supporting Catamount athletics with campaign leadership gift
- Stephanie Cook, Second Place in the Three-Minute Thesis Competition
- The Power of a Peanut
- Stigmatized
- Streaming Now
- Student workers help Catamount Club improve engagement with fans, donors
- Students, donors gather to celebrate the impact of philanthropy
- Students, faculty expand literacy improvement efforts in Ecuador with support from Fund for WCU
- Alumna Spotlight: Sue Lynn Ledford
- Food and Faith Changed Lives of WCU Siblings
- Working Professional Summer McMurry Achieves a Milestone
- Supporting Student Success After Graduation
- Faculty, Students with Chinese Ties Bring Much-Needed Surgical Masks to WNC
- Summer Undergraduate Research Programâs digital switch proving successful
- Graduate Profile: Taylor Luibrand
- Teaching Teachers
- Teasleysâ thoughtful living leads to thoughtful giving
- Terry Price Alumnus of the Month
- The Eyes Have It
- The Fund for WCU supports âWhee Belongâ gatherings for distance ed students
- The Power of Giving
- The Rocks
- The View from Here
- Voice of the Cats
- Third annual âOne Day for Westernâ set for March 26
- Road warrior burns candle on both ends to finish degree
- Three-time WCU alumna finds her true calling in community college leadership
- Two Generations of Fundraisers
- Itâs âstop the pressesâ for WCUâs longtime print shop director
- Title reclaimed - The view from the top is great!
- Top Cats
- Tumors Hamper But Donât Stop Student from Living Her Best College Life
- Total Gain
- Transforming the Future: Community Roles in Adolescent Substance Use
- Turn It Up - WWCU-FM has growth spurt with new tower, expanded reach
- Accomplished First-Generation Student says Scholarships Changed her Life
- Two Faculty Selected as Fulbright Scholars
- Two Sparrows Town
- Giving Back is a Given for Alumnus and Broadway Performer
- Unmasking the Flow
- Value Added
- Vecinos clinic receives tech upgrade through donations to Fund for WCU
- WCU launches Veterans and Military Alumni Society
- Graciella | A Day in the Life
- The Black Fantastic - Vonterius Woolbright
- Walk the Talk
- WCU alumni donât wait until 60s to make planned gifts to help future students
- WCU alumni help recruit future students through new Cat Eyes Club
- WCU alumnus, âShark Tankâ star Garrett Ozar to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Week
- WCU announces FORVIS as new name for its accountancy programs
- WCU announces historic $100 million goal for âFill the Western Skyâ fundraising campaign
- WCU bucks national trends with upsurge in philanthropic giving, number of donors
- WCU celebrates lasting impact of philanthropy at second annual Planting Day
- WCU chancellor, âfirst dudeâ back the âFill the Western Skyâ campaign with a $4 million estate gift
- WCU donors shatter fundraising record with more than $35.8 million in FY24
- WCU exceeds Giving Tuesday goal as donors provide more than $443,000
- WCU faculty, staff giving campaign nets nearly 40 new donors
- WCU Foundation Board approves slate of new, reappointed members
- WCU Foundation Board welcomes 2 new members
- WCU giving societies recognized for philanthropic impact at annual Planting Day event
- WCU graduates spanning 55 years return for alumni reunion weekend
- WCU honors four prominent alumni at Homecoming 2024
- WCU in final planning stages for new travel series to begin in 2024
- WCU mourns loss of former Board of Trustees, Foundation chair Jim Moore
- WCU mourns passing of Honors College benefactor Greg Thompson
- WCU, national estate-planning service offer free service to help create wills
- WCU partners with national estate-planning service for Make-A-Will Month
- WCU presents awards for achievements in law, education, science, economic development
- WCU ranks in top 8.5% on Forbes list of Americaâs Best Midsize Employers
- WCU students plan and build outdoor steps for HOMEBASE
- WCU to paint downtown Sylva purple, kick off Homecoming weekend Nov. 1
- WCUâs 7th scholarship funded by Whitehead family pays tribute to Honors College founding dean
- WCUâs longest serving alumni director to retire this fall
- Week of Kindness
- Welcome Back Cats
- Welcome Class of 2025
- White, Hunter co-chair WCU fundraising campaign, make leadership gift to support athletics
- Wike Scholarship to aid WCU football players, golfers seeking careers in education
- The Black Fantastic - William Moultrie
- Winds of Change
- Wingyan Chung Helps Advance New Knowledge for Managing the Data Deluge
- With online degree programs, the College of Business is keeping the classroom in reach
- Womenâs basketball program alumnae reunion supported by Fund for WCU, 1889 Impact Grants
- Womenâs, menâs basketball programs receive support from Fund for WCU, 1889 Impact Grants
- World Suicide Prevention Day
- Former Asheville mayor makes gift to help WCU grad students, pushing campaign total past $55M
- Working at Super Bowl 54 Cements Wyatt Burnetteâs Decision to Pursue Broadcast Engineering
- Dr. Yanjun Yan: An I Love WCU Story
- The Year Ahead
- Year-end giving pushes WCU's 'Lead the Way' fundraising campaign past $58 million mark
- 2018: A Year in Review
- Yosemite
- Zigs and zags lead alumna on career path as esteemed professor of professional writing
- Zoe | A Day in the Life
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WCU students help Durham PD solve 2023 missing persons case
February 2WCU students assist in recovery of human remains.
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Young alumni: Eliana Cruz broadens her horizons, lands job with Charlotte FC
February 2Eliana Cruz calls herself the âSnoop Doggâ of her friend group, and not just because she shares the same swagger of the D-O-Double G.
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An axe to grind: The timbersports athletes of WCUâs Wildlife and Forestry Club
January 30Timbersports are in full swing on WCUâs campus. And despite a slowdown in the teamâs progress post-Covid, current Catamounts are raising money, purchasing equipment and expanding their ranks to raise the university to new competitive heights.
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Campus pets lift spirits, bring smiles to WCU
January 29Amidst the stress of college, there are a few calming personalities students occasionally run into on their way to class: pets. For a single moment while they stop to pet them, all those worries evaporate.
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WCUâs retired SID Steve White to be honored with naming of new media center
January 16Longtime ÌđčÏÊÓÆ”app supporters and friends have come together to honor the legacy and dedication of the universityâs former sports information director, Steve White, a man many affectionately refer to as âthe walking encyclopedia of Catamount athletics.â
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CCESL to host MLK National Day of Service events
January 14ÌđčÏÊÓÆ”appâs Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning will host a series of events in partnership with local organizations to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 21.
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Peace in action: WCU students bring Nobel ideas to San Diego
January 13This past November, five Brinson Honors College students traveled to San Diego to present their âPartners in Peaceâ project at the National Collegiate Honors Councilâs annual conference.
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Alumnus Ebenezer Gyamfi turns childhood struggles into career of care
January 12Stability wasnât something Ebenezer Gyamfi was used to growing up in Ghana. He bounced between different relatives after he said his mother abandoned him from a young age, starting with his grandma and later filtering through a host of aunts and uncles.
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WCU construction management students use SPOT to help local community
January 12At the Southwestern Child Development Commission building, the future is meeting the past.
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Students from WCU, Auburn collaborate in design charette
January 7During the fall 2025 semester, 30 interior design juniors from ÌđčÏÊÓÆ”appâs School of Art and Design (SOAD) embarked on an experience that extended well beyond the classroom, offering hands-on, real-world design and research opportunities through a collaborative design charette with Auburn University.