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Former athletic training student establishes scholarship fund at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
March 18An acclaimed athletic trainer whose professional career began as a student on the sidelines at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has established an endowed scholarship fund that will help future students follow in his footsteps.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ raises curtain on new director of development in College of Fine, Performing Arts
March 16Karen Eye, a former staff member in the Division of Advancement at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, is returning to the spotlight in a new supporting role as director of development for the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to name softball field in honor of program founder Betty Peele
March 13Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is naming its softball field in honor of the late Betty Peele, leader of a core group of female faculty members who guided the early development of women’s intercollegiate athletics at the university.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor Brian Byrd receives 2026 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award
March 10This February, Brian Byrd, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s professor of environmental health sciences and resident “skeeter man,â€� was awarded the 2026 University of North Carolina System Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Young alumni: Christopher Childers brings stories to life as videographer
March 6Christopher Childers never cared much for theme parks, pools or playgrounds as a kid. Instead, his eyes grew big inside the movie rental store.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ scholars, alumni celebrate return of Noquisiyi Mound to EBCI
March 6Last week, the Noquisiyi Mound in neighboring Franklin returned to the care of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after more than 200 years.
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Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ on canvas
February 26Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller’s canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ seeking Catamount Captains to advocate for ‘One Day for Western’
February 26Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is seeking an army of volunteers to get on board as advocates on behalf of the university’s annual all-in giving day titled “One Day for Westernâ€� through the new Catamount Captains initiative.
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Who speaks for the trees? A conversation with master arborist Andrew Thigpen
February 25Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s campus alone has more than 3,500 trees, and the work required to maintain and monitor them all is no small task. The mind behind the evergreen operation? Andrew Thigpen, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s master arborist and a current student of the natural resources management program.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ choir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork
February 20This April, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s concert choir will join the Western Carolina Community Chorus and an orchestra of professional, community and student instrumentalists to perform a classic rendition of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah!â€�