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  • Alumnus Ray Davis (center) reconnects with his mentor, former athletic trainer and interim athletics director Fred Cantler (left), and ex-Catamount quarterback Jeff Gilbert.

    Former athletic training student establishes scholarship fund at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    Bill Studenc
    March 18

    An 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.

  • Karen Eye

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ raises curtain on new director of development in College of Fine, Performing Arts

    Bill Studenc
    March 16

    Karen 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.

  • Former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ softball coach Betty Peele breaks a huddle.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to name softball field in honor of program founder Betty Peele

    Bill Studenc
    March 13

    Ä¢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.

  • Brian Byrd

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor Brian Byrd receives 2026 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award

    Shane Ryden
    March 10

    This 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.

  • Headshot of Christopher Childers

    Young alumni: Christopher Childers brings stories to life as videographer

    Cam Adams
    March 6

    Christopher 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

    Shane Ryden
    March 6

    Last week, the Noquisiyi Mound in neighboring Franklin returned to the care of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after more than 200 years.

  • Sadler Miller holding two of her prints.

    Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ on canvas

    Cam Adams
    February 26

    Behind 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.

  • Chancellor Brown and Paws

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ seeking Catamount Captains to advocate for ‘One Day for Western’

    Bill Studenc
    February 26

    Ä¢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

    Shane Ryden
    February 25

    Ä¢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.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Chorus

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ choir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    This 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€�

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