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    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ staff member volunteers with Olympics

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    Catamounts go far and wide to help their community, and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s associate director of student conduct Lindsay Griswold boldly demonstrated that fact this February. Using the 24 hours of community service leave allotted to her as an employee of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Griswold traveled all the way to Milan to volunteer with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee official Team USA Welcome Experience.

  • Steve Ha

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ economist finds $144 million ROI on local Medicaid, SNAP funding

    Bill Studenc
    February 20

    A study by a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ economist indicates that Jackson County saw more than $144 million in total economic impact from the $770,000 that county government invested in the local Department of Social Services to administer Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

  • Kadence Otto

    Book by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor examines ethical issues in the business of sport

    Bill Studenc
    February 20

    A recently released book written by Kadence Otto, professor of sport management in the College of Business at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, takes a fresh look at some of the latest ethical challenges arising in the business of sport.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni at a baseball game

    Alumni Office announces starting lineup for 2026 Ballparks and Brews Tour

    Bill Studenc
    February 17

    Like a baseball team’s manager gearing up for spring training, the folks in the Western Carolina University Office of Alumni Engagement are sharpening their pencils and setting the starting lineup for the second annual Ballparks and Brews Tour.

  • Frances Whitworth competes in a cycling race.

    Pair of Catamounts compete in national cycling races, find home in sport

    Cam Adams
    February 17

    Folks in Frances Whitworth’s hometown of Winston-Salem begged her to give cycling a try. She was reluctant, but when her collegiate track and cross-country career came to a close, she hopped on the bicycle with the Cycling Club at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students attend a One Day for Western event

    Fourth annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 25

    Bill Studenc
    February 16

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has set a date of Wednesday, March 25, for its fourth annual “One Day for Westernâ€� appeal, an all-in day of giving designed to benefit multiple areas of the university and enhance student experiences by inviting Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ community members to make donations to priorities identified by campus partners.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni panel

    Young alumni panel shares advice on ‘what’s next’ with current Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students

    Bill Studenc
    February 13

    Approximately 50 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students received some words of wisdom from a panel of recently minted alumni about what to expect after receiving their undergraduate diplomas and beginning their professional careers or going on to graduate school.

  • Drew Hollifield shoots a mid-range jumper.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Drew Hollifield takes talents from gridiron to hardwood, makes a difference

    Cam Adams
    February 13

    There aren’t a lot of Division I arenas in America where the gym is still rattling with the home team up by 51 on a D-III school. Inside the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center, Drew Hollifield commanded a presence that did just that in October.

  • Jess Weiler

    Weiler, Grist receive $70K grant to assist NC School for the Deaf

    Matt Salerno
    February 13

    In partnership with the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors Jess Weiler and Cathy Grist were awarded a $70,000 grant from NC Collaboratory to conduct an organizational assessment of NCSD’s administrative structures.

  • Lisa Lefler was recognized as an honorary member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Lisa Lefler named honorary member of EBCI

    Cam Adams
    February 13

    The Qualla Boundary is Lisa Lefler’s second home. Over the course of her decades-long career, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ teaching professor has made countless trips to Cherokee, helping the tribe in any way she can through her expertise in health and anthropology.

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