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  • Three women sit at a table wearing name tags and taking turns speaking into a microphone at a town hall event at western carolina university

    Nursing faculty receive grant to study loneliness in rural elders

    Matt Salerno
    July 7

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ School of Nursing faculty members April Messer and Angie Trombley recently received a $10,000 grant from the Daisy Foundation to conduct a project titled “Nurse-Led Social Connection for Rural Elder Adults.â€�

  • Outgoing Alumni Association Board of Directors chairman John Connet (center) is recognized for his service by Stacey Miller (left), senior director of alumni engagement, and James Hogan (right), assistant vice chancellor for engagement.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ recognizes departing members of Foundation, Catamount Club, Alumni boards

    Bill Studenc
    July 6

    The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Division of Advancement recently bid farewell to several members of its top three volunteer boards that provide oversight and advice in support of the institution’s philanthropic, athletic and engagement activities.

  • Two guys wearing protective eye wear and work gloves put plywood up on a wooden framed room

    AWAKE collaborates with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students and industry partners to develop novel virtual courtroom

    Teresa Tate
    July 2

    It’s difficult for anyone to testify in court. It’s especially difficult for a child who has experienced abuse. That’s what Crystal Jones, executive director of AWAKE Children’s Advocacy Center, was thinking about when she and Chris Cox of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ began talking about potential service-learning projects.

  • A man points to a place on a map while a male student in a purple shirt stands to his left and a female student in a black shirt stands to his right

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to host Mini-Mountain Heritage Day July 9

    Peter Koch
    July 1

    The Mountain Heritage Center, a museum of Appalachian culture at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, will hold a crafts demonstration and music performance on campus Thursday, July 9.

  • Carly Douthit holds a sea urchin.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Carly Douthit educates others in aquarium internship

    Cam Adams
    June 23

    Just a few months ago, Carly Douthit was submitting applications in a frenzy, looking for any summer internship that involved animals.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni and friends enjoy snacks while taking in a Greensboro Grasshoppers game during the Ballparks and Brews tour.

    Ballparks and Brews Tour proves a hit with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni, campus leaders

    Bill Studenc
    June 23

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Office of Alumni Engagement has hit a homerun with its annual Ballparks and Brews Tour, as alumni and campus leaders in attendance agree that the series helps them stay connected in an informal, entertaining environment.

  • Portrait of Vinson Russell. A man with a red beard smiles while standing against a gray background

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty accepted into national Deliberative Citizenship Network

    Julia Duvall
    June 23

    Following a national search and competitive review process, three Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty members have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Deliberative Citizenship Network.

  • A student-athlete on the women’s golf team receives coaching from Steve Lott.

    Retired professor creates women’s golf scholarship in memory of spouse, coach Steve Lott

    Bill Studenc
    June 22

    A retired Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty member has created an endowed scholarship fund to support student-athletes on the Catamount women’s golf team in memory of her late husband, who coached the program to a pair of conference championships.

  • Kay and Jerry Kiser standing together in front of a stone fireplace

    Memories of Catamount sports glory days lead to $100K gift to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ athletics facilities

    Bill Studenc
    June 17

    Memories of attending Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ during the glory days of Catamount sports inspired a retired furniture corporation executive and his wife, already longtime supporters of the institution, to take additional steps to help improve Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s aging athletics infrastructure.

  • Chancellor Kelli R. Brown stands with members of Scouting America in the boardroom for her award presentation

    Chancellor Kelli R. Brown Receives Distinguished Citizen Award

    Julia Duvall
    June 17

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has been named the recipient of the 2026 Jackson County Distinguished Citizen Award, presented by Scouting America’s Daniel Boone Council in recognition of her outstanding leadership, service, and commitment to the community.

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