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  • Chancellor Brown talks about the trophy

    Annual faculty-staff giving challenge resumes this fall

    Bill Studenc
    September 10

    An annual effort to encourage faculty and staff members to make financial contributions to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is now underway, including the resumption of a friendly competition among campus divisions and academic colleges.

  • Casey Cooper, Chancellor Kelli R. Brown, Josh Dobson and Nora Lynn Finch

    Josh Dobson, Nora Lynn Finch sworn in as members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees

    Julia Duvall
    September 10

    Josh Dobson and Nora Lynn Finch were sworn in as members of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Board of Trustees during the regular board meeting held on Friday, Sept. 5.

  • Alexis Harp

    Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser

    Cam Adams
    September 10

    Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn’t even want to go to college.

  • Paxton Myers, Dana Boyer and Chancellor Kelli R. Brown

    ‘Fill the Western Sky’ contribution feels like a promise to Catamount couple

    Bill Studenc
    September 8

    For Paxton Myers and Dana Boyer, longtime supporters of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s athletics program, giving back to their alma mater feels like more than just making financial contributions. It also feels like keeping a promise.

  • WCTC Cat Jacket

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mountain Heritage Center opens new Clearing the Hurdles exhibit

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Stories
    September 8

    The Mountain Heritage Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ) is proud to announce the opening of its newest exhibit on Sept. 2, Clearing the Hurdles: Women and Sport at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, 1889 to the Present.

  • Noland Brown

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€“CIHA partnership grows Cherokee’s next generation of healers

    Brittney Lofthouse '10
    September 5

    In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).

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    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sees strong retention rate for fall 2025, growth in total enrollment

    Julia Duvall
    September 4

    The retention rate of the fall 2024 first-time, full-time freshmen class rose to a record 81.6% as compared to 79.1% for fall 2023.

  • J-Creek Cloggers

    Schedule announced for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s weeklong Mountain Heritage Days celebration

    Julia Duvall
    September 3

    For the past 50 years on the last Saturday of September, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Mountain Heritage Day festival has honored the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.

  • Drone photo of campus

    Western Carolina Power receives Public Power Awards of Excellence

    September 2

    Western Carolina Power, the university-owned electric utility serving parts of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and surrounding customers, has been named one of 23 public power communities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence.

  • PRSSA Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ members with Janet Oppenheimer and Betty Farmer

    Retired PR professional creates endowment to support Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students

    Bill Studenc
    September 2

    A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.

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