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  • 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.

  • Margaret Underwood conducts the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Wind Ensemble

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Wind Ensemble, POTM selected to appear at 2026 CBDNA Southern Division Conference

    Cam Adams and Shane Ryden
    February 12

    The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ School of Music sends shockwaves that echo throughout campus. Its sound rolls through the mountains, hitting the ears of many inside Bardo Arts Center and thousands more on gamedays.

  • Canaan Frisby in his classroom equipment closet.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alum Frisby named NC SHAPE Middle School PE Teacher of the Year

    Cam Adams
    February 11

    There’s a lot that Canaan Frisby likes about his job. Being a physical education teacher is all he ever wanted to do since middle school.

  • Postcard entitled “Moonshine Still, in the heart of the mountains.â€� Image originally taken by George Masa. Courtesy Special Collections, Hunter Library, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mountain Heritage Center opens new ‘Moonshine: Spirit of Independence’ exhibit

    Peter Koch
    February 11

    The Mountain Heritage Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ welcomes visitors to its new exhibit entitled “Moonshine: Spirit of Independence.â€�

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students help with Project FIRE at Cullowhee UMC

    CCESL puts $2,000 grant to use with MLK Day of Service events

    Matt Salerno
    February 6

    On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, over 80 students filled Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s UC Grand Room to spend an afternoon giving back to the community.

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