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  • 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€�

  • olympic athletes uniform

    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.

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