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  • Photo of still made by the late R.O. Wilson of Cullowhee, displayed at the Mountain Heritage Center

    From Stills to Tap: event at Innovation Station

    Peter Koch
    August 4

    The Mountain Heritage Center invites you to an upcoming event at Innovation Station at 40 Depot St. in Dillsboro. The event will take place on Thursday, August 6, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm and is free and open to the public.

  • Rustin Muse squats in front of a Houston sign at the FIFA World Cup.

    ĢƵ alumnus Rustin Muse helps manage global stage at FIFA World Cup

    Cam Adams
    August 4

    Just a few years ago, Rustin Muse was working the Mountain Heritage Day 5K race. Alongside his classmates in his sport management class, Muse helped develop the track, get people interested and schedule police officers for the event.

  • Brandi Hinnant-Crawford

    Hinnant-Crawford returns to CEAP as Bardo Distinguished Professor

    Shane Ryden
    August 4

    This August, Brandi Hinnant-Crawford will join the College of Education and Allied Professions faculty as the John and Deborah Bardo Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership. Her return is a homecoming that continues a nearly decade-long tenure as a Catamount and more than 12-year career as a researcher and professor.

  • Incoming students and ĢƵ alumni gather for a group photo at the event in Asheville

    Incoming students get jumpstart on upcoming fall semester from ĢƵ alumni

    Bill Studenc
    August 4

    ĢƵ alumni and friends from across North Carolina and the Atlanta area gave a warm Catamount welcome to approximately 100 incoming first-year students during several receptions in July.

  • Homecoming 2025 crowd at football game

    ĢƵ breaks revenue, donations records for athletics, revises Catamount Club levels

    Bill Studenc
    July 30

    Following a banner year for revenue generation and fundraising for the athletics program at ĢƵ in 2025-2026 with all-time highs in ticket sales, donations and booster organization membership, the Catamount Club is announcing benefits package updates, including a new top tier called “The Royal Banner” level.

  • Students walking around the center of campus during Valley Ballyhoo

    ĢƵ fall 2026 enrollment could reach historic high

    Julia Duvall
    July 30

    Leaders at ĢƵ certainly knew that interest from prospective students was on the rise, but this fall’s enrollment is shaping up to be historic.

  • Rafters go down the Tuck River in Cullowhee

    $1.2 million federal grant and Futures Factory project advance ĢƵ’s regional impact

    Julia Duvall
    July 29

    ĢƵ has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to support infrastructure improvements at the ĢƵ-Cullowhee Dam, a project aimed at providing resiliency for critical public water systems and strengthening the region's outdoor recreational economy.

  • 18 incoming students at ĢƵ stand under the picnic shelter in matching khaki colored shirts

    CATALYST 2026 ignites leadership, research engagement

    Kendall Worley and Kenny Beachman
    July 21

    The third annual CATALYST: Summer Research and Leadership Program welcomed 18 incoming ĢƵ students representing a variety of academic majors and interests.

  • Photo of Becky Brown

    Becky Brown elected chair of ĢƵ Board of Trustees

    Julia Duvall
    July 16

    ĢƵ's Board of Trustees elected Becky Brown as chair during a special called meeting on Thursday, July 9. Brown succeeds Casey Cooper, who completed his term as chair and will continue serving on the board through June 30, 2029.

  • Members of the ĢƵ Alumni Association Board of Directors pause for a group photograph.

    New members join ĢƵ Foundation, Alumni Association, Catamount Club boards

    Bill Studenc
    July 15

    Several members of the ĢƵ community recently accepted appointments on three of the institution’s top volunteer boards that provide oversight and advice in support of university philanthropic, athletics and engagement activities.

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