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$1.25 M gift to athletics pushes ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign past its $100 M goal
October 21A planned gift from a longtime Western North Carolina economic development and marketing professional and his spouse has pushed ĢƵ’s “Fill the Western Sky” comprehensive fundraising campaign past its minimum goal of $100 million in philanthropic support.
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Nursing school director endows scholarship for ĢƵ’s new master’s degree program
October 10ĢƵ’s new master’s degree program focusing on increasing the availability of health care in the rural Southern Appalachian Mountains is receiving a financial boost from the director of the school in which the program is housed.
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MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee
October 9With its mission to expand access to care and create a healthier community in Western North Carolina, MAHEC announces the opening of a new health center in Cullowhee.
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Homecoming weekend at ĢƵ set for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards
October 8A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as ĢƵ rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the university’s adopted hometown of Sylva.
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Bardo Arts Center to host reception for Cherokee Language and Cultural Exhibition
October 7ĢƵ’s Bardo Arts Center will host a public reception on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. in its Star Atrium, recognizing the collaborators and contributors of the Cherokee Language and Culture Exhibition, a project supported in part by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.
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University launches ĢƵ Connect, a guaranteed admission program
October 6Admission to ĢƵ from North Carolina community colleges just got simpler. The university is launching ĢƵ Connect, a new, guaranteed admission program that paves a smoother path to ĢƵ for two-year college transfer students.
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College of Engineering receives $4.17 million in software donations from Moldex3D
October 3ĢƵ’s College of Engineering and Technology has been given a software licensing donation from Moldex3D worth $4.17 million.
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ĢƵ astronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community
October 2Our experience of the night sky is everchanging. As our eyes wander to the heavens and we gradually learn more about the moon and stars, the twinkling cosmos glow in greater detail.
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ĢƵ’s Jeremy Jones reflects one year after Helene in Our State magazine
October 2ĢƵ English professor Jeremy Jones’s byline is a bit of a mainstay in Our State magazine. His stories tend to involve history or family in some way, taking him to the family reunion of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and leading him to write a piece on how Southerners call each other food names as terms of endearment.
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Donors support Alston Awards for ĢƵ student-athletes’ academic achievements
October 1Supporters of ĢƵ’s athletics program are finding new ways to back the Catamounts in today’s rapidly shifting intercollegiate sports environment, which now permits financial rewards in recognition of academic performance.