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- All Roads Lead to Rome
- Japanese Program Newsletter - Vol. 9, 2021
- From Whee to Wi
- Denise Morgan named Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Early Literacy
- NSF grant totaling more than $1.4 million helps jumpstart Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Smoky Mountain Noyce Scholars Program
- Project Discovery celebrates, reflects on 40th anniversary
- Psychology professor lauded for teaching excellence
- Retired Jackson County educator endows scholarship for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ math education students
- Student receives WRESA Dogwood Trust grant
- The Catamount School plans to relocate to Reid
- Call Me MiSTER program graduates its first cohort
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ honors four prominent alumni at Homecoming 2024
- Study: AI Helps Students with Test Prep, Interview Practice
- Changing Landscape of College Athletics from Labor Market Perspective
- Study Examines Diversity of Workplace Spirituality
- Customer sensory experiences, behaviors at cartoon-themed restaurants
- Federal Agricultural Mediation Programs Should Be Continued, Expanded
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ free enterprise center has new director, new focus on undergraduate research
- Marketing professor’s research indicates iconic brands may want to avoid extensive social media
- From ‘Night Court’ to internal auditor: The impact of extraneous factors on perception of competency
- Research Examines Social Media Impact on Hospitality Industry
- New Handbook Aims to Improve Project Performance
- The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects
- Recent Book Shines Light on International Arbitration Issue
- New study examines role of personality dimensions in project improvement teams
- Researchers at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, CCU investigate pitfalls of alternative financing methods in the Carolinas
- Researcher studying relationship between PTSD, organizational support systems, job performance
- New study on ‘4% rule’ suggests different approaches to retirement strategies
- Sport Organizations Frequently Strike Out When Marketing to Families
- Launch of Student Financial Wellness Program
- Study of Female Management Consultants
- Abigail Gulley | Day in the Life
- Academic Success Program students visit Argentina with support from Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Master's Degree in Biology Cultivates a Career
- Additional donations boost estate gift, enable patron to see impact on parks, rec students
- African American Society reunion features Greek anniversaries, return of gospel choir
- Aliya Bailey named director of development for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ College of Health, Human Sciences
- Not Just Brick and Mortar
- Pride of the Mountain Marching Band Snare Drum Player Inspires the Next Generation
- Annie Vasquez: The Value of People
- Annual Planting Day event recognizes philanthropic impact of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ giving societies
- Antonia Kincaid - Finding Inspiration
- The Black Fantastic - Armani Blair
- Science + Art = Winemaking
- The Black Fantastic - Asha Sr., Charlotte
- Asheville banking executive devotes gifts of time, talent, treasure to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Bank Shot
- The Black Fantastic - BaShaun Smith
- The Black Fantastic - Benny Smith
- The Black Fantastic - Brandi Hinant-Crawford
- Brinson Honors College launches new initiative through 1889 Impact Grant
- Bryant Kinney leaves leadership post confident in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s strength to lead region
- Campus priorities identified for inaugural ‘One Day For Western’
- CAPS finds way to ‘meet students’ with award-winning videos
- Campus Fixture Carol Burton Creates Scholarship to Aid International Graduate Students
- The Black Fantastic - Carol Burton
- Catamount community gives back during annual service weekend
- Catamount crew crisscrosses Ireland for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ travel series maiden voyage
- Catamount Philanthropy Council provides student face for donors, alumni
- Look Good, Feel Good
- Engineer Your Future
- MFA program checked all the boxes for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alum: culture, mountains and academic rigor
- Manifest Your Own Masterpiece
- Chancellor Kelli Brown 4-peats on Business NC Power List
- Chancellor Brown’s late mother honored with namesake scholarship
- Discover Your Own Breakthrough
- The Black Fantastic - C.J. Mitchell
- Always Business Ready
- CoB alumna uses business and sport management skills in job with Milwaukee BrewersÂ
- Cody Dalton | Pride of the Mountains
- Coffee and Culture
- College of Business alumnus who appeared on ‘Shark Tank’ shares secrets of success
- College of Engineering and Technology hosts German exchange student for research collaboration
- College of Engineering and Technology to offer new concentrations this fall
- The Comeback Cats
- Conway Scholars meet benefactor, hear from NCDHHS secretary, receive nursing pins
- Catamount Resiliency: Be the Helper
- Catamount Resiliency: Buddying UP
- Catamount Resiliency: Campus Response
- Catamount Resiliency: Students and Professors Answer the Call
- Catamount Resiliency: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mother-Daughter Duo Lend a Hand
- Organizing a Future
- A Decade in Review
- 2023 Graduates | Day in the Life
- Colleen Heuser | A Day In the Life
- Hayley Sexton | A Day in the Life
- Kara Jean Spindle | A Day in the Life
- Nicole Kanupp | Day in the Life
- Semaija Johnson | Day in the Life
- Vitoria Domingues | A Day in the Life
- Donors provide emergency support to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students, faculty, staff affected by Helene
- Due for an Upgrade
- Ed Broadwell receives doctorate of humane letters
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ art student leaves mark in his “dreamâ€� country
- Engineering Treats
- Engineering WNC
- English professor picked for NC Literary Hall of Fame
- Envisioning Championships
- Essential Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Ex-football player makes $150K gift to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ athletics facilities after tour reveals few upgrades in 40 years
- Faculty members on campaign steering committee encourage colleague involvement
- Family establishes memorial scholarship fund to assist nontraditional art students at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- ‘Fill the Western Sky’ contributions continue Brown family legacy of support for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Fill The Western Sky
- Former Catamount kicker splits the uprights with $100k in support for fundraising effort
- Former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ tennis player serves up $1 million fundraising campaign gift
- Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ supports cultural, educational programming to improve student retention
- Funds launched by alumnus support preprofessional health majors, marching band students
- Game Changers
- Games On
- Gardner-Webb’s Wesley Cogdill appointed director of Catamount Club
- Gift from alumnus establishes new scholarship fund to support Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ social work students
- $2.1 million gift provides scholarships for all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ nursing students
- Gifts in honor of retired physical therapy professor support Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ program, students
- Gifts of $100,000 from communication alumnus create 2 annual scholarship funds
- Native Plants Symbolize New Giving Societies
- Global Black Studies program shines
- Explore Further. Achieve Goals
- Gratitude for education, experiences at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ inspire decades of support for Catamount athletics
- Exploration Leads to Career Connections
- Honoring Our Promise
- Highlands Biological Station receives $150,000 gift to continue renovation of historic building
- Pride of the Mountains to Ireland
- Pride of the Mountains to Ireland: Day 4
- The Black Fantastic - Jack Eaddy
- The Black Fantastic - Jane Adams-Dunford
- The Black Fantastic - Jeff Hughes
- Kathleen de la Torre named Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s assistant vice chancellor for development
- Legacy Pinning ceremony honors family connections to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Lifelong love of libraries leads to couple’s philanthropic support of Hunter Library
- Live Western
- Live Western
- Macon County couple endows fund to diversify Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Fine Art Museum collections
- Made in NC: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Jackson County share deep connection
- Making Music Accessible
- Live Western
- The Black Fantastic - Munene Mwaniki
- The Black Fantastic - Myron Jackson
- NC construction management organization provides scholarship funding
- NC Innovation
- Nearly 1,150 donors make gifts to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ on ‘One Day for Western’
- New Beginnings
- New Faces
- New scholarship for criminal justice students honors memory of alumnus, police officer
- New Thompson Scholar program supports study-abroad for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Honors College students
- No Bones Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ It
- Notes from Chancellor Brown
- The Black Fantastic - Patrice Brown
- POTM to Pixar
- Roots Of Rhythm
- Retired engineer who got his start at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ creates new scholarship fund
- Retired Jackson County educator endows scholarship for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ math education students
- Ronnie Carr
- School of Nursing receives $2.1 million boost to launch Conway Scholars initiative
- Senior Toast celebrates student philanthropy, ongoing engagement with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- The Black Fantastic - Shamella Cromartie
- Students, faculty expand literacy improvement efforts in Ecuador with support from Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- The Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ supports ‘Whee Belong’ gatherings for distance ed students
- Voice of the Cats
- Third annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 26
- Top Cats
- Vecinos clinic receives tech upgrade through donations to Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ launches Veterans and Military Alumni Society
- Graciella | A Day in the Life
- The Black Fantastic - Vonterius Woolbright
- Walk the Talk
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni don’t wait until 60s to make planned gifts to help future students
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni help recruit future students through new Cat Eyes Club
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus, ‘Shark Tank’ star Garrett Ozar to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ announces historic $100 million goal for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ chancellor, ‘first dude’ back the ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign with a $4 million estate gift
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ donors shatter fundraising record with more than $35.8 million in FY24
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty, staff giving campaign nets nearly 40 new donors
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ honors four prominent alumni at Homecoming 2024
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students plan and build outdoor steps for HOMEBASE
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s 7th scholarship funded by Whitehead family pays tribute to Honors College founding dean
- Wike Scholarship to aid Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ football players, golfers seeking careers in education
- The Black Fantastic - William Moultrie
- Women’s basketball program alumnae reunion supported by Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, 1889 Impact Grants
- 2018: A Year in Review
- Yosemite
- Zoe | A Day in the Life
- Missing All Things Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ? Download These Zoom Backgrounds!
- Elvis Perez Galarza
- Ariel Colón-RodrÃguez
- Julie Miller Denesha joins Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Advancement to support College of Engineering, Technology
- Justin Pace to lead Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ School of Accounting, Finance, Info Systems, Business LawPage Title
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus Julian Manrique shines as law school grad, attorney
- Highlands couple pledges estate legacy gift in excess of $10M to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Search underway for new athletics director
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s retired SID Steve White to be honored with naming of new media center
- CCESL to host MLK National Day of Service events
- Peace in action: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students bring Nobel ideas to San Diego
- Associate professor, students produce grant-funded documentary about Asheville-based Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ construction management students use SPOT to help local community
- Alumnus Ebenezer Gyamfi turns childhood struggles into career of care
- Partnership on the water: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ outfitted with new Liquidlogic kayaks
- Students from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Auburn collaborate in design charette
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ names renovated women’s basketball locker room in honor of program matriarch
- $35K URPA grant will support engineering students to develop AI manufacturing skills
- Martin Tanaka secures NCInnovation funding for new medical device
- Nearly 1,500 donors contribute $1.4 million to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ on GivingTuesday
- King of the hills: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ freshman Nassor Ashenafi, father go viral, persevere
- Professor’s challenging path from India to US inspires support for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ business students
- Student philanthropists feted at fall semester Senior Toast
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s ‘Our Natural World’ Camp for youngest Jackson County students ignites STEM passion in rural classrooms
- Swiss-born alumnus Simon Gugerli returns home as analyst with UBS bank
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Athletics brings holiday cheer with Education Days for local students
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ EMS looks back on 60 years of serving campus community
- Student spotlight: Senior Alexis Shafir writes grant for local school’s printing press
- Retired professor, staff member spouse endow scholarship for psychology students
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ photography class restores damaged photos lost during Helene
- Scholarships help Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ economic analysis, political science major pursue career goals
- CET students build doghouses for SPOT, donate others to local animal rescue
- Call Me MiSTER welcomes new cohort for 2025-26
- Retired Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor brings forest therapy to Jackson County Greenway
- A new home in Poland: Boren scholar speaks on time abroad
- Alumni spanning 50 years honored at Homecoming for achievements, service
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to expand student support services for STEM students
- GivingTuesday ’25 to focus on support for academic excellence, Catamount Club
- Student spotlight: ABSN student Sarah Matesz overcomes Helene’s challenges
- Daughter’s experience in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ inclusive ed program leads parents to create endowment
- The Carlyle Letters Online find new home at Hunter Library
- Power of Giving
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty, staff add their names to ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign donor list
- Keeping Time
- Catamounts Take the NFL
- Service through adventure: Base Camp Cullowhee’s latest and greatest student expedition
- Loving Jackson County
- The Pifer Era Begins
- Road to the Show
- Shoot Your Shot
- 2025 notes from Chancellor Brown
- A Student's View
- Homefield Makeover
- Plastic Rain
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty member receives $9,000 to conduct autism training workshops across NC
- Making (brain) waves: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ adds neuroscience minor
- Retired PR professional creates endowment to support Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students
- Young alumni spotlight: Blevins helps the Hornets buzz as account executive
- Internships help pave career paths for College of Business students
- Homefield Makeover
- Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- $1.25 M gift to athletics pushes ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign past its $100 M goal
- Cherokee Center to hold 50th anniversary celebration Nov. 4
- OSR, OAR each earn $1.4 million TRIO Student Support Services grants
- Economic Impact
- Recreational therapy senior Meghan Greenly selected for prestigious award
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ launches master’s entry program in nursing to address regional workforce needs
- College of Business chili cookoff evolves into a campus battle of bowls set for Nov. 15
- Nursing school director endows scholarship for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s new master’s degree program
- MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee
- Homecoming weekend at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ set for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards
- Bardo Arts Center to host reception for Cherokee Language and Cultural Exhibition
- University launches Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Connect, a guaranteed admission programPage Title
- The Catamount School celebrates academic growth, rising enrollment
- Nowhere but UP
- College of Engineering receives $4.17 million in software donations from Moldex3D
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Jeremy Jones reflects one year after Helene in Our State magazine
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ astronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to host Echoes Across the Smokies
- Looking Back: Hurricane Helene
- Living history: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ researchers work to capture Cherokee oral histories
- Donors support Alston Awards for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ student-athletes’ academic achievements
- All in the family: Legacy Pinning event celebrates generations of Catamount connections
- Western Carolina Power receives Public Power Awards of Excellence
- Mountain Heritage Days earns NC green travel designation
- Retired professor creates faculty mentorship endowment in College of Business
- Students Kate Taylor, Jay Brown help new students adjust to life at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ playing role in regional effort to improve broadband access, training in WNC
- A Wild Beginning: Alumna Kara McMullen on a career in Panthertown
- Bluegrass in Blue Ridge: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students, alumni start Upstream Rebellion band
- From Curitiba to Cullowhee: A Brazilian reunion at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI
- Pura Vida in practice: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Department of World Languages immerses students in Costa Rican culture
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ launches mechanical engineering degree, industrial engineering concentration
- From the age of steam to the age of AI, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ puts students first, serves its region as economic engine
- Randy Collins named to National Engineering Education Committee
- A gift of hope: Supporting students in their mental health journey
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ volunteers rally to clean up Catamount Gap
- Student journalists attend national convention with support from the Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship
- Engineering makes national list of best undergraduate programs
- Welcome to the Whee!
- Roger Smoker, Jackson County Public Libraries named 2025 Mountain Heritage Award recipients
- Alec Harris named development director for College of Education, Allied Professions
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Greek Challenge nets $1.5 million for Catamount Club; winners announced
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ launches fully online MBA program
- Reinvigorated Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ retirees association elects officers, plans activities
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni roll out the welcome mat for new incoming studentsPage Title
- New exhibition celebrating the gifts of Connie Bostic at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- The wonder of North Carolina glass comes to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ this fall
- Tax law changes lead donors to accelerate giving plans to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, other nonprofits
- Mountain Heritage Days to spotlight Appalachian language, history and music
- Senior Tim Thompson makes his mark at Los Angeles studio
- More than music: Inside Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Summer Symposium
- Catamount Club shatters 2,000-member goal to unlock $1 million challenge gift
- Running to help: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ student-athlete Landey Green helps others through two internships
- CATALYST program ignites passion for research and leadership in honors students
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark comes to Bardo Arts Center
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ scholars publish new book on mental illness stigma
- Students get deep dive into Chinese culture, business during Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ summer travel course
- Understanding the House v. NCAA Settlement and what it means for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Mountain Heritage Center to host Mini-Mountain Heritage Day July 17
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Tayler Franklin helps identify fallen soldiers at Pearl Harbor
- Alumni couple establish endowment for parks, rec program
- Catamount Adventures series takes alumni, friends to Portugal, Spain
- Preservation of an endangered language
- Digging it: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Jenna Dreyer works archaeology internship in Washington state
- NC Principal Fellows program expands with supplemental funding
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor protects the Dusky Gopher Frog from extinction
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ instructor, local nonprofit partner on entrepreneurship camp for underserved youth
- Mountain Heritage Center invites public to explore George Masa exhibition through August 15
- Couple who met at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ orientation make ‘Fill the Western Sky’ leadership gift to athletics
- New faces join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Foundation Board; departing members recognized
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ holds groundbreaking for renovations to E.J. Whitmire Stadium
- Mountain Heritage Awards now accepting nominations
- College of Business launches two new graduate certificates for fall semester
- Construction management student invents ‘Dormclaw’
- College of Engineering to offer ACE Machining Bootcamps this summer
- EMS holds christening event for new ambulance
- Alumnus Hank Henderson applies Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ guidance to job, pays it forward
- Student legislature takes home “best delegation� at Raleigh general assembly
- Catamounts start your engines
- Business faculty guide post-Helene recovery study for NC Arboretum
- Alumni participation sought for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Battle of the Bands competition
- Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser
- Josh Dobson, Nora Lynn Finch sworn in as members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Stories September 10, 2025
- Annual faculty-staff giving challenge resumes this fall
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mountain Heritage Center opens new Clearing the Hurdles exhibit
- ‘Fill the Western Sky’ contribution feels like a promise to Catamount couple
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ astronomers lead 13th annual statewide star party
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€“CIHA partnership grows Cherokee’s next generation of healers
- Peter Koch promoted to associate director of Mountain Heritage Center
- Kyle Pifer named Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Director of Athletics
- MHS program celebrates new graduates
- Interior design students address aging challenges through service learning
- Catamount Club to launch search for successor to assistant director C.J. Mitchell
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sees strong retention rate for fall 2025, growth in total enrollment
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to hold groundbreaking ceremony June 12 for stadium renovations project
- Schedule announced for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s weeklong Mountain Heritage Days celebration
- UNC Board of Governors appoints Nora Lynn Finch, Tate Apodaca to Board of Trustees
- Alumna Kinley Cook brings passion to job as park guide
- Gifts from all 50 states help Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ hit ‘One Day for Western’ goal of 1,200 donors
- RASC brings students, faculty, alumni together in scholarship celebration
- School of Stage and Screen earns NCTC award, set for spring musical
- $100k Gift from alumna to support English majors and student media organizations
- Brittany Kicklighter named director of development for athletics major gifts
- Catamount grads reflect on graduation cap decor
- From LEGO to launch: Antonson twins look back on their Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ journey
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students present at National Conference on Undergraduate ResearchPage Title
- WNC teacher Lydia Sale continues Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, education tradition in family
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ art student awarded first place in national ceramics exhibition
- First-generation college students reflect on journey to commencement
- Senior Toast honors philanthropy of soon-to-be graduates
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly® school designation
- Bricker gets new WNC Community of Practice off the ground
- Alumnus divides gift to create scholarship honoring educator wife, support athletics upgrades
- Student spotlight: Jones, Rodriguez look forward to term as president, vice president
- University faculty, staff award winners announced for ‘25
- A whole lot of heart: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ softball bat boy defies odds, cheers on Catamounts
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to introduce Maddie, the virtual engagement officer
- Student spotlight: Senior Cora Haste impacts others through various roles
- Play ball! Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ pitches new ‘Ballparks and Brews Tour’ for alumni, friends
- Nominations are open for annual alumni awards
- Tour of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ athletics facilities spurs fundraising campaign gift
- Athletics Gala shines spotlight on Catamount student-athletes, impact of supporters
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ engineering program partners with healthcare provider for sinus device patent
- College of Education and Allied Professions earns A-plus for elementary math education courses
- April Tallant named director of Coulter Faculty Commons
- African American Alumni Society endows new scholarship fund
- Asheville dentist, wife give Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ student-athletes reason to smile with ‘Fill the Western Sky’ donation
- Junior Savannah McGlothlin named to ALL IN honor roll
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ interior design students address health, aging challenges through service learning
- Fulk is named Kneedler Distinguished Professor in Computer Info Systems
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s School of Music to welcome Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon
- NC Governor’s Advisory Committee for Western North Carolina Recovery holds first in-person meeting at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- ustin Pace to lead Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ School of Accounting, Finance, Info Systems, Business Law
- Campus pets lift spirits, bring smiles to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- RASC 2025: David Joy and campus research presentations
- Alex Gary to resign after nearly five years as Athletics Director at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Restoring through research: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors assist law enforcement and National Weather Service
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ launches engineering discovery program with new director Gretchen Dietz
- Student spotlight: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Mekeila Santiago stays involved through time on campus
- Electrical engineering students create a portable energy model for Duke Energy
- Restoring through research: professors navigate floodwaters post-Helene
- An axe to grind: The timbersports athletes of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Wildlife and Forestry Club
- Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer
- The hills have eyes
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ grieves the loss of longtime friend, supporter, community leader Reg Moody
- Students engage in undergraduate research across disciplines
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ ranked No. 3 on Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers list
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ mourns passing of Honors College benefactor Greg Thompson
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ mourns loss of former Trustee Jeanette Wallace Hyde
- Restoring through research: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors help rebuild after Helene
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer studentsÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ social work students engage with alumni with help from Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Catamount Club announces changes to Greek Challenge fundraiser, sets membership deadlines
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ set to host the Catamount Climb in April
- Christopher Teuton to serve as speaker for James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Gibbs earns grant worth nearly $40K for sicklefin redhorse research
- Pedonti earns $175K grant for STEM summer camp
- Donations to Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ support student writing contest at annual literary festival
- Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ supports library’s student art contest; winners now on display
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ launches a new guarantee for transfer students
- Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs
- SECU Public Fellowships Internship Program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ earns grant for new year
- Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ supports symposium on intersection of policing, social work
- Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Research and Scholarship Conference
- Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
- George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ after a decade of leadership
- Chancellor’s Ambassadors student organization receives leadership training through Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Donors to Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ support ASP student trip to Central Europe
- Young alumni: Eliana Cruz broadens her horizons, lands job with Charlotte FC
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students help Durham PD solve 2023 missing person case
- Former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Academic All-American pays homage to retired sports communicator
- Research and Scholarship Conference announces 2026 schedule of events
- Alumnus to take advantage of tax changes allowing gifts from IRAs
- CCESL puts $2,000 grant to use with MLK Day of Service events
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mountain Heritage Center opens new ‘Moonshine: Spirit of Independence’ exhibit
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alum Frisby named NC SHAPE Middle School PE Teacher of the Year
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Wind Ensemble, POTM selected to appear at 2026 CBDNA Southern Division Conference
- Weiler, Grist receive $70K grant to assist NC School for the Deaf
- Young alumni panel shares advice on ‘what’s next’ with current Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students
- Fourth annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 25
- Pair of Catamounts compete in national cycling races, find home in sport
- Alumni Office announces starting lineup for 2026 Ballparks and Brews Tour
- Book by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor examines ethical issues in the business of sport
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ economist finds $144 million ROI on local Medicaid, SNAP funding
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ staff members volunteers with Olympics
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ choir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork
- Who speaks for the trees? A conversation with master arborist Andrew Thigpen
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ seeking Catamount Captains to advocate for ‘One Day for Western’
- Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ on canvas
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ scholars, alumni celebrate return of Noquisiyi Mound to EBCI
- Young alumni: Christopher Childers brings stories to life as videographer
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor Brian Byrd receives 2026 BOG excellence in teaching award
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to name softball field in honor of program founder Betty Peele
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ raises curtain on new director of development in College of Fine, Performing Arts
- Former athletic training student establishes scholarship fund at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Andrew Kenneth Gay named dean of the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts
- Former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ athletics staffer makes gift to athletics facilities, baseball program
- Catamount Philanthropy Day student panel shares impact of scholarships with donors
- Distinguished alumnus shares forensic anthropology breakthrough with students
- 2026 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Research and Scholarship Conference introduces new faculty involvement, highlights Hurricane Helene research
- Young alumni: Asha Evans tells stories of student-athletes at NCAA
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Health Services achieves 2 accreditation milestones
- 2 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students to present at NBASLH Convention
- Jackson native, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna named development director for engineering, tech college
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ biology student tracks down fungus with a taste for nematodes
- Gifts in memory of longtime educator create fund for School of Teaching, Learning
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna Shalana Yates named director of Cherokee Center
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Athletics Development announces change in leadership
- School of Music and Biology Department collaborate for lecture recital
- A healthier community, by design
- School of Nursing combines outreach, experiential learning with community service
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ hosts 2023 Cherokee Language Summit
- 4 pieces of advice from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s lit fest authors
- 4th annual ‘One Day for Western’ sees record number of donors, dollars
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ disc golf club claws back to nationals
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to honor Joyce Dugan for decades of service to education, EBCI, WNC
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ men’s golfer Tyler Jones leads team in historic season
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's 2026 RASC sees largest participation in history of conference
- Senior toast celebrates Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students’ appreciation of power of philanthropy
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Avery Luft rediscovers her home in creative writing
- Macon County couple donates works of art to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ museum
- TCS sends 2 teachers to Morocco, welcomes international teacher in exchange program
- North Carolina State HR director visits Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- World’s end at world’s end: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor returns from Antarctic extinction research
- Deferred charitable gift annuity provides support for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, income stream for donor
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor publishes new annotations of Darwin
- Asratun Sarmin Anjum becomes first Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ physics graduate in 25 years
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to launch new engineering master’s program for fall 2026
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mountain Heritage Center now accepting nominations for annual awards
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Jim Costa receives $100K grant to help Highlands Biological Station rebuild after Hurricane Helene
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ construction management students use technology to support REACH shelter expansion effort
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ nursing faculty member receives $840K grant for research consortium
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ earns repeat recognition through IIE American Passport Project
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµPD welcomes new K-9 dog, Hondo, to force
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus Matt Canter reflects on fly fishing career
- Hunter, CEAP head transformation of local school library
- Chancellor Kelli R. Brown Receives Distinguished Citizen Award
- Memories of Catamount sports glory days lead to $100K gift to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ athletics facilities
- Retired professor creates women’s golf scholarship in memory of spouse, coach Steve Lott
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty accepted into national Deliberative Citizenship Network
- Ballparks and Brews Tour proves a hit with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni, campus leaders
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Carly Douthit educates others in aquarium internship
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to host Mini-Mountain Heritage Day July 9
- AWAKE collaborates with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students and industry partners to develop novel virtual courtroom
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ recognizes departing members of Foundation, Catamount Club, Alumni boards
- Nursing faculty receive grant to study loneliness in rural elders
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ earns A+ for elementary teacher preparation in reading instruction
- New director of development named for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Health, Human Sciences
- Western Carolina Power recognized for eighth consecutive year without a lost-time accident
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus Blake Kinsey builds production house, tells stories
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ engineering students gain hands-on experience with semiconductor testing equipment
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Hunter Library faculty members receive grant to digitize magnetic reels in Special Collections
- New members join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Foundation, Alumni Association, Catamount Club boards
- Becky Brown elected chair of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees
- CATALYST 2026 ignites leadership, research engagement
- $1.2 million federal grant and Futures Factory project advance Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s regional impact
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ fall 2026 enrollment could reach historic high
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ breaks revenue, donations records for athletics, revises Catamount Club levels
- Incoming students get jumpstart on upcoming fall semester from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni
- Hinnant-Crawford returns to CEAP as Bardo Distinguished Professor
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus Rustin Muse helps manage global stage at FIFA World Cup
- From Stills to Tap: event at Innovation Station
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Bookstore rebrands as Catamount Store
- Anonymous gift results in naming of coaches video balcony in stadium expansion
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ adds a new staff resource to assist with planned giving needs
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ interior design student lands internship with NASA
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ interior design student lands internship with NASA
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Education, Allied Professions launches new teacher pathways
- Record enrollment, transformational impact: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown welcomes campus community back for historic fall semester
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Pride of the Mountains Headed to London for 2028 New Year's Day Parade
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna Amanda Turiçi finds teaching home overseas
- 1 Book, 50 States: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus honors late mom's love of independent bookstores
- Meet the new Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ grads leading NC
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ grads grow community at Ochre Hill Farms
- Registration open for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's 16th annual Rooted in the Mountains Symposium
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ announces schedule for Mountain Heritage Days 2026
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ football stadium atrium named in recognition of gift from Catamount couple
- New students’ family connections to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to be celebrated at Sept. 19 Legacy Pinning
- ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign tops $100 million in support
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ business students compete at FBLA national conference in Las Vegas
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s annual Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to focus on scholarship support
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ welcomes record enrollment, largest-ever freshman class
- Anonymous Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty member creates endowed scholarship for music students
- Former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ baseball star, country musician to speak during entrepreneurship week
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students hike across Costa Rica on study abroad trip
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Gracie Threadgill helps NASA in effort to find life on Jupiter moon
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ receives grant to expand student civic engagement efforts
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus awarded for historic preservation work with EBCI
- Western Carolina Power earns four Public Power Awards of Excellence
- First Citizens Bank gift supports Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students through access to stock market data
- Mountain Heritage Center opens new “People of Colonial North Carolina� exhibit
- That’s what I’m Tolkien about
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- $1.5M grant positions Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to help students, regional manufacturers, state economic development goals
- What if independence doesn't mean needing less support?
- New endowment, matching gifts to boost resources for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ track, field, cross country
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ welcomes new sorority to campus for first time in 30 years
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ information systems professor wins international association award for excellence
- English lit scholar endows fund to support online archive of Carlyle letters at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- English lit scholar endows fund to support online archive of Carlyle letters at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
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- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Homecoming weekend Oct. 23-25 features parade, alumni awards, football
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- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Cherokee Center revives community programming
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to hold alumni night at Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes in February
- 2 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ grad students attend forensic genetics conference in Montreal
- Image Position Testing
- Renovation creates a state-of-the-art studio for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students
- A 467-year-old hemlock has a song to sing
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Wider Circle partner to launch CATalyst Clinic in Clyde
- Catamount Bar seeks Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni, friends to support students
- A Life Shaped by the River
- Flexibility, Trust & Pixie Dust
- The First Remembers
- EMC @ 50
- Last Link in a Teaching Legacy
- Two Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ math professors lead national workshop
- Community Care expands statewide through CoResponse Collaborative
- Mission Health supports Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ nursing school to address regional shortage
- Chancellor Brown champions student artists
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- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ animal rescue club fundraises for Meals on Wheels
- Faculty member helps develop state business pitch contest
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- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ fraternities, sororities raise nearly $2 million in Greek Challenge
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- Protecting Planet Earth
- Where Roots Grow Deep
- Writing the Next Hit
- A Long Line Back
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- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna helps create memories in Brewers’ World Series run
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Honors Alumni
- Solutions Journalism Network grant funds Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ project
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ engineering freshman finds passion under the hood
- Farmer to deliver “The Last Lectureâ€� at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ EMS looks back on 60 years of serving campus community
December 5Every year for career day, Rhonda Summers’ high school had students write three jobs they wanted to hear about as a career. Summers only needed to write down one: pre-hospital medicine.
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MHS program celebrates new graduates
The Master of Health Sciences program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ was established in 2003, and with an everchanging health science field, the program has continued to adapt to meet the needs of students across the United States with backgrounds in healthcare administration and business, health-related education or clinical practice.