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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¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent sits on couch working on laptop

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµlaunches fully online MBA program

    Bill Studenc
    September 23

    The College of Business at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has moved its Master of Business Administration Program to a fully online format beginning this fall to help provide flexibility, affordability and career-focused learning to working professionals and recent graduates alike.

  • Alexis Harp

    Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser

    Cam Adams
    September 10

    Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn’t even want to go to college.

  • College of Business launches two new graduate certificates for fall semester

    College of Business launches two new graduate certificates for fall semester

    June 5

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Business is proud to announce the launch of two new fully online graduate certificate programs in innovation leadership and entrepreneurship, beginning fall 2025.

  • David joy

    Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµResearch and Scholarship Conference

    Matt Salerno
    January 21

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at WCU. The event will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.

  • Dawn Brown at a conference table

    Master of Project Management puts IT employee on a path of upward trajectory

    February 1

    A few years back, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Division of Information Technology added a project management office. Because IT employee Dawn Brown worked closely with the project office, she thought it might be beneficial to learn more about project management. She enrolled in WCU’s Master of Project Management (MPM) Program. Not only has it proven to be helpful in her IT role, but Brown said she now has a complete understanding of the entire project management process.

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