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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.

For Paxton Myers and Dana Boyer, longtime supporters of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s athletics program, giving back to their alma mater feels like more than just making financial contributions. It also feels like keeping a promise.

The Mountain Heritage Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ (WCU) is proud to announce the opening of its newest exhibit on Sept. 2, Clearing the Hurdles: Women and Sport at WCU, 1889 to the Present.

In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).

The retention rate of the fall 2024 first-time, full-time freshmen class rose to a record 81.6% as compared to 79.1% for fall 2023.

For the past 50 years on the last Saturday of September, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Mountain Heritage Day festival has honored the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.

Western Carolina Power, the university-owned electric utility serving parts of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and surrounding customers, has been named one of 23 public power communities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence.

A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.

What does it mean to be a Catamount? It’s not necessarily someone from Cullowhee. It’s not always someone who’s stepped foot on campus. It’s when someone calls Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ home — and much more.

A retired professor in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s College of Business has created an endowment fund that will provide resources for mentorship programs for current faculty members within the college.