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  • Faculty staff giving day featuring Shetland ponies

    ĢƵfaculty, staff giving campaign nets nearly 40 new donors

    Bill Studenc
    November 14

    Nearly 40 faculty and staff members now have a new title to go along with their position at ĢƵ, and that title is “new donor.”

  • Bora Karayaka and students

    WCU’s Karayaka, Yu receive $45K grant for research

    November 13

    ĢƵ College of Engineering and Technology professor Bora Karayaka knew it was a shot in the dark — but that shot ended up paying off.

  • Project Discovery students during a workshop

    Project Discovery earns $175K grant to help expand resources

    November 13

    Project Discovery director JennieV. Sorrells has seen her program impact the lives of tons of students. The project, hosted by ĢƵ, has given secondary students the opportunity to explore careers and colleges and partake in adventure-based learning.

  • Fans help fill the truck for Helene relief

    Donors provide emergency support to ĢƵstudents, faculty, staff affected by Helene

    Bill Studenc
    November 12

    Although the ĢƵ campus in Cullowhee avoided any significant damage from the fury of Hurricane Helene as it tore through Western North Carolina in late September, that does not mean that all students, faculty and staff emerged unscathed.

  • AWE graduates

    Project AWE graduates six from first cohort

    November 12

    Randa Gardner wrapped her arms around Beth Harmer, an assistant professor of social work inside the College of Health and Human Sciences at ĢƵ, with emotions flowing out. All day, she was nervous, and all her life, she hadn’t graduated from anything.

  • Isaac Jennings with SVA members

    ĢƵnursing student, veteran Isaac Jennings shares his higher education journey

    November 11

    Looking back on his time before coming to ĢƵ, nursing student Isaac Jennings, a sophomore from Franklin, was always told the most important thing was contacting his chosen college’s military services director.

  • Cole Johnson demonstrating glass blowing

    ĢƵprofessor, alumnus bring glass blowing demo to campus

    November 8

    Timm Muth, an assistant professor of practice in the College of Engineering and Technology at ĢƵ, looks at glass differently than most. Glass is more than just the material that makes windows.

  • ĢƵalumni award winners

    Alumni return to ĢƵfor annual homecoming celebration

    November 6

    Jamie Van Pelt’s drive from Florida to ĢƵ isn’t the most riveting one. It’s several hours of rural highways, twists and turns and infamous Atlanta traffic, but when Van Pelt crests the hill south of Clayton, Georgia, he smiles.

  • Alumni award winners

    ĢƵhonors four prominent alumni at Homecoming 2024

    Bill Studenc
    November 5

    ĢƵ paused Saturday, Nov. 2, to honor four prominent alumni – a former automotive industry executive who has supported Catamount athletics for decades, an accounting professional with extensive family ties to WCU, an award-winning educator and an up-and-coming public relations practitioner.

  • Daniel J. Watts

    Tony and Emmy-nominated multidisciplinary artist to perform at ĢƵas part of Fall Speaker Series

    November 4

    A Tony-nominated actor and spoken word artist will be making his way to ĢƵ.

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