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  • saddler2

    Retired engineer who got his start at ĢƵcreates new scholarship fund

    September 4

    A retired engineer who got started on his career path at ĢƵdecades before the institution launched its own engineering degree has established a new scholarship to provide financial support to future students in the program.

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    ĢƵsees strong fall 2024 enrollment, retention rate

    September 4

    For the first time since fall 2020, ĢƵhas seen an increase in total enrollment with 11,686 students enrolled for the fall 2024 semester.

  • Wesley Cogdill

    Gardner-Webb’s Wesley Cogdill appointed director of Catamount Club

    Bill Studenc
    September 3

    Wesley Cogdill, executive director of the Bulldog Club at Gardner-Webb University, has been appointed associate athletics director and director of the Catamount Club.

  • fac staff giving kickoff

    Faculty members on campaign steering committee encourage colleague involvement

    Bill Studenc
    September 3

    The “Fill the Western Sky” campaign, which will have its public launch this fall, is an effort to raise a minimum of $75 million in philanthropic support for WCU’s academic, student engagement and athletics programs.

  • shanghai

    Plans underway for College of Business travel course to China in summer 2025

    August 27

    The fall semester may have just begun, but that hasn’t stopped two faculty members in the College of Business from turning some of their attention toward next summer when they will team-teach a travel course in China.

  • cat eyes club sendoff

    ĢƵalumni help recruit future students through new Cat Eyes Club

    Bill Studenc
    August 26

    The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has expanded its team of recruiters by more than 60 additional members thanks to the newly formed Cat Eyes Club.

  • campus tower

    Chancellor Brown announces changes in Advancement leadership

    August 21

    Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has announced that Jamie T. Raynor will transition from her current position as vice chancellor for advancement into a new role as special campaign adviser, effective immediately.

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    The Catamount School comes home to WCU

    August 16

    The Catamount School is now located in the Cordelia Camp Building, which was built in 1964 and housed the Camp Laboratory School until its closing in 1994.

  • Itching for Answers

    Itching for Answers

    Julia Duvall
    August 15

  • NC Innovation

    NC Innovation

    Julia Duvall '15
    August 15

    Innovating (Western) North Carolina

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