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  • Photo of Western Carolina Power team with utility trucks behind them

    Western Carolina Power recognized for eighth consecutive year without a lost-time accident

    Reid Conway
    July 13

    Western Carolina Power has once again been recognized for its commitment to workplace safety, earning a safety award for completing another year without a lost-time accident. The recognition marks the eighth consecutive year WCP employees have worked without a lost-time accident and the utility’s 18th safety award in the past 20 years.

  • Betsy Jordan-Bell stands outdoors for a portrait with a white blouse and navy blazer in front of a stone walll

    New director of development named for WCU’s College of Health, Human Sciences

    Bill Studenc
    July 13

    Elizabeth “Betsy” Jordan-Bell, an advancement professional with more than 15 years of experience in strategic fundraising, donor engagement and partnership development, is joining the ĢƵ Division of Advancement as director of development for the College of Health and Human Sciences.

  • Mariano Garrido-Lopez

    Internationally Published Study Examines Project Portfolio Management Governance

    Mariano Garrido-Lopez
    July 10

    A recent study led by a ĢƵ College of Business faculty member is offering organizations a new way to understand, assess and develop senior executives responsible for governing project portfolios and allocating strategic resources across competing strategic initiatives.

  • A woman in a blue dress reads to a group of school children that are raising their hands

    ĢƵearns A+ for elementary teacher preparation in reading instruction

    Julia Duvall
    July 8

    ĢƵ’s undergraduate elementary education program has earned an A+ from the National Council on Teacher Quality for its excellence in preparing future teachers to teach reading.

  • Three women sit at a table wearing name tags and taking turns speaking into a microphone at a town hall event at western carolina university

    Nursing faculty receive grant to study loneliness in rural elders

    Matt Salerno
    July 7

    ĢƵ School of Nursing faculty members April Messer and Angie Trombley recently received a $10,000 grant from the Daisy Foundation to conduct a project titled “Nurse-Led Social Connection for Rural Elder Adults.”

  • Outgoing Alumni Association Board of Directors chairman John Connet (center) is recognized for his service by Stacey Miller (left), senior director of alumni engagement, and James Hogan (right), assistant vice chancellor for engagement.

    ĢƵrecognizes departing members of Foundation, Catamount Club, Alumni boards

    Bill Studenc
    July 6

    The ĢƵ Division of Advancement recently bid farewell to several members of its top three volunteer boards that provide oversight and advice in support of the institution’s philanthropic, athletic and engagement activities.

  • Two guys wearing protective eye wear and work gloves put plywood up on a wooden framed room

    AWAKE collaborates with ĢƵstudents and industry partners to develop novel virtual courtroom

    Teresa Tate
    July 2

    It’s difficult for anyone to testify in court. It’s especially difficult for a child who has experienced abuse. That’s what Crystal Jones, executive director of AWAKE Children’s Advocacy Center, was thinking about when she and Chris Cox of ĢƵ began talking about potential service-learning projects.

  • A man points to a place on a map while a male student in a purple shirt stands to his left and a female student in a black shirt stands to his right

    ĢƵto host Mini-Mountain Heritage Day July 9

    Peter Koch
    July 1

    The Mountain Heritage Center, a museum of Appalachian culture at ĢƵ, will hold a crafts demonstration and music performance on campus Thursday, July 9.

  • Carly Douthit holds a sea urchin.

    ĢƵsenior Carly Douthit educates others in aquarium internship

    Cam Adams
    June 23

    Just a few months ago, Carly Douthit was submitting applications in a frenzy, looking for any summer internship that involved animals.

  • ĢƵ alumni and friends enjoy snacks while taking in a Greensboro Grasshoppers game during the Ballparks and Brews tour.

    Ballparks and Brews Tour proves a hit with ĢƵalumni, campus leaders

    Bill Studenc
    June 23

    ĢƵ’s Office of Alumni Engagement has hit a homerun with its annual Ballparks and Brews Tour, as alumni and campus leaders in attendance agree that the series helps them stay connected in an informal, entertaining environment.

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