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  • Sadler Miller holding two of her prints.

    Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for ĢƵon canvas

    Cam Adams
    February 26

    Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller’s canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

  • Chancellor Brown and Paws

    ĢƵseeking Catamount Captains to advocate for ‘One Day for Western’

    Bill Studenc
    February 26

    ĢƵ is seeking an army of volunteers to get on board as advocates on behalf of the university’s annual all-in giving day titled “One Day for Western” through the new Catamount Captains initiative.

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    Who speaks for the trees? A conversation with master arborist Andrew Thigpen

    Shane Ryden
    February 25

    ĢƵ’s campus alone has more than 3,500 trees, and the work required to maintain and monitor them all is no small task. The mind behind the evergreen operation? Andrew Thigpen, WCU’s master arborist and a current student of the natural resources management program.

  • ĢƵChorus

    ĢƵchoir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    This April, ĢƵ’s concert choir will join the Western Carolina Community Chorus and an orchestra of professional, community and student instrumentalists to perform a classic rendition of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah!”

  • olympic athletes uniform

    ĢƵstaff member volunteers with Olympics

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    Catamounts go far and wide to help their community, and ĢƵ’s associate director of student conduct Lindsay Griswold boldly demonstrated that fact this February. Using the 24 hours of community service leave allotted to her as an employee of WCU, Griswold traveled all the way to Milan to volunteer with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee official Team USA Welcome Experience.

  • Steve Ha

    ĢƵeconomist finds $144 million ROI on local Medicaid, SNAP funding

    Bill Studenc
    February 20

    A study by a ĢƵ economist indicates that Jackson County saw more than $144 million in total economic impact from the $770,000 that county government invested in the local Department of Social Services to administer Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

  • Kadence Otto

    Book by ĢƵprofessor examines ethical issues in the business of sport

    Bill Studenc
    February 20

    A recently released book written by Kadence Otto, professor of sport management in the College of Business at ĢƵ, takes a fresh look at some of the latest ethical challenges arising in the business of sport.

  • ĢƵalumni at a baseball game

    Alumni Office announces starting lineup for 2026 Ballparks and Brews Tour

    Bill Studenc
    February 17

    Like a baseball team’s manager gearing up for spring training, the folks in the Western Carolina University Office of Alumni Engagement are sharpening their pencils and setting the starting lineup for the second annual Ballparks and Brews Tour.

  • 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 ĢƵ.

  • ĢƵstudents attend a One Day for Western event

    Fourth annual ‘One Day for Western’ set for March 25

    Bill Studenc
    February 16

    ĢƵ has set a date of Wednesday, March 25, for its fourth annual “One Day for Western” appeal, an all-in day of giving designed to benefit multiple areas of the university and enhance student experiences by inviting ĢƵcommunity members to make donations to priorities identified by campus partners.

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