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  • Reid Conway stands in front of an ElectriCities backdrop holding one of the awards

    Western Carolina Power earns four Public Power Awards of Excellence

    September 11

    Western Carolina Power has once again been recognized for excellence in serving its customers and community.

  • Beau Carroll

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµalumnus awarded for historic preservation work with EBCI

    Shane Ryden
    September 11

    Beau Carroll was chosen in late August to receive the 2026 Historic Preservation Award from the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM), a national nonprofit that celebrates the work of Indigenous scholars and working advocates across the country.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents show off their I Voted stickers

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµreceives grant to expand student civic engagement efforts

    Julia Duvall
    September 11

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has received a $6,000 Civic Engagement Award grant to support student-led voter registration, voter education and civic participation initiatives through the university's Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.

  • Gary Curnutt

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµProfessor Examines Impact of Crypto Ownership on Financial Literacy, Preparedness

    Gary Curnutt
    September 8

    A new study by a faculty member in the College of Business at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ examines the impact of ownership of cryptocurrency on a household’s financial literacy and its perception of how prepared the family may be for coping with a budgetary crisis.

  • Gracie Threadgill

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsenior Gracie Threadgill helps NASA in effort to find life on Jupiter moon

    Cam Adams
    September 8

    Gracie Threadgill doesn’t have to travel far to complete her coursework at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ. She grew up just down Highway 74 in Whittier, amongst the mountains that are adorned with life from her home to campus.

  • A group of students pose for a photo on the Costa Rica study abroad trip.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents hike across Costa Rica on study abroad trip

    Cam Adams
    September 4

    Casey Ward didn't understand what she was getting herself into this summer when she signed up for a study abroad trip, but that just made her time all the more unique.

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    Former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµbaseball star, country musician to speak during entrepreneurship week

    Bill Studenc
    September 3

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Business will welcome alumnus, former Catamount baseball player, country music star and entrepreneur Matt Stillwell as keynote speaker during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November.

  • A Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµwind ensemble performs.

    Anonymous Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty member creates endowed scholarship for music students

    Bill Studenc
    September 3

    A new endowed scholarship fund made possible through gifts and pledges from an anonymous donor soon will be hitting all the right notes for future students in the School of Music at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

  • A group of students before the 2026 Freshman Run.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµwelcomes record enrollment, largest-ever freshman class

    Cam Adams
    September 3

    More Catamounts are prowling classrooms in person and online than ever before. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness released its Fall 2026 enrollment statistics, as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµwelcomed its largest freshman class and biggest student population in university history.

  • A group of students before the 2026 Freshman Run.

    WCU’s annual Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to focus on scholarship support

    Bill Studenc
    September 2

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has turned attention to its next philanthropic priority – seeking financial support for scholarships to help students with the cost of attendance.

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