• Brett Riggs at the Watauga Mound archaeology site in 2023

    WCU’s Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI

    August 20

    Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.

  • Luca Brunetti and Raul Rodriguez Chapieski

    From Curitiba to Cullowhee: A Brazilian reunion at WCU

    August 20

    “Impressive how we find Brazilians everywhere, right?” The words, spoken in Portuguese, broke Luca Brunetti’s concentration. He ended his phone call with his family and looked more closely at the young man standing before him.

  • Sara Snyder Hopkins

    WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH

    August 19

    Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.

  • The College of Engineering and Technology is launching a a new bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a new industrial engineering concentration.

    ĢƵlaunches mechanical engineering degree, industrial engineering concentration

    August 15

    ĢƵ’s College of Engineering and Technology is expanding its engineering programs again this fall with the launch of a new bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a new industrial engineering concentration.

  • Onno Steger

    Onno Steger

    August 15

    As the son of two athletes, a lifetime career in athletics could have seemed defined for Onno Steger. His mother was an ice skater and his father played collegiate basketball. But, his parents never forced him to become an athlete. He found his own way into sports.

  • Catamount football fans at a recent home game

    Catamount Club Day

    August 15

    Announced in conjunction with Western Carolina’s football home opener back on Labor Day weekend, the Catamount Club, the Athletics department fundraising arm, is celebrating a milestone this year with its 50th year of operation. Fifty years of supporting student-athletes; fifty years of celebrating successes both on and off the field. Fifty years of connecting and engaging with alumni and community friends; fifty years of investing in the unlimited potential of student-athletes to inspire the ĢƵcampus community.

  • Mike Wade

    Former Football Academic All-American Honors Mother, Stepmom with Gifts to Athletics, the Arts

    August 15

    Mike Wade, a former two-time Academic All-American at ĢƵ, will tell you that football is the greatest metaphor for life: to survive you have to get back up every time you get knocked down — and you will get knocked down, he insists, many, many times.

  • Dale Sims

    Cat Chats: Immanuel Wilder and Dale Sims

    August 15

    Building connections with current and former Catamount student-athletes is key to the success of our athletics programs.

  • Jake Robinson

    Jake Robinson

    August 15

    Current Catamount Student-Athlete Onno Steger chats with former Student-Athlete Jake Robinson about how former ĢƵstudent-athletes who are now making an impact in the professional world and giving back to their alma mater.

  • Dan Brooks with friends

    Cat Chats: Dan Brooks and Mike Murphy

    August 15

    In this edition of Cat Chats, current football student-athlete Mike Murphy talks with former player Dan Brooks '76. Dan went on to coach at Tennessee and Clemson. He is also a member of the Catamount Club Board of Directors.