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  • Maddie, WCU's new virtual engagement officer

    ĢƵto introduce Maddie, the virtual engagement officer

    Bill Studenc
    April 28

    There’s a new member of the Division of Advancement team at ĢƵ, and her name is Maddie. She doesn’t have a last name because she doesn’t need one. Maddie is WCU’s first-ever virtual engagement officer, a non-human avatar powered by artificial intelligence.

  • Drake Barlow at a recent ĢƵsoftball game

    A whole lot of heart: ĢƵsoftball bat boy defies odds, cheers on Catamounts

    Cam Adams
    April 28

    Drake Barlow walks up to home plate with the most swagger out of anyone on game days. He sports a sick pair of shades, some Catamount gear and a toothy grin that coaches across the Southern Conference have come to know.

  • 2024 alumni award winners

    Nominations are open for annual alumni awards

    Bill Studenc
    April 25

    The ĢƵ Alumni Association has issued a call for nominations for honors presented annually to university alumni in recognition of their accomplishments after graduating – the Professional Achievement Award, Academic Achievement Award and a new award for graduates of the last decade.

  • From left, donors Vikki and Terry Fortner chat with Milla Syska, a member of the ĢƵ soccer team, during the Athletics Gala.

    Athletics Gala shines spotlight on Catamount student-athletes, impact of supporters

    Bill Studenc
    April 24

    More than 150 citizens of Catamount Nation rallied Saturday, April 12, in Asheville to celebrate the accomplishments of student-athletes who have represented ĢƵ during the 2024-2025 sports seasons.

  • April Tallant

    April Tallant named director of Coulter Faculty Commons

    April 23

    After a national search, April Tallant has been selected as the new director of the Coulter Faculty Commons effective July 1. Tallant will replace Eli Collins-Brown, who will be retiring at the end of June after serving nearly six years as the CFC director.

  • College of Education and Allied Professions earns A-plus for elementary math education courses

    College of Education and Allied Professions earns A-plus for elementary math education courses

    Shane Ryden
    April 23

    Professors at ĢƵ’s College of Education and Allied Professions accepted their second A-plus score from the National Center on Teacher Quality this April.

  • From left, alumni Larry Naylor, Carolyn Fuller Miller and Linda Hicks Burris perform during last year’s African American Alumni and Friends Reunion.

    African American Alumni Society endows new scholarship fund

    Bill Studenc
    April 21

    An endeavor by members of ĢƵ’s African American Alumni Society to create a new student scholarship fund at their alma mater has crossed the $25,000 threshold necessary to start providing financial assistance on an annual basis.

  • Savannah McGlothlin

    Junior Savannah McGlothlin named to ALL IN honor roll

    Cam Adams
    April 16

    Savannah McGlothlin has gone above and beyond for her fellow students at ĢƵ during election season.

  • Kinley Cook

    Alumna Kinley Cook brings passion to job as park guide

    Cam Adams
    April 14

    As a park guide at Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, Kinley Cook’s passion for the outdoors radiates to her visitors. She gets them excited about where they’re at, whether it be by way of the park’s history or showing them a salamander that’s sitting under a random rock along its trail.

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    UNC Board of Governors appoints Nora Lynn Finch, Tate Apodaca to Board of Trustees

    Julia Duvall
    April 14

    The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has unanimously approved the appointment of two new members to the ĢƵ Board of Trustees: Tate Apodaca and Nora Lynn Finch. Additionally, the Board approved the second full terms of chair Casey Cooper and Timothy “Jake” Robinson.

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