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Western Carolina Power earns four Public Power Awards of Excellence
September 11Western Carolina Power has once again been recognized for excellence in serving its customers and community.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµalumnus awarded for historic preservation work with EBCI
September 11Beau 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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµreceives grant to expand student civic engagement efforts
September 11Ä¢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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµProfessor Examines Impact of Crypto Ownership on Financial Literacy, Preparedness
September 8A 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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsenior Gracie Threadgill helps NASA in effort to find life on Jupiter moon
September 8Gracie 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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents hike across Costa Rica on study abroad trip
September 4Casey 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
September 3Ä¢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.
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Anonymous Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty member creates endowed scholarship for music students
September 3A 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.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµwelcomes record enrollment, largest-ever freshman class
September 3More 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.
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WCU’s annual Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to focus on scholarship support
September 2Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has turned attention to its next philanthropic priority – seeking financial support for scholarships to help students with the cost of attendance.