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Perhaps you are a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ alumnus who performed in a musical group back in your college days and who has been thinking about getting the band back together. Or maybe your band is still playing today, cranking the amps up to 11.

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s arrival in Western North Carolina approaches, two faculty members in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s College of Business served as project managers for an in-depth study of storm damage to the North Carolina Arboretum in an effort to develop a plan for its recovery.

An annual effort to encourage faculty and staff members to make financial contributions to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is now underway, including the resumption of a friendly competition among campus divisions and academic colleges.

Josh Dobson and Nora Lynn Finch were sworn in as members of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Board of Trustees during the regular board meeting held on Friday, Sept. 5.

Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn’t even want to go to college.

For Paxton Myers and Dana Boyer, longtime supporters of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s athletics program, giving back to their alma mater feels like more than just making financial contributions. It also feels like keeping a promise.

The Mountain Heritage Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ (WCU) is proud to announce the opening of its newest exhibit on Sept. 2, Clearing the Hurdles: Women and Sport at WCU, 1889 to the Present.

In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).

The retention rate of the fall 2024 first-time, full-time freshmen class rose to a record 81.6% as compared to 79.1% for fall 2023.

For the past 50 years on the last Saturday of September, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Mountain Heritage Day festival has honored the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.