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  • Brian Whelan

    Childhood Socioeconomic Status Can Shape Shopping Habits as Adults

    November 4

    Memories of family economic conditions during childhood can have a significant influence on purchasing behaviors later in life, including whether adult consumers are likely to prefer private labels or generic products over popular big-name brands.

  • David Moore and Darrin Whatley at their home in Highlands

    Power of Giving

    November 4

    David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is an alumnus of the University of South Alabama and began his graduate studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany, while Whatley attended Louisiana State University and the University of Texas.

  • Brent Kisner

    The Carlyle Letters Online find new home at Hunter Library

    November 4

    Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle have been significant figures to several scholars throughout the last century and some change. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ English professor Brent Kinser is no exception.

  • Jeremy Jordan

    Catamounts Take the NFL

    November 3

    Seventy-one thousand fans in the stands. Another 200 more cheering from the luxury suites. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is lit for the Atlanta Falcons, and as the audience roars to announce their arrival, two Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ grads celebrate the success at the sidelines. One more good game for the books. Then they’re back to work.

  • Matt Henley

    Keeping Time

    November 3

    You can hear Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s heartbeat in the Tuckasegee. You can hear it in the thunder rumbling through. And in each of its Catamounts’ footsteps, one after the other, it sounds again: the passionate, centuries-long drumming of a community that cares.

  • Paws rides along with the Shetland ponies

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty, staff add their names to ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign donor list

    November 3

    A total of 365 members of the faculty and staff at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ have added their names to the growing list of donors making philanthropic contributions to the institution as part of its ongoing “Fill the Western Skyâ€� comprehensive fundraising campaign.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent works on microplastic labs

    Plastic Rain

    November 3

    There is no part of Western North Carolina untouched by microplastics. No river that flows without fibers. No rain that falls without microscopic debris.

  • Groundbreaking ceremony

    Homefield Makeover

    A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway with an official groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday, June 12, in the shadows of the construction zone.

  • Grady Jones

    A Student's View

    November 3

    As I reflect on my time at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, I’m reminded of how much this campus has shaped me—both in and out of the classroom. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµhas given me the space to grow, to lead, to stumble, and to stand back up again. It’s a place where I’ve found my purpose, my people and my voice.

  • Chancellor Kelli R. Brown at spring 2025 commencement

    2025 notes from Chancellor Brown

    November 3

    This issue of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµmagazine celebrates the remarkable accomplishments of our alumni community, the progress of our students and faculty and the bold vision shaping our future.