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Keith Gibbs holds a sicklefin redhorse

Gibbs earns grant worth nearly $40K for sicklefin redhorse research

Inside Keith Gibbs’ office hangs an imprint of a sicklefin redhorse, a sucker fish that the ĢƵ assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources takes great interest in.   

ĢƵstudents work with k12 students at a stem event on campus

Pedonti earns $175K grant for STEM summer camp

Jackson County isn’t an urban hotbed like the Charlotte’s and Greensboro’s of the state are. It doesn’t have big museums, aquariums or any other spot that might get kids interested in STEM.   

ĢƵstudents pose for photo during literary festival

Donations to Fund for ĢƵsupport student writing contest at annual literary festival

ĢƵ’s Department of English Studies hosted a creative writing competition with divisions for North Carolina high school students and ĢƵundergraduate and graduate students as part of its annual Spring Literary Festival.  

Student artwork

Fund for ĢƵsupports library’s student art contest; winners now on display

ĢƵ students participated in an art competition focused on the university’s 2023-2024 campus theme of “Community and Belonginess” hosted by Hunter Library, which now has the winning entries on display.  

ĢƵfaculty and staff in Ecuador

Students, faculty expand literacy improvement efforts in Ecuador with support from Fund for WCU

Students and faculty from ĢƵ’s College of Education and Allied Professions expanded ongoing efforts to improve literacy in rural communities of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador using educational materials purchased through an 1889 Impact Grant of $1,500.  

ĢƵstudents study outside

ĢƵlaunches a new guarantee for transfer students

ĢƵ has partnered with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity. The Western Phi Theta Kappa Guarantee recognizes and rewards PTK members for their community or junior college achievements.   

ĢƵfootball home game

ĢƵannounces historic $100 million goal for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign

ĢƵ officially kicked off the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university’s 136-year history, an effort to secure $100 million in philanthropic support with a focus on increasing the financial resources necessary for long-delayed upgrades in facilities used by Catamount student-athletes.  

Kathy Jaqua with ĢƵstudents and faculty

Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award

ĢƵ College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student’s face.   

Man sitting at table working on laptop and smiling

WCU’s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs

ĢƵ’s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.