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Hunter Library staff create website for families to find unclaimed photos
December 3Years ago, residents and tourists brought their film for developing at Sherrill’s Photography Studio in Waynesville. Sometimes, the person who dropped off the film did not return to pick up their photographs and the only clue to their identity was their last name written on the unclaimed envelope.
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Chancellor Kelli R. Brown appointed to AASCU board of directors
December 3ĢƵ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has been appointed to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities board of directors.
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Catamount Resiliency: ĢƵMother-Daughter Duo Lend a Hand
December 2Lauren Dodgin, a university program specialist at WCU’s Biltmore Park instructional site in Asheville, woke up to her town torn to pieces.
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Catamount Resiliency: Be the Helper
December 2“When I was a boy and saw scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” This is a well-known quote by beloved television host Fred Rogers about looking for the people who spring into action when bad things happen.
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Catamount Resiliency: Buddying UP
December 2The ĢƵUniversity Participant program provides an inclusive, two-year, on-campus living and learning experience for college-aged persons with intellectual disability. The program aims to facilitate UP students' transition from secondary school to adult life with education, employment, and independent living.
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Catamount Resiliency: Campus Response
December 2In the hours and days after Hurricane Helene hit, students were asked to stay put as traveling outside of Jackson County was unsafe. The loss of internet and cell service made traveling hazardous, and the surrounding areas were unknown.
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Catamount Resiliency: Students and Professors Answer the Call
December 2ĢƵstudents majoring in healthcare fields have to do clinicals, which give them real-world experience in their fields. Hurricane Helene gave many ĢƵstudents experiences they never thought they would see during college or even in their lifetime.
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ĢƵalumna records 100,000th person into craftsman database
December 2Isabel Driver knows how important the work she does is. As an intern with the Mountain Heritage Center at ĢƵ, Driver etched 224 craftspeople into the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts’ craftsman database.
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Macon County couple endows fund to diversify ĢƵFine Art Museum collections
November 26The ĢƵ Fine Art Museum at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center will be broadening the scope of artists represented in its holdings thanks to contributions from a Macon County couple.
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Matt Henley appointed director of the Pride of the Mountains and Athletic Bands
November 26ĢƵ is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Henley as the next director of Athletic Bands and director of the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band.