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  • Clyde Simmons

    Cat Chats: Curtis Roach and Clyde Simmons

    August 15

    In this edition of Cat Chats, we talk with Curtis Roach and Clyde Simmons. Clyde played for the Catamounts in the 1983 National Championship game and was drafted in the ninth round by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

  • Jake Robinson

    Jake Robinson

    August 15

    Current Catamount Student-Athlete Onno Steger chats with former Student-Athlete Jake Robinson about how former ĢƵstudent-athletes who are now making an impact in the professional world and giving back to their alma mater.

  • Onno Steger

    Onno Steger

    August 15

    As the son of two athletes, a lifetime career in athletics could have seemed defined for Onno Steger. His mother was an ice skater and his father played collegiate basketball. But, his parents never forced him to become an athlete. He found his own way into sports.

  • Keion Crossen running track

    The Journey Continues

    August 15

    As he came down from the stage and onto the floor Monday (Jan. 28) at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena for the New England Patriots’ portion of the 2019 Super Bowl’s Opening Night, former ĢƵ defensive back Keion Crossen was all smiles.

  • Michael and Rebecca Schlosser photographed in 2019

    A gift of hope: Supporting students in their mental health journey

    August 12

    Universities and colleges across the United States are finding that an ever-increasing number of students on their campuses are dealing with a variety of mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to thoughts of suicide.

  • Florida Ahado

    Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship

    August 11

    Recent ĢƵ alumna Florida Ahado drives around Raleigh and is reminded of her impact about everywhere she goes.

  • Overall winners of the Greek Challenge in 2018

    ĢƵGreek Challenge nets $1.5 million for Catamount Club; winners announced

    August 4

    Members of ĢƵ fraternities and sororities contributed more than $1.5 million to the Catamount Club during the 2024-2025 edition of the Greek Challenge, an annual competition to see which organizations can raise the most money in support of the university’s athletics program.

  • Drone photo of campus

    ĢƵalumni roll out the welcome mat for new incoming students

    July 30

    Nearly 150 incoming first-year students at ĢƵ received an early welcome to their future alma mater and a few lessons in “all things Catamount” during a series of July receptions across North Carolina and in Atlanta.

  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium

    Understanding the House v. NCAA Settlement and what it means for WCU

    July 15

    In June 2025, the House v. NCAA Settlement reshaped college athletics by allowing Division I schools to provide more financial support to student-athletes, including backpay for past NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities and a new revenue-sharing model.

  • Student-athlete Bright Julamool of the men’s golf team (center) meets with donors Jonathan and Brittany Zapp at the 2018 Athletic Scholarship Banquet.

    Couple who met at ĢƵorientation make ‘Fill the Western Sky’ leadership gift to athletics

    June 13

    Back in 2012, ĢƵ graduates Jonathan Zapp and Brittany Bennefield provided a different interpretation of their alma mater’s status as “an engaged institution” when they had their engagement photographs taken on campus with Paws, the Catamount mascot.