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Cat Chats: Dan Brooks and Mike Murphy
August 15In this edition of Cat Chats, current football student-athlete Mike Murphy talks with former player Dan Brooks '76. Dan went on to coach at Tennessee and Clemson. He is also a member of the Catamount Club Board of Directors.
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Endye Frazier
August 15During her four years on the soccer field at ĢƵ, Endye Frazier showed the kind of growth coaches love to see. Off the field, her work with the Special Olympics displayed the type of compassion everyone should seek to have.
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A gift of hope: Supporting students in their mental health journey
August 12Universities 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.
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Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship
August 11Recent ĢƵ alumna Florida Ahado drives around Raleigh and is reminded of her impact about everywhere she goes.
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ĢƵGreek Challenge nets $1.5 million for Catamount Club; winners announced
August 4Members 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.
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ĢƵalumni roll out the welcome mat for new incoming students
July 30Nearly 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.
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Understanding the House v. NCAA Settlement and what it means for WCU
July 15In 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.
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Couple who met at ĢƵorientation make ‘Fill the Western Sky’ leadership gift to athletics
June 13Back 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.
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Construction management student invents ‘Dormclaw’
June 4Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at ĢƵ when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.
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Alumnus Hank Henderson applies ĢƵguidance to job, pays it forward
May 23Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college. As a channel client development manager at Granite Telecommunications, the buck stops at the company’s owner. Henderson is never too far away from him. He’s in the cube everyday alongside his employees.