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Catamounts Take the NFL
November 3Seventy-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.
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2025 notes from Chancellor Brown
November 3This 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.
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Shoot Your Shot
November 3Bailey Trumm ’24 was overjoyed when she received her first acceptance letter to medical school. As a Division I basketball player and a top scholar of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s biology program, she elevated her team and earned the praise of professors with a ferocious work ethic.
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Loving Jackson County
November 3Julie Spiro Donaldson ’99 believes there’s no amount of effort too small to give, and it’s with that belief in mind that she’s changed Jackson County.
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Young alumni spotlight: Blevins helps the Hornets buzz as account executive
October 27The energy inside the then-Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte was electric.
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$1.25 M gift to athletics pushes ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign past its $100 M goal
October 21A planned gift from a longtime Western North Carolina economic development and marketing professional and his spouse has pushed Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s “Fill the Western Skyâ€� comprehensive fundraising campaign past its minimum goal of $100 million in philanthropic support.
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Homecoming weekend at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµset for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards
October 8A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the university’s adopted hometown of Sylva.
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Donors support Alston Awards for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent-athletes’ academic achievements
October 1Supporters of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s athletics program are finding new ways to back the Catamounts in today’s rapidly shifting intercollegiate sports environment, which now permits financial rewards in recognition of academic performance.
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Living history: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµresearchers work to capture Cherokee oral histories
October 1The history of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is held by its people. Though archives and images can provide a framework for the past, there is no richer or truer contribution to the story than the lived experiences of alumni, staff, faculty and students.