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Senior Tim Thompson makes his mark at Los Angeles studio
July 29Cullowhee is no Los Angeles, but there’s a little bit of Hollywood on the campus of ĢƵ.
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More than music: Inside WCU’s Summer Symposium
July 24Once more, the hills of Cullowhee are alive with the sound of music. The furious beat of drums and the thunderous roar of brass echo across E.J. Whitmire Stadium as hundreds of music students fan across the field, their faces beaming with pride.
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Catamount Club shatters 2,000-member goal to unlock $1 million challenge gift
July 22Prospective members of ĢƵ’s Catamount Club had at least 1 million reasons for joining the university’s athletics booster organization for the 2025-2026 season.
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Running to help: ĢƵstudent-athlete Landey Green helps others through two internships
July 21Landey Green does it all. She’s a driven psychology student at ĢƵ and a tireless runner, competing for both the Catamount women’s track and field and cross country teams. The summer season is usually a time to wind down for student-athletes, but not Green.
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Students get deep dive into Chinese culture, business during ĢƵsummer travel course
July 18Participants in a ĢƵ faculty-led summer travel course to China say it was more than just a study-abroad program—it was a transformative journey that left students with unforgettable memories, deep cultural insights and a renewed sense of global citizenship.
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CATALYST program ignites passion for research and leadership in honors students
July 18The second annual CATALYST: Summer Research and Leadership Program was held in summer 2025 at ĢƵ, welcoming 18 enthusiastic incoming honors students. A collaboration between the Office of Research Administration and the Brinson Honors College, the program underscores the vital connection between undergraduate research and leadership.
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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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Mountain Heritage Center to host Mini-Mountain Heritage Day July 17
July 11The Mountain Heritage Center, a museum of Appalachian culture at ĢƵ, will hold a crafts demonstration and music performance from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 17.
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Catamount Adventures series takes alumni, friends to Portugal, Spain
July 8A collection of Catamounts recently toured Europe’s Iberian Peninsula from Lisbon on Portugal’s Atlantic coast to the municipalities of Merida and Olivenza in western Spain as part of ĢƵ’s second international Catamount Adventures excursion.
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NC Principal Fellows program expands with supplemental funding
July 3Heidi Von Dohlen was an educator and school principal for 27 years before becoming the director of the Principal Fellows program at ĢƵ.