ĢƵ

Skip to main content

ĢƵStories

Zapps at ĢƵathletics banquet

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

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.  

Drew Marx with his dormclaw

Construction management student invents ‘Dormclaw’

Drew 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.  

Hank Henderson and son Benny

Alumnus Hank Henderson applies ĢƵguidance to job, pays it forward

Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college.   

Kyle Pifer

Kyle Pifer named ĢƵDirector of Athletics

ĢƵ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced today, Monday, May 19, the selection of Kyle Pifer to serve as the director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university’s Board of Trustees during a special-called meeting earlier in the day.  

Catamount Club

Catamount Club to launch search for successor to assistant director C.J. Mitchell

The Catamount Club will soon begin searching for a new assistant director of development with the departure of C.J. Mitchell, who had been working with ĢƵ’s athletics booster organization for the past year.  

New stadium rendering

ĢƵto hold groundbreaking ceremony June 12 for stadium renovations project

ĢƵ will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, to kick off the first phase of a series of planned upgrades for E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other aging facilities used by Catamount student-athletes.  

ĢƵstudent decorates grad cap

Catamount grads reflect on graduation cap decor

For Shondel “Junior” Granison, his graduation cap is more than a square board with fabric stretched across the top. It’s a symbol of accomplishment, but also a canvas for Granison to display some of what’s closest to his heart.  

Trevor and Ty Antonson

From LEGO to launch: Antonson twins look back on their ĢƵjourney

Trevor and Ty Antonson’s childhood was filled with LEGO creations—buildings, starships, train cars and more. The twins shared a bedroom and dedicated the other to their masterpieces.  

Lydia Sale in the classroom

WNC teacher Lydia Sale continues WCU, education tradition in family

Lydia Sale has an unwavering dedication to public education.