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ĢƵprofessor Brian Byrd receives 2026 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award
March 10This February, Brian Byrd, ĢƵ’s professor of environmental health sciences and resident “skeeter man,” was awarded the 2026 University of North Carolina System Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Young alumni: Christopher Childers brings stories to life as videographer
March 6Christopher Childers never cared much for theme parks, pools or playgrounds as a kid. Instead, his eyes grew big inside the movie rental store.
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ĢƵscholars, alumni celebrate return of Noquisiyi Mound to EBCI
March 6Last week, the Noquisiyi Mound in neighboring Franklin returned to the care of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after more than 200 years.
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Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for ĢƵon canvas
February 26Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller’s canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.
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ĢƵseeking Catamount Captains to advocate for ‘One Day for Western’
February 26ĢƵ is seeking an army of volunteers to get on board as advocates on behalf of the university’s annual all-in giving day titled “One Day for Western” through the new Catamount Captains initiative.
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Who speaks for the trees? A conversation with master arborist Andrew Thigpen
February 25ĢƵ’s campus alone has more than 3,500 trees, and the work required to maintain and monitor them all is no small task. The mind behind the evergreen operation? Andrew Thigpen, WCU’s master arborist and a current student of the natural resources management program.
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ĢƵchoir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork
February 20This April, ĢƵ’s concert choir will join the Western Carolina Community Chorus and an orchestra of professional, community and student instrumentalists to perform a classic rendition of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah!”
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ĢƵstaff member volunteers with Olympics
February 20Catamounts go far and wide to help their community, and ĢƵ’s associate director of student conduct Lindsay Griswold boldly demonstrated that fact this February. Using the 24 hours of community service leave allotted to her as an employee of WCU, Griswold traveled all the way to Milan to volunteer with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee official Team USA Welcome Experience.
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ĢƵeconomist finds $144 million ROI on local Medicaid, SNAP funding
February 20A study by a ĢƵ economist indicates that Jackson County saw more than $144 million in total economic impact from the $770,000 that county government invested in the local Department of Social Services to administer Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.
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Book by ĢƵprofessor examines ethical issues in the business of sport
February 20A recently released book written by Kadence Otto, professor of sport management in the College of Business at ĢƵ, takes a fresh look at some of the latest ethical challenges arising in the business of sport.