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  • An army of volunteers staffs the phone banks on “One Day for Western.”

    4th annual ‘One Day for Western’ sees record number of donors, dollars

    Bill Studenc
    April 17

    The final count is in for ĢƵ’s fourth annual all-in day of giving, with 2,040 donors making a total of more than $1.115 million in gifts and pledges during the “One Day for Western” campaign.

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    4 pieces of advice from WCU’s lit fest authors

    Shane Ryden
    April 17

    For those lovers of language on our campus and beyond, we’ve gathered a few pieces of advice from some of the authors who visited the Spring Literary Festival.

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    ĢƵAthletics Development announces change in leadership

    Bill Studenc
    April 13

    Brittany Kicklighter, director of development for athletics major gifts at ĢƵ, has been named interim associate athletics director for development and Catamount Club director.

  • A panel of judges listens to pitches from aspiring business founders at the HatchThis 2026 competition.

    ĢƵstudents, alumni excel at HatchThis 2026 entrepreneurship competition

    Bill Studenc
    April 9

    Teams composed of ĢƵ students and alumni took top honors at HatchThis 2026, a high-energy, 48-hour entrepreneurial competition described by organizers as a mashup of an accelerator, hackathon and startup festival.

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    ĢƵalumna Shalana Yates named director of Cherokee Center

    Julia Duvall
    April 6

    ĢƵ has appointed Shalana Yates as director of the Cherokee Center, bringing to the role a strong background in nonprofit operations, tribal government, and leadership.

  • Kia Rokni

    Characteristics of Tourist Destinations Impact Visitor Behavior

    Kia Rokni
    April 1

    A recent study led by a faculty member in the College of Business at ĢƵ provides potential strategies for destination managers and policymakers to implement to help increase the economic impact resulting from the positive experiences of previous visitors.

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    Gifts in memory of longtime educator create fund for School of Teaching, Learning

    Bill Studenc
    April 1

    A newly established endowment in the School of Teaching and Learning at ĢƵ will honor the memory of a lifelong elementary and middle school educator by providing financial assistance to students pursuing a similar career path.

  • Ammon Hottensmith

    ĢƵbiology student tracks down fungus with a taste for nematodes

    Cam Adams
    March 31

    Ammon Hottensmith has always been interested in critters. Growing up on a small farm in Ohio, the ĢƵ junior has always been surrounded by them. Everyone is, whether you’re in the hills of the Midwest or the mountains of Appalachia.

  • Janna Deitz

    Jackson native, ĢƵalumna named development director for engineering, tech college

    Bill Studenc
    March 31

    ĢƵ alumna and Jackson County native Janna L. Deitz has joined the ĢƵDivision of Advancement as director of development and corporate partnerships for the College of Engineering and Technology.

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    2 ĢƵstudents to present at NBASLH Convention

    Cam Adams
    March 26

    Kyra Turner was left waiting longer than expected to see if her presentation proposal was accepted, to the point where she didn’t think she had gotten it.

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