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ĢƵstudents with Brown Haven Homes reps

ĢƵConstruction Management Students Partner with Community Leaders to Support Project FIRE

ĢƵ construction management students planned and built four shelters this fall for Project FIRE, which gives firewood to low-income, elderly Jackson County residents who rely on it for heat.  

wcu nursing students

$2.1 million gift provides scholarships for all ĢƵnursing students

Every ĢƵ pre-licensure nursing student is now receiving scholarship support through a new program established by $2.1 million from philanthropists William and Joanne Conway via their donor-assisted fund, the Bedford Falls Foundation.  

ĢƵ alumnus Garrett Ozar and business partner Adelle Archer make their pitch on “Shark Tank.”

ĢƵalumnus, ‘Shark Tank’ star Garrett Ozar to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Week

ĢƵ’s College of Business will welcome alumnus and former Catamount baseball player Garrett Ozar as a keynote speaker during Global Entrepreneurship Week.  

wcu womens basketball

Game Changers

Former players tip off an effort to name the women's basketball locker room after the program's matriarch  

Chancellor Brown and Husband

Walk the Talk

Chancellor and husband back the ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign with a $4 million estate gift  

Stadium Rendering

Due for an Upgrade

Donors are stepping up to help renovate WCU’s 50-year-old E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other athletics facilities  

wcu open house

ĢƵinvites prospective students to campus for Nov. 23 open house

ĢƵ is home to many students, alumni and friends, and it's looking to add more folks to the Catamount family.  

Faculty staff giving day featuring Shetland ponies

ĢƵfaculty, staff giving campaign nets nearly 40 new donors

Nearly 40 faculty and staff members now have a new title to go along with their position at ĢƵ, and that title is “new donor.”  

Bora Karayaka and students

WCU’s Karayaka, Yu receive $45K grant for research

ĢƵ College of Engineering and Technology professor Bora Karayaka knew it was a shot in the dark — but that shot ended up paying off.