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George Brown

George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵafter a decade of leadership

After ten years of serving as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.  

Chancellor's Ambassadors

Chancellor’s Ambassadors student organization receives leadership training through Fund for WCU

Thanks to funding from donors to the Fund for WCU, members of a student organization tasked with assisting Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s chancellor at selected on- and off-campus events received specialized training to assist them in their roles as student representatives of WCU  

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵstudents learning how to dance

Donors to Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵsupport ASP student trip to Central Europe

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Academic Success Program took 21 students to Central Europe in March 2024 for an 11-day international learning experience for conditionally admitted students who successfully completed ASP requirements.  

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵstudents at a MAPS event on campus

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵrecognized for commitment to advancing first-generation student success

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ was recently selected as one of twenty new higher education institutions to advance to the network leader phase of the FirstGen Forward Network.   

Womens basketball alumnae pose for photo on the Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center

Women’s basketball program alumnae reunion supported by Fund for WCU, 1889 Impact Grants

The Catamount women’s basketball program is among the beneficiaries of financial support awarded to a variety of campus partners as part of the latest round of 1889 Impact Grants, an initiative made possible by contributions to the Fund for WCU.  

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵjournalism students attend national convention

Student journalists attend national convention with support from the Fund for WCU

Six leaders of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ student journalism organizations attended the Society of Professional Journalists National Convention last year in Las Vegas, supported by $2,500 from the 1889 Impact Grants Program through contributions to the Fund for WCU.  

Project Discovery students on a bike trip

Project Discovery celebrates, reflects on 40th anniversary

Heath Robertson sat at the back of the bus on a college tour trip when he was asked about his future plans. Robertson’s answer? He didn’t have any.   

HHS

Aliya Bailey named director of development for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵCollege of Health, Human Sciences

Aliya D. Bailey, former assistant director of annual giving at the Fordham University School of Law, has been named director of development for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s College of Health and Human Sciences.  

Old Crow Medicine Show

Rescheduled Mountain Heritage Day 50th Anniversary Concert set for March 23

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is excited to announce the rescheduled Mountain Heritage Day 50th anniversary evening concert, now set for Sunday, March 23, at the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Doors will open at 4 p.m.