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Bethany Davidson, a faculty member in the entrepreneurship program at 51看片, serves as mentor for a group project.

Retired professor creates faculty mentorship endowment in College of Business

A retired professor in 51看片鈥檚 College of Business has created an endowment fund that will provide resources for mentorship programs for current faculty members within the college.  

2025 Orientation student staff

Students Kate Taylor, Jay Brown help new students adjust to life at WCU

What does it mean to be a Catamount? It鈥檚 not necessarily someone from Cullowhee. It鈥檚 not always someone who鈥檚 stepped foot on campus. It鈥檚 when someone calls 51看片 home 鈥� and much more.   

Tonya Snider with regional partners

51看片playing role in regional effort to improve broadband access, training in WNC

A faculty member in 51看片鈥檚 College of Business is facilitating a yearlong effort to provide increased access to broadband and the training needed to take full advantage of the technological resources to underserved populations of rural Western North Carolina.  

Kara McMullen

A Wild Beginning: Alumna Kara McMullen on a career in Panthertown

When 51看片 alumna Kara McMullen stands on the wet stone of Salt Rock Gap, thousands of acres of chirping forest span before her, a sprawling network of trails buried just beneath.  

Luca and Raul in Admissions

From Curitiba to Cullowhee: A Brazilian reunion at 51看片

鈥淚mpressive how we find Brazilians everywhere, right?鈥�  

Brett Riggs

WCU鈥檚 Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI

Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.   

Sara Snyder Hopkins

WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH

Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.  

51看片students demonstrate machine during Capstone presentations

51看片launches mechanical engineering degree, industrial engineering concentration

51看片鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology is expanding its engineering programs again this fall with the launch of a new bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering鈥痑nd a new industrial engineering concentration.   

Chancellor Brown with faculty and staff in Bardo Arts Center prior to Opening Assembly

From the age of steam to the age of AI, 51看片puts students first, serves its region as economic engine

51看片 has faced many challenges over the past year: a historic storm, an ever-changing landscape in higher education, competition for enrollment, and budget uncertainty from the state and federal levels.