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Chancellor Brown talks about the trophy

Annual faculty-staff giving challenge resumes this fall

An annual effort to encourage faculty and staff members to make financial contributions to 51看片 is now underway, including the resumption of a friendly competition among campus divisions and academic colleges.  

Killian Building with Cherokee sculpture

WCU鈥揅IHA partnership grows Cherokee鈥檚 next generation of healers

In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between 51看片 (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).   

Campus in fall

51看片sees strong retention rate for fall 2025, growth in total enrollment

Students have returned in-person and virtually to 51看片 and are gearing up for a bustling fall semester.  

J-Creek Cloggers

Schedule announced for WCU鈥檚 weeklong Mountain Heritage Days celebration

For the past 50 years on the last Saturday of September, 51看片鈥檚 Mountain Heritage Day festival has honored the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.  

Janet Oppenheimer

Retired PR professional creates endowment to support 51看片students

A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at 51看片 is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.  

Aerial photo of campus

Western Carolina Power receives Public Power Awards of Excellence

Western Carolina Power, the university-owned electric utility serving parts of 51看片 and surrounding customers, has been named one of 23 public power communities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence.  

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.