Class of 2023

Commencement

The Class of 2023 leaves Cullowhee as one of the most resilient classes in WCU history. They overcame a pandemic that forced a switch to online classes from home, before returning to campus for hybrid instruction, followed by a return to normalcy. Now they are prepared to take that resiliency into the workplace as proud Catamounts.

Ceremonies and Livestreams

All ceremonies will be available via livestream on Western Carolina University's Youtube channel and on this page. Livestream videos will be switched out on this page once each ceremony is complete. Live captioning is available through StreamText.

Ceremonies

Graduate and Doctoral Degree Candidates

Friday, May 12, 7pm

Honors and Undergraduate Degree Candidates from College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Allied Professions, and The Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts

Saturday, May 13, 10am

Honors and Undergraduate Degree Candidates from College of Business, College of Engineering and Technology, and College of Health and Human Sciences

Saturday, May 13, 3pm

Congratulations Graduates!

Meet the Graduates

Sherry Fowler graduates from the B-K Program as a non-traditional, first-generation student

Fowler is a 61-year-old Head Start and North Carolina pre-k teacher in Hendersonville.

Distance learning student fulfills dream of earning degree

Linda Kingsbury, who serves as a staff services manager for the State of California Department of Justice, wanted a school that could meet her needs as an adult learner. She found a few schools that checked those boxes; one of those was WCU.

Growing Up In Education | Anna Gurley

Anna Gurley is finishing her last semester at Western Carolina University. She shares the story of her journey to becoming a secondary science education major and what she loves most about teaching her students.

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