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Western Carolina University’s Office of Alumni Engagement has hit a homerun with its annual Ballparks and Brews Tour, as alumni and campus leaders in attendance agree that the series helps them stay connected in an informal, entertaining environment.

Memories of attending Western Carolina University during the glory days of Catamount sports inspired a retired furniture corporation executive and his wife, already longtime supporters of the institution, to take additional steps to help improve WCU’s aging athletics infrastructure.

Matt Canter made the choice to attend Western Carolina University while ankle-deep in the Tuckasegee River, fighting a hungry rainbow trout at the other end of his fly rod. He hadn’t seen campus or met his peers, but Canter didn’t need more convincing. For the future fly-fishing guide and owner of Brookings Anglers, the pristine waters surrounding Cullowhee had done the job well enough

Several soon-to-be-graduates of Western Carolina University were thanked by campus leaders for financial contributions they have made to the institution where they are currently wrapping up requirements for their college degrees.

Western Carolina University will award an honorary Doctor of Education to Joyce Conseen Dugan in recognition of her leadership, lifelong commitment to education and contributions to the Cherokee people and Western North Carolina.

The final count is in for Western Carolina University’s fourth annual all-in day of giving, with 2,040 donors making a total of more than $1.115 million in gifts and pledges during the “One Day for Western” campaign.

Teams composed of Western Carolina University students and alumni took top honors at HatchThis 2026, a high-energy, 48-hour entrepreneurial competition described by organizers as a mashup of an accelerator, hackathon and startup festival.

Western Carolina University alumna and Jackson County native Janna L. Deitz has joined the WCU Division of Advancement as director of development and corporate partnerships for the College of Engineering and Technology.

Wherever Asha Evans’ career has taken her, her love for words has followed. The Western Carolina University alumna has told stories of student-athletes at small private colleges to Division I powerhouses — and now she’s sharing them at a national level.

A $2.1 million research project led by Western Carolina University alumnus Joe Hefner aims to transform the field of forensic anthropology. Last week, at an event organized by the WCU Alumni Office and the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Hefner shared his academic journey and explained his team’s research to current Catamounts