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  • A WCU wind ensemble performs.

    Anonymous WCU faculty member creates endowed scholarship for music students

    Bill Studenc
    September 3

    A new endowed scholarship fund made possible through gifts and pledges from an anonymous donor soon will be hitting all the right notes for future students in the School of Music at Western Carolina University.

  • A group of students before the 2026 Freshman Run.

    WCU’s annual Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to focus on scholarship support

    Bill Studenc
    September 2

    Western Carolina University has turned attention to its next philanthropic priority – seeking financial support for scholarships to help students with the cost of attendance.

  • Gala attendees celebrate the final amount raised

    ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign tops $100 million in support

    Bill Studenc
    August 29

    Western Carolina University has concluded its ambitious “Fill the Western Sky” comprehensive fundraising campaign with more than $110 million in philanthropic support pouring in to benefit the institution’s academic, student engagement and athletics programs.

  • Michell Hicks, a 1987 graduate of Western Carolina University and principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and wife Marsha, a 1999 alumna and member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, present a legacy pin to daughter Amaya at the 2024 ceremony.

    New students’ family connections to WCU to be celebrated at Sept. 19 Legacy Pinning

    Bill Studenc
    August 27

    A group of Western Carolina University’s newest students will be ceremoniously welcomed as members of the Catamount family by some of their own relatives who previously attended WCU as the university holds its annual Legacy Pinning event Saturday, Sept. 19.

  • A man and a woman both wearing purple shirts smile with mountains behind them

    WCU football stadium atrium named in recognition of gift from Catamount couple

    Bill Studenc
    August 27

    The new hospitality level atrium on the fourth floor of the westside stands expansion at Western Carolina University’s E.J. Whitmire Stadium has been named in recognition of philanthropic support from alumni Larry and Mary Arbaugh.

  • Marching band members in black and purple uniforms playing brass instruments during outdoor performance

    WCU's Pride of the Mountains Headed to London for 2028 New Year's Day Parade

    Julia Duvall
    August 14

    From the mountains of Western North Carolina to the streets of London, the "Baddest Band in the Land" is preparing for its next international performance.

  • Woman in purple jacket speaking on stage with plants in foreground against dark background

    Record enrollment, transformational impact: WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown welcomes campus community back for historic fall semester

    Julia Duvall
    August 13

    As faculty and staff gathered for Opening Assembly on Aug. 12, Brown celebrated a university experiencing unprecedented momentum.

  • Photo of Ben Kees wearing a navy suit and green and navy tie

    WCU adds a new staff resource to assist with planned giving needs

    Bill Studenc
    August 10

    Alumni and friends interested in obtaining information about how to support Western Carolina University through a planned gift have a new resource to assist them.

  • Llate Western Carolina University alumnus Philip Preston Sr. (at right), shown with, from right, wife Catherine and sons Grayson and Philip Jr. (P.J.).

    Anonymous gift results in naming of coaches video balcony in stadium expansion

    Bill Studenc
    August 6

    The new coaching balcony for video operations in the expanded E.J. Whitmire Stadium at Western Carolina University will be named in memory of the late Philip Preston Sr.

  • Former WCU softball coach Betty Peele breaks a huddle.

    WCU to name softball field in honor of program founder Betty Peele

    Bill Studenc
    March 13

    Western Carolina University is naming its softball field in honor of the late Betty Peele, leader of a core group of female faculty members who guided the early development of women’s intercollegiate athletics at the university.

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