New Catamount head basketball coaches Tim Craft and Jonathan Tsipis usher in a new era as Craft looks to build on last year’s 22-win season for the men’s program and Tsipis looks to turnaround the women’s program that won just six games last year.
Gary Ayers has been behind the microphone for nearly 40 years
Catamount Athletics sees a resurgence under the leadership of Alex Gary
Every Western Carolina University pre-licensure nursing student is now receiving scholarship support through a new program established by $2.1 million from philanthropists William and Joanne Conway via their donor-assisted fund, the Bedford Falls Foundation.
Former players tip off an effort to name the women's basketball locker room after the program's matriarch
Chancellor and husband back the ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign with a $4 million estate gift
Donors are stepping up to help renovate WCU’s 50-year-old E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other athletics facilities
Musical theater grad gets lead role in new film
Alumna is head winemaker at Biltmore Wines
WCU grad aims to increase equity and access in arts education
Alumna shares her journey from percussionist to Hollywood music composer
Alumnae garner awards for excellence in the classroom
Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies, has been named to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.
The National Council for Black Studies, recognizes one academic program for outstanding achievement with the Sankore Institute Award. This year’s award recipient was WCU’s Global Black Studies program.
Professor Alvin Malesky has received the 2024 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
For the fourth year in a row, Business North Carolina magazine included WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown in its Power List of the state’s most influential leaders.
WCU has once again garnered national attention for being one of the best places in the nation to work.
The College of Engineering and Technology will be offering several new and refreshed concentrations this fall as part of the college’s program expansion.
