‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign steering committee announced

Membership is now complete on the 43-person steering committee that will help guide WCU’s recently announced comprehensive fundraising effort, the “Fill the Western Sky” campaign.  

Annual Legacy Pinning ceremony connects generations of Catamounts

For some students, attending WCU means a little bit more than just pursuing a college degree – an important goal, to be sure. But for several new first-year and transfer students, it also means carrying on a family tradition.   

Colleen Heuser | A Day In the Life

Colleen is a student at WCU as well as a counselor for Cat Camp. Tag along as she shows her experiences at Cat Camp!  

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Social science degrees lead alumni to business success, planned gifts for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign

For WCU alumni Robert and Suzanne Thomas, the seeds for two successful careers in international business were planted in the late 1960s and early 1970s during their time as students majoring in social science.  

WCU receives state funding for new engineering building, program expansion

WCU was successful in its request for funds for a new engineering facility and program expansion from the North Carolina General Assembly, for the recently approved 2023-2025 biennial state budget.  

Cultural immersion: WCU students return from year-long study abroad trips

Students Elliott Kerns and Marcus Ibarra recently had the opportunity of a lifetime to study overseas as recipients of the David L. Boren Scholarship.   

Student finds passion for higher education, advocacy through leadership roles

When Estefany Gordillo-Rivas was deciding where she wanted to go to college, she knew she wanted to go somewhere that would give her a more personal experience with smaller class sizes.   

MFA student named creative director for Center for Craft art installation

For second-year Master of Fine Art student Jeannie Regan, being chosen as the creative director for the Center for Craft’s newest art installation is an opportunity made possible by faculty and peer support from the MFA program.   

Longtime staff donor gives in honor of those who supported him as a WCU student

A WCU staff member for nearly 40 years and a two-time alumnus, Phil Cauley has donated to the Catamount Club for 37 of those years.