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WCU alumni help recruit future students through new Cat Eyes Club

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has expanded its team of recruiters by more than 60 additional members thanks to the newly formed Cat Eyes Club.  

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1889 Impact Grants application process open Sept. 1-30

The Division of Advancement and the WCU Foundation are seeking applications from faculty and staff interested in obtaining funding for projects through the fourth annual 1889 Impact Grants Program.  

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Retired accounting executive named Foundation Board chair, makes additional $500K gift to WCU

With his retirement in June from national accounting firm Forvis Mazars LLP, effective July 1, Mike Crawford is chairing the WCU Foundation Board of Directors.  

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WCU donors shatter fundraising record with more than $35.8 million in FY24

The WCU Foundation received more than $35.8 million in gifts and pledges during the recently concluded 2024 fiscal year. That represents $23.2 million more in commitments over the previous fiscal year’s $12.6 million.  

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Annual Planting Day event recognizes philanthropic impact of WCU giving societies

Members of WCU’s leadership giving societies gathered during an annual celebration of philanthropy and heard about the impact of their generosity directly from one of the more than 1,645 recipients of scholarships supported by their donations.  

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‘Fill the Western Sky’ contributions continue Brown family legacy of support for WCU

A Cary couple with deep family connections to the founders of WCU is taking steps to ensure that students of the future will continue to have access to enhanced educational, athletic and extracurricular activities.  

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Lifelong love of libraries leads to couple’s philanthropic support of Hunter Library

A North Carolina couple’s lifelong affinity for libraries has inspired them to direct gifts and pledges totaling $25,000 to provide a boost for initiatives and services provided by Hunter Library.  

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Gifts in honor of retired physical therapy professor support WCU program, students

Three WCU physical therapy students will gain valuable hands-on experience this summer providing pro-bono treatment and services to residents of a community in Honduras with limited access to health care.  

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New scholarship for criminal justice students honors memory of alumnus, police officer

Family and friends of the late Trevor Arrowood, a Polk County native who died in 2021 after a three-year battle with cancer, have established a scholarship fund for future students majoring in criminology and criminal justice.  

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