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Chancellor Kelli Brown

Notes from Chancellor Brown

This fall I celebrate my third anniversary at WCU and I’m looking forward to the first normal campus year in Cullowhee since 2019.  

Pride of the Mountains Band playing drums

Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will take its talents international

Being invited to play in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City twice in a five-year span is an amazing accomplishment. But to have an opportunity to perform on St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland, well, that’s taking it to a whole other level.  

Ed Broadwell at Spring 2022 commencement

Ed Broadwell receives doctorate of humane letters

Ed Broadwell receives doctorate of humane letters  

Apodaca Science Building

New Faces

Celebrate new faces at WCU  

Engineering students standing with their solar tracking array

Engineering students collaborate to design and build a solar tracking array

Engineering students collaborate to design and build a solar tracking array  

Diane Martinez and John Carzoli

Two Faculty Selected as Fulbright Scholars

Diane Martinez and John Carzoli received the prestigious selection as Fulbright Scholars.  

Moxie Brown

Hermes Awards

University Communications and Marketing team garners 11 creative award honors  

forensic anthropology

Forensic Anthropology Program Gains Prominence

Forensic anthropology is offered as a bachelor’s degree concentration and as a minor. The program has grown to more than 200 students enrolled today.  

Shack-lete soccer

Shack-Lete

Soccer player Aliyah Milicia is among the first at Western Carolina University to capitalize on a new NCAA policy allowing college athletes to strike deals and earn money from business partnerships using their name, image or likeness.  

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