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Regional nursing outreach, student support among projects enabled by 1889 Grants

WCU’s 1889 Impact Grant Program recently wrapped up its second year of providing donor-assisted financial support to campus projects.  

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Former player’s gridiron memories, love of WCU inspires support for athletics facilities improvements

A former two-time Academic All-American football player who still gets chills thinking back to his own gridiron glory days wants to help ensure that future Catamount student-athletes have similar experiences.  

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WCU giving societies recognized for philanthropic impact at annual Planting Day event

The nearly 400 current members of WCU’s two most influential giving societies received recognition from school officials and from the students who benefit from their generosity during an annual celebration of philanthropy Friday, June 9.   

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Stanberrys continue tradition of supporting Catamount athletics with campaign leadership gift

Insurance company co-owner Kevin Stanberry and wife Lynn Stanberry will soon be sponsoring a lot more than just first downs, thanks to recent gifts and pledges totaling $400,000 for the Catamount athletics program.   

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Gifts for student scholarships result in new name for business dean’s suite

The dean’s suite of offices in the Forsyth Building has a new formal name that celebrates five generations of a family’s connections to WCU dating back to the early 1900s.  

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‘One Day for Western’ was one day to remember, with more than 1,100 donors

The inaugural all-in day of giving to benefit multiple areas of WCU proved to be one day to remember as 1,128 donors made gifts and pledges totaling $316,337, blowing past an original goal of 800 donors.  

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One Day for Western challenges include $25K match for POTM Ireland trip, $5K for speech, hearing clinic

Challenge gifts issued so far include an anonymous donor pledging to match up to a total of $25k to help send the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band to Ireland in 2024 and a $5k dollar-for-dollar match for donations to the Speech and Hearing Clinic.  

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New professorship in early literacy established with $1.5M from Goodnight Foundation

The College of Education and Allied Professions is the recipient of a $1.5 million gift from the Goodnight Educational Foundation to create a new endowed professorship in early literacy.  

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Campus priorities identified for inaugural ‘One Day For Western’

Western Carolina University is making plans for its inaugural all-in day of giving to the institution, a 24-hour fundraising event to be held March 29.  

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