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Kathy Jaqua with WCU students and faculty

Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award

Western Carolina University College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student’s face.   

Man sitting at table working on laptop and smiling

WCU’s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs

Western Carolina University’s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.  

Alumna takes a selfie with Paws

Purple and Gold Alumni Weekend set for July 25-27

The revamped Purple and Gold Alumni Weekend, a new twist on a time-honored tradition for Western Carolina University alumni, is returning to the Cullowhee campus this summer after last year’s successful relaunch.  

WCU student interns

SECU Public Fellowships Internship Program at WCU earns grant for new year

The State Employees Credit Union Public Fellowships Internship Program has been a mainstay at Western Carolina University for the past few years. And thanks to a grant, the program will continue to thrive in 2025.  

WCU faculty members with Steve Lillard and Chris Hatton

Fund for WCU supports symposium on intersection of policing, social work

More than 65 judges, prosecutors, behavioral health workers and representatives from law enforcement agencies across the mountains gathered earlier this year at Western Carolina University for conversations about the root causes of issues that lead to interactions with police in Western North Carolina.   

David Joy

Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at WCU Research and Scholarship Conference

Western Carolina University double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at WCU. The event will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.   

Nora Lynn Finch at a WCU Title IX Pioneers event

Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

Western Carolina University alumna Nora Lynn Finch sat behind her friend, Kay Yow, honored to introduce her in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1989 induction ceremony. But before the ceremony began, Finch was approached by an unknown gentleman.   

George Brown

George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at WCU after a decade of leadership

After ten years of serving as Western Carolina University’s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.  

Chancellor's Ambassadors

Chancellor’s Ambassadors student organization receives leadership training through Fund for WCU

Thanks to funding from donors to the Fund for WCU, members of a student organization tasked with assisting Western Carolina University’s chancellor at selected on- and off-campus events received specialized training to assist them in their roles as student representatives of WCU  

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