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WCU students hike across Costa Rica on study abroad trip
September 4Casey Ward didn't understand what she was getting herself into this summer when she signed up for a study abroad trip, but that just made her time all the more unique.
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Former WCU baseball star, country musician to speak during entrepreneurship week
September 3Western Carolina University’s College of Business will welcome alumnus, former Catamount baseball player, country music star and entrepreneur Matt Stillwell as keynote speaker during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November.
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Anonymous WCU faculty member creates endowed scholarship for music students
September 3A new endowed scholarship fund made possible through gifts and pledges from an anonymous donor soon will be hitting all the right notes for future students in the School of Music at Western Carolina University.
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WCU welcomes record enrollment, largest-ever freshman class
September 3More Catamounts are prowling classrooms in person and online than ever before. Western Carolina University’s Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness released its Fall 2026 enrollment statistics, as WCU welcomed its largest freshman class and biggest student population in university history.
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WCU’s annual Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to focus on scholarship support
September 2Western Carolina University has turned attention to its next philanthropic priority – seeking financial support for scholarships to help students with the cost of attendance.
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WCU business students compete at FBLA national conference in Las Vegas
September 1Two Western Carolina University students are back on campus for the fall semester after advancing to the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference over the summer, bringing back a little hardware for the trophy case in Forsyth Building, home to the College of Business.
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‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign tops $100 million in support
August 29Western Carolina University has concluded its ambitious “Fill the Western Sky” comprehensive fundraising campaign with more than $110 million in philanthropic support pouring in to benefit the institution’s academic, student engagement and athletics programs.
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New students’ family connections to WCU to be celebrated at Sept. 19 Legacy Pinning
August 27A group of Western Carolina University’s newest students will be ceremoniously welcomed as members of the Catamount family by some of their own relatives who previously attended WCU as the university holds its annual Legacy Pinning event Saturday, Sept. 19.
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WCU football stadium atrium named in recognition of gift from Catamount couple
August 27The new hospitality level atrium on the fourth floor of the westside stands expansion at Western Carolina University’s E.J. Whitmire Stadium has been named in recognition of philanthropic support from alumni Larry and Mary Arbaugh.
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WCU announces schedule for Mountain Heritage Days 2026
August 25For more than 50 years, Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Days has celebrated the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia — and this year the energy is bigger than ever.
