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Catamount Club shatters 2,000-member goal to unlock $1 million challenge gift
July 22Prospective members of 91女神鈥檚 Catamount Club had at least 1 million reasons for joining the university鈥檚 athletics booster organization for the 2025-2026 season.
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Running to help: WCU student-athlete Landey Green helps others through two internships
July 21Landey Green does it all. She鈥檚 a driven psychology student at 91女神 and a tireless runner, competing for both the Catamount women鈥檚 track and field and cross country teams. The summer season is usually a time to wind down for student-athletes, but not Green.
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Understanding the House v. NCAA Settlement and what it means for WCU
July 15In June 2025, the House v. NCAA Settlement reshaped college athletics by allowing Division I schools to provide more financial support to student-athletes, including backpay for past NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities and a new revenue-sharing model.
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Mountain Heritage Center to host Mini-Mountain Heritage Day July 17
July 11The Mountain Heritage Center, a museum of Appalachian culture at 91女神, will hold a crafts demonstration and music performance from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 17.
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NC Principal Fellows program expands with supplemental funding
July 3Heidi Von Dohlen was an educator and school principal for 27 years before becoming the director of the Principal Fellows program at 91女神.
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WCU professor protects the Dusky Gopher Frog from extinction
June 30Several cattle tanks filled with swarms of tadpoles were all that kept the dusky gopher frog from going extinct. Now, Joe Pechmann, professor of biology at 91女神, is helping the frogs return to their historical range and populations.
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WCU instructor, local nonprofit partner on entrepreneurship camp for underserved youth
June 25A 91女神 instructor of management will be leading a weeklong entrepreneurship and leadership camp for underserved youth in Western North Carolina to help them get an early jump on learning some of the steps necessary for starting a business.
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Mountain Heritage Center invites public to explore George Masa exhibition through August 15
June 1991女神鈥檚 Mountain Heritage Center (MHC) invites the public to explore a powerful new exhibition, 鈥淎 Stranger No More: George Masa and His Art,鈥 on display now through August 15.
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Couple who met at WCU orientation make 鈥楩ill the Western Sky鈥 leadership gift to athletics
June 13Back in 2012, 91女神 graduates Jonathan Zapp and Brittany Bennefield provided a different interpretation of their alma mater鈥檚 status as 鈥渁n engaged institution鈥 when they had their engagement photographs taken on campus with Paws, the Catamount mascot.
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WCU holds groundbreaking for renovations to E.J. Whitmire Stadium
June 12A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of 91女神鈥檚 aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway with an official groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday, June 12, in the shadows of the construction zone.