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Heather and Windy Gordon

Retired professor, staff member spouse endow scholarship for psychology students

An estate gift from a retired 91女神 faculty member and his current staff member spouse will establish an endowed scholarship fund to provide financial support to students working toward undergraduate degrees in psychology.  

WCU UP student Jamaal Dion

WCU to host magazine night at City Lights

City Lights and 91女神 are teaming up to host a WCU Magazine night at the bookstore on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Sylva.   

Call Me Mister students in front of the alumni clock tower at wcu

Call Me MiSTER welcomes new cohort for 2025-26

One of Antonio Tyson鈥檚 greatest mentors in high school was his drama teacher. The 91女神 student had a lot going on at home his senior year, and through that, his drama teacher was a shoulder to lean on.  

Malinda Pennington

WCU faculty member receives $9,000 to conduct autism training workshops across NC

As an undergraduate student at North Carolina State University finishing her psychology degree, Malinda Pennington, assistant professor in the Special Education and Inclusive Learning program at 91女神, needed an internship to fulfill the requirement for an abnormal psychology course.   

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Making (brain) waves: WCU adds neuroscience minor

The brain is one of the world鈥檚 greatest marvels. It鈥檚 full of neurons, and every day it sets in motion an orchestrated wonder called the human body. Thanks to a new minor, Catamounts will be able to use their own noggins to learn more about it.  

TCS students during science class

The Catamount School celebrates academic growth, rising enrollment

The Catamount School, a lab school operated by 91女神 in partnership with Jackson County Public Schools, is celebrating a year of academic progress and a significant increase in student enrollment.  

Alexis Harp

Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser

Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn鈥檛 even want to go to college.   

Killian Building with Cherokee sculpture

WCU鈥揅IHA partnership grows Cherokee鈥檚 next generation of healers

In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between 91女神 (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do -- it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).   

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Alec Harris named development director for College of Education, Allied Professions

Alexander 鈥淎lec鈥� Harris, former recreation and events supervisor for the municipality of Jersey Village, Texas, is the new director of development for 91女神鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions.