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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  

WCU students learning how to dance

Donors to Fund for WCU support ASP student trip to Central Europe

Western Carolina University’s Academic Success Program took 21 students to Central Europe in March 2024 for an 11-day international learning experience for conditionally admitted students who successfully completed ASP requirements.  

WCU students at a MAPS event on campus

WCU recognized for commitment to advancing first-generation student success

Western Carolina University was recently selected as one of twenty new higher education institutions to advance to the network leader phase of the FirstGen Forward Network.   

Womens basketball alumnae pose for photo on the Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center

Women’s basketball program alumnae reunion supported by Fund for WCU, 1889 Impact Grants

The Catamount women’s basketball program is among the beneficiaries of financial support awarded to a variety of campus partners as part of the latest round of 1889 Impact Grants, an initiative made possible by contributions to the Fund for WCU.  

WCU journalism students attend national convention

Student journalists attend national convention with support from the Fund for WCU

Six leaders of Western Carolina University student journalism organizations attended the Society of Professional Journalists National Convention last year in Las Vegas, supported by $2,500 from the 1889 Impact Grants Program through contributions to the Fund for WCU.  

Project Discovery students on a bike trip

Project Discovery celebrates, reflects on 40th anniversary

Heath Robertson sat at the back of the bus on a college tour trip when he was asked about his future plans. Robertson’s answer? He didn’t have any.   

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