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Amanda Muse

POTM to Pixar

Alumna shares her journey from percussionist to Hollywood music composer  

Heather Smith and Abby Bentley

Top Cats

Alumnae garner awards for excellence in the classroom  

WCU students with Brown Haven Homes reps

WCU Construction Management Students Partner with Community Leaders to Support Project FIRE

Western Carolina University construction management students planned and built four shelters this fall for Project FIRE, which gives firewood to low-income, elderly Jackson County residents who rely on it for heat.  

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$2.1 million gift provides scholarships for all WCU nursing students

Every Western Carolina University pre-licensure nursing student is now receiving scholarship support through a new program established by $2.1 million from philanthropists William and Joanne Conway via their donor-assisted fund, the Bedford Falls Foundation.  

Western Carolina University alumnus Garrett Ozar and business partner Adelle Archer make their pitch on “Shark Tank.”

WCU alumnus, ‘Shark Tank’ star Garrett Ozar to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Week

Western Carolina University’s College of Business will welcome alumnus and former Catamount baseball player Garrett Ozar as a keynote speaker during Global Entrepreneurship Week.  

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Game Changers

Former players tip off an effort to name the women's basketball locker room after the program's matriarch  

Chancellor Brown and Husband

Walk the Talk

Chancellor and husband back the ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign with a $4 million estate gift  

Stadium Rendering

Due for an Upgrade

Donors are stepping up to help renovate WCU’s 50-year-old E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other athletics facilities  

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WCU invites prospective students to campus for Nov. 23 open house

Western Carolina University is home to many students, alumni and friends, and it's looking to add more folks to the Catamount family.  

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