Brandon Schwab named vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at University of Illinois Springfield

Brandon Schwab has been appointed as the vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Illinois Springfield in Springfield, Illinois.   

Bardo Distinguished Professor Kofi Lomotey receives lifetime achievement award

Kofi Lomotey recently received the 2023 Distinguished Contributions to Social Contexts in Education Research Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Educational Research Association Division G.   

Public Art Program minimester class installs new exhibit in HFR

Greg McPherson, WCU’s Fine Art Museum exhibition designer and assistant professor in the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, and his minimester class installed a new exhibit in the second floor lobby of the HFR Administration Building.   

Impact the present. Shape the future.

Rachel Faulkenberry is a senior in the College of Education and Allied Professions double majoring in psychology and art.   

WCU collaborates with Cherokee Preservation Foundation on campuswide Cherokee exhibit planning project

A campuswide and community driven project will soon be underway to recenter Cherokee history and culture on WCU’s campus.   

Stanberrys continue tradition of supporting Catamount athletics with campaign leadership gift

Insurance company co-owner Kevin Stanberry and wife Lynn Stanberry will soon be sponsoring a lot more than just first downs, thanks to recent gifts and pledges totaling $400,000 for the Catamount athletics program.   

Jim Costa awarded Gould Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution

For Jim Costa, biology professor since 1996 and director of Western Carolina University’s Highlands Biological Station for the past 17 years, the study of evolution has always been one of his main interests and areas of research.  

2023 Graduates | Day in the Life

Join Sydney Spivey, Brandon Rice, and Emma Hodes as they soak in their last week as WCU students. From enjoying their, "lasts," to walking across the stage at commencement, get an inside look at what it looks like to graduate from WCU!  

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Three spring graduates commission as officers in the US Marine Corps

A U.S. Marine Corps Officers Commissioning Ceremony took place Monday, May 15, in the conference room at WCU’s Blue Ridge Residence Hall for spring graduates Jonathan Lehe, Sydney Gallant and Caleb Hill.