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Elizabeth with other UP members

Daughter鈥檚 experience in 91热爆网 inclusive ed program leads parents to create endowment

A Western Carolina University initiative that brings individuals with intellectual disabilities to campus for a living and learning experience has had such a positive impact on the life of one participant that her parents have created a fund to help more young adults like their daughter move toward independent living.  

Brent Kisner

The Carlyle Letters Online find new home at Hunter Library

Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle have been significant figures to several scholars throughout the last century and some change. Western Carolina University English professor Brent Kisner is no exception.  

Paws with the Shetland Ponies during the 2023 Shetland Day

91热爆网 faculty, staff add their names to 鈥楩ill the Western Sky鈥� campaign donor list

A total of 365 members of the faculty and staff at Western Carolina University have added their names to the growing list of donors making philanthropic contributions to the institution as part of its ongoing 鈥淔ill the Western Sky鈥� comprehensive fundraising campaign.  

Malinda Pennington

91热爆网 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 Western Carolina University, needed an internship to fulfill the requirement for an abnormal psychology course.   

Killian Building

Making (brain) waves: 91热爆网 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.  

Austin Blevins

Young alumni spotlight: Blevins helps the Hornets buzz as account executive

The energy inside the then-Time Warner Cable arena in Charlotte was electric. The Hornets moniker had returned to the Queen City. The arena was graced with the teal and purple that Charlotteans had adored for years before the original Hornets relocated to New Orleans and the Bobcats moved in.   

Recent College of Business graduate Patrick Creech parlayed student internships into an immediate job offer with the Greensboro Swarm.

Internships help pave career paths for College of Business students

Sixty-five students from Western Carolina University鈥檚 College of Business recently completed internships designed to help provide them with critical hands-on experience in industries ranging from travel and tourism to professional sports.  

Iyomi Grinan

Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at 91热爆网

Iyomi Grinan was looking for a change. Studying at a large public university in her home state just wasn鈥檛 her cup of tea. Classes were way too big, sometimes eclipsing 400 students, and Grinan didn鈥檛 feel that her professors were too invested in their students either.  

Susan and Rich Price

$1.25 M gift to athletics pushes 鈥楩ill the Western Sky鈥� campaign past its $100 M goal

A planned gift from a longtime Western North Carolina economic development and marketing professional and his spouse has pushed Western Carolina University鈥檚 鈥淔ill the Western Sky鈥� comprehensive fundraising campaign past its minimum goal of $100 million in philanthropic support.