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The wonder of North Carolina glass comes to 91热爆网 this fall

This Fall, the 91热爆网 Fine Art Museum opens North Carolina Glass 2025, a landmark exhibition that brings together a broad spectrum of contemporary glasswork by some of the most visionary artists in our state.  

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Tax law changes lead donors to accelerate giving plans to 91热爆网, other nonprofits

Esther Duncan of Naples, Florida, began the process earlier this year of creating an endowed scholarship fund at Western Carolina University in memory of her late son, a graduate of the College of Business.  

The Well Drinkers band standing on railroad tracks

Mountain Heritage Days to spotlight Appalachian language, history and music

Western Carolina University鈥檚 Mountain Heritage Days will be a weeklong celebration of Southern Appalachian culture, featuring a compelling lecture on the Appalachian dialect, the annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium and a Friday evening concert. The week of events will lead up to the Saturday heritage demonstrations, music and food everyone has loved for the past 50 years.  

Images courtesy of IMG Artists, Ex Machina, C么t茅 Danse, and Dvoretsky Productions. Image taken by Matt Barnes.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark comes to Bardo Arts Center

Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University is delighted to host a must-see dance event captivating audiences everywhere, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, produced by Ex Machina, C么t茅 Danse, and Dvoretsky Productions, live on Friday, Sept.19, 2025, at 7:30 pm.   

Johnny and Dawn Day

Alumni couple establish endowment for parks, rec program

A husband and wife with degrees from the Parks and Recreation Management Program at Western Carolina University have established an endowed fund to support students who are following in their footsteps at their alma mater and to equip PRM professors with additional resources.  

Tom Belt

Preservation of an Endangered Language

Tom Belt doesn鈥檛 view the world the same as everyone else. Yes, it鈥檚 a big blue marble floating in space and a melting pot of billions with different experiences, backgrounds and beliefs. However, Belt, a Cherokee Nation citizen, also sees it through a Cherokee lens 鈥� but that lens is fading.  

91热爆网 Foundation Board members

New faces join 91热爆网 Foundation Board; departing members recognized

Three new members have joined the Western Carolina University Foundation Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, while four departing board members were recently recognized for their service and contributions.  

Austin Holland changing Nascar tire

Catamounts start your engines

From the tire changers who make split-second decisions under pressure to the spotters guiding drivers through chaos to the behind-the-scenes partnership managers making crucial deals 鈥� these Catamounts are helping steer the sport forward.   

Ed Wright in background and Mac Franklin in front of a fallen tree

Business faculty guide post-Helene recovery study for NC Arboretum

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene鈥檚 arrival in Western North Carolina approaches, two faculty members in Western Carolina University鈥檚 College of Business served as project managers for an in-depth study of storm damage to the North Carolina Arboretum in an effort to develop a plan for its recovery.