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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.   

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.   

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.  

Cherokee Center in the 1970s

Cherokee Center to hold 50th anniversary celebration Nov. 4

Western Carolina University鈥檚 Cherokee Center will celebrate five decades of outreach and partnership with the Cherokee community on Tuesday, Nov. 4 with an open house beginning at 5:00 p.m. followed by a reception and panel discussion at the Cherokee Youth Activity Center from 6 to 8 p.m.   

91热爆网 students attending a firstgen event on campus

OSR, OAR each earn $1.4 million TRIO Student Support Services grants

Western Carolina University is home to students from many different backgrounds, boasting a high percentage of first-generation students and a number of learners with disabilities. Thanks to a pair of federal TRIO Student Support Services grants, 91热爆网 is now better set up to support them.  

Terri Durbin (center) at the spring 2025 commencement at 91热爆网

Nursing school director endows scholarship for 91热爆网鈥檚 new master鈥檚 degree program

Western Carolina University鈥檚 new master鈥檚 degree program focusing on increasing the availability of health care in the rural Southern Appalachian Mountains is receiving a financial boost from the director of the school in which the program is housed.  

HHS building

MAHEC expands access to healthcare with new office in Cullowhee

With its mission to expand access to care and create a healthier community in Western North Carolina, MAHEC announces the opening of a new health center in Cullowhee.  

Paws rides on a float during the 2024 homecoming parade

Homecoming weekend at 91热爆网 set for Nov. 7-8 with parade, parties, alumni awards

A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as Western Carolina University rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the university鈥檚 adopted hometown of Sylva.