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Project Discovery director JennieV. Sorrells has seen her program impact the lives of tons of students. The project, hosted by ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, has given secondary students the opportunity to explore careers and colleges and partake in adventure-based learning.

Although the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ campus in Cullowhee avoided any significant damage from the fury of Hurricane Helene as it tore through Western North Carolina in late September, that does not mean that all students, faculty and staff emerged unscathed.

Randa Gardner wrapped her arms around Beth Harmer, an assistant professor of social work inside the College of Health and Human Sciences at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, with emotions flowing out. All day, she was nervous, and all her life, she hadn’t graduated from anything.

Looking back on his time before coming to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, nursing student Isaac Jennings, a sophomore from Franklin, was always told the most important thing was contacting his chosen college’s military services director.

Timm Muth, an assistant professor of practice in the College of Engineering and Technology at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, looks at glass differently than most. Glass is more than just the material that makes windows.

Jamie Van Pelt’s drive from Florida to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ isn’t the most riveting one. It’s several hours of rural highways, twists and turns and infamous Atlanta traffic, but when Van Pelt crests the hill south of Clayton, Georgia, he smiles.

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ paused Saturday, Nov. 2, to honor four prominent alumni – a former automotive industry executive who has supported Catamount athletics for decades, an accounting professional with extensive family ties to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, an award-winning educator and an up-and-coming public relations practitioner.

A Tony-nominated actor and spoken word artist will be making his way to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½.

Nontraditional students working to earn a degree in an art-related major at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ soon will have financial assistance to help them pursue their passion, thanks to a memorial scholarship fund established by the family of a recent ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ graduate who earned his degree after the age of 30.

The past three years have been busy for Sloan Despeaux, professor in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and her colleagues.