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    A Life Shaped by the River

    Cam Adams
    October 29

    The sound of rushing water fills the ears of Ryland Harrison M.S. ’26 as she kayaks the Nantahala River. The Ðǿմ«Ã½ alumna knows this river intimately.

  • Clark Willhoite stands with a Catamount helmet in front of the AEW Dynamite wrestling ring.

    Ready to Rumble

    Tanner Norman
    October 29

    The Calm Before the Storm with Wrestling Producer and Alumnus Clark Willhoite

  • Bob McCollum and Stacy Guffy stand at the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin

    A Long Line Back

    Shane Ryden
    October 28

    Bob McCollum on Service in Action

  • Daniel Ross plays the guitar

    Writing the Next Hit

    Shane Ryden
    October 28

    Alumnus Daniel Ross speaks on a career in songwriting.

  • Franklin mayor Stacy Guffey, ’99 standing with Bob McCullum at a plaque for the Nikwasi Mound for a photo

    Where Roots Grow Deep

    Shane Ryden
    October 28

    Learn about Stacy Guffey’s Appalachian roots, his path into public service and his efforts to preserve the region’s cultural heritage, support community development and strengthen connections between residents, the land and its history.

  • Scholarship recipient Payton Beaudreu, with Stacey Zimmerman (left) smile for a photo

    Protecting Planet Earth

    Bill Studenc MPA '10
    October 28

    A scholarship fund designed to protect the environment through education gets a $1.3 million boost from an estate gift.

  • Guests attending a banquet celebration for Ðǿմ«Ã½'s Fill the Western Sky campaign

    A Success Story

    Bill Studenc MPA '10
    October 28

    The historic ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign concludes with a total of more than $110 million in gifts

  • Representatives from the fraternities and sororities at Ðǿմ«Ã½ stand in the end zone while being recognized during Ðǿմ«Ã½ football game

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ fraternities, sororities raise nearly $2 million in Greek Challenge

    Bill Studenc
    October 27

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ fraternities and sororities donated nearly $2 million to the Catamount Club during the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

  • A Ðǿմ«Ã½ student intubates a simulation patient

    EMC at 50

    Shane Ryden
    October 27

    Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s emergency medical care program, established in 1976, was the first of its kind in the United States, and this year, the program is celebrating its 50th birthday.

  • Participating in the awards presentation at the inaugural North Carolina Small Business Center Network’s Startup Showdown are (from left) John Loyack, N.C. Community College System vice president of economic development; Coastal Community College President David Heatherly; April Priester, director of Coastal Community College’s Small Business Center; N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall; first-place recipient Dan Spangler; Juan Austin, Wells Fargo senior vice president of philanthropy and community impact; Suzie Koonce, Wells Fargo vice president for philanthropy and community impact; Anne Shaw, director of the N.C. Small Business Center Network; and Rodrick Banks, Wells Fargo senior vice president and lead community relations consultant. (Photo by Azul Photography)

    Faculty member helps develop state business pitch contest

    Bill Studenc
    October 26

    A statewide business pitch competition created through a partnership led by a Ðǿմ«Ã½ faculty member recently announced the winners of the inaugural event during an award banquet held in Raleigh.

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