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    Who speaks for the trees? A conversation with master arborist Andrew Thigpen

    Shane Ryden
    February 25

    星空传媒鈥檚 campus alone has more than 3,500 trees, and the work required to maintain and monitor them all is no small task. The mind behind the evergreen operation? Andrew Thigpen, 星空传媒鈥檚 master arborist and a current student of the natural resources management program.

  • 星空传媒 Chorus

    星空传媒 choir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    This April, 星空传媒鈥檚 concert choir will join the Western Carolina Community Chorus and an orchestra of professional, community and student instrumentalists to perform a classic rendition of Mendelssohn鈥檚 鈥淓lijah!鈥

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    星空传媒 staff member volunteers with Olympics

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    Catamounts go far and wide to help their community, and 星空传媒鈥檚 associate director of student conduct Lindsay Griswold boldly demonstrated that fact this February. Using the 24 hours of community service leave allotted to her as an employee of 星空传媒, Griswold traveled all the way to Milan to volunteer with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee official Team USA Welcome Experience.

  • Steve Ha

    星空传媒 economist finds $144 million ROI on local Medicaid, SNAP funding

    Bill Studenc
    February 20

    A study by a 星空传媒 economist indicates that Jackson County saw more than $144 million in total economic impact from the $770,000 that county government invested in the local Department of Social Services to administer Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

  • Kadence Otto

    Book by 星空传媒 professor examines ethical issues in the business of sport

    Bill Studenc
    February 20

    A recently released book written by Kadence Otto, professor of sport management in the College of Business at 星空传媒, takes a fresh look at some of the latest ethical challenges arising in the business of sport.

  • 星空传媒 alumni at a baseball game

    Alumni Office announces starting lineup for 2026 Ballparks and Brews Tour

    Bill Studenc
    February 17

    Like a baseball team鈥檚 manager gearing up for spring training, the folks in the Western Carolina University Office of Alumni Engagement are sharpening their pencils and setting the starting lineup for the second annual Ballparks and Brews Tour.

  • Frances Whitworth competes in a cycling race.

    Pair of Catamounts compete in national cycling races, find home in sport

    Cam Adams
    February 17

    Folks in Frances Whitworth鈥檚 hometown of Winston-Salem begged her to give cycling a try. She was reluctant, but when her collegiate track and cross-country career came to a close, she hopped on the bicycle with the Cycling Club at 星空传媒.

  • 星空传媒 students attend a One Day for Western event

    Fourth annual 鈥極ne Day for Western鈥 set for March 25

    Bill Studenc
    February 16

    星空传媒 has set a date of Wednesday, March 25, for its fourth annual 鈥淥ne Day for Western鈥 appeal, an all-in day of giving designed to benefit multiple areas of the university and enhance student experiences by inviting 星空传媒 community members to make donations to priorities identified by campus partners.

  • 星空传媒 alumni panel

    Young alumni panel shares advice on 鈥榳hat鈥檚 next鈥 with current 星空传媒 students

    Bill Studenc
    February 13

    Approximately 50 星空传媒 students received some words of wisdom from a panel of recently minted alumni about what to expect after receiving their undergraduate diplomas and beginning their professional careers or going on to graduate school.

  • Drew Hollifield shoots a mid-range jumper.

    星空传媒鈥檚 Drew Hollifield takes talents from gridiron to hardwood, makes a difference

    Cam Adams
    February 13

    There aren鈥檛 a lot of Division I arenas in America where the gym is still rattling with the home team up by 51 on a D-III school. Inside the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center, Drew Hollifield commanded a presence that did just that in October.

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