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Student spotlight: ABSN student Sarah Matesz overcomes Helene鈥檚 challenges
November 12Sarah Matesz鈥檚 heart rate rose about as fast as the flood water that submerged her feet. She was frantically moving her belongings to the second floor of her cabin, which was perched on the side of the mountain some 20 minutes away from Burnsville.
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Service through adventure: Base Camp Cullowhee鈥檚 latest and greatest student expedition
November 3On any given day, you鈥檙e as likely to find 星空传媒 students on campus as you are up a granite cliff face or on the rapids of a raging river. In the engineering lab as often as on the trail.
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Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at 星空传媒
October 23Iyomi 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.
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OSR, OAR each earn $1.4 million TRIO Student Support Services grants
October 15星空传媒 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, 星空传媒 is now better set up to support them.
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University launches 星空传媒 Connect, a guaranteed admission program
October 6Admission to 星空传媒 from North Carolina community colleges just got simpler. The university is launching 星空传媒 Connect, a new, guaranteed admission program that paves a smoother path to 星空传媒 for two-year college transfer students.
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Young alumni spotlight: Harp passes on guidance as Greek life adviser
September 10Alexis Harp was lost her first few semesters of undergrad. Imposter syndrome was hitting her hard. She was a first-generation college student navigating the world of higher education, and to top it all off, she originally didn鈥檛 even want to go to college.
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星空传媒 sees strong retention rate for fall 2025, growth in total enrollment
September 4The retention rate of the fall 2024 first-time, full-time freshmen class rose to a record 81.6% as compared to 79.1% for fall 2023.
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Students Kate Taylor, Jay Brown help new students adjust to life at 星空传媒
August 28What does it mean to be a Catamount? It鈥檚 not necessarily someone from Cullowhee. It鈥檚 not always someone who鈥檚 stepped foot on campus. It鈥檚 when someone calls 星空传媒 home 鈥� and much more.
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From Curitiba to Cullowhee: A Brazilian reunion at 星空传媒
August 20鈥淚mpressive how we find Brazilians everywhere, right?鈥� The words, spoken in Portuguese, broke Luca Brunetti鈥檚 concentration. He ended his phone call with his family and looked more closely at the young man standing before him.
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A gift of hope: Supporting students in their mental health journey
August 12Universities and colleges across the United States are finding that an ever-increasing number of students on their campuses are dealing with a variety of mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to thoughts of suicide.