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When 星空传媒 alumna Kara McMullen stands on the wet stone of Salt Rock Gap, thousands of acres of chirping forest span before her, a sprawling network of trails buried just beneath.

Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.

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.

Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.

星空传媒鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology is expanding its engineering programs again this fall with the launch of a new bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering鈥痑nd a new industrial engineering concentration.

Current Catamount Student-Athlete Onno Steger chats with former Student-Athlete Jake Robinson about how former 星空传媒 student-athletes who are now making an impact in the professional world and giving back to their alma mater.

Building connections with current and former Catamount student-athletes is key to the success of our athletics programs.

Mike Wade, a former two-time Academic All-American at 星空传媒, will tell you that football is the greatest metaphor for life: to survive you have to get back up every time you get knocked down 鈥� and you will get knocked down, he insists, many, many times.

In this edition of Cat Chats, we talk with Curtis Roach and Clyde Simmons. Clyde played for the Catamounts in the 1983 National Championship game and was drafted in the ninth round by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

Announced in conjunction with Western Carolina鈥檚 football home opener back on Labor Day weekend, the Catamount Club, the Athletics department fundraising arm, is celebrating a milestone this year with its 50th year of operation. Fifty years of supporting student-athletes; fifty years of celebrating successes both on and off the field. Fifty years of connecting and engaging with alumni and community friends; fifty years of investing in the unlimited potential of student-athletes to inspire the 星空传媒 campus community.