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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ launches a new guarantee for transfer students

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ has partnered with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity. The Western Phi Theta Kappa Guarantee recognizes and rewards PTK members for their community or junior college achievements.   

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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ announces historic $100 million goal for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ officially kicked off the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university’s 136-year history, an effort to secure $100 million in philanthropic support with a focus on increasing the financial resources necessary for long-delayed upgrades in facilities used by Catamount student-athletes.  

Kathy Jaqua with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students and faculty

Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student’s face.   

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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.  

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SECU Public Fellowships Internship Program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ earns grant for new year

The State Employees Credit Union Public Fellowships Internship Program has been a mainstay at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ for the past few years. And thanks to a grant, the program will continue to thrive in 2025.  

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ faculty members with Steve Lillard and Chris Hatton

Fund for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ supports symposium on intersection of policing, social work

More than 65 judges, prosecutors, behavioral health workers and representatives from law enforcement agencies across the mountains gathered earlier this year at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ for conversations about the root causes of issues that lead to interactions with police in Western North Carolina.   

David Joy

Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Research and Scholarship Conference

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. The event will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.   

Nora Lynn Finch at a ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Title IX Pioneers event

Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ alumna Nora Lynn Finch sat behind her friend, Kay Yow, honored to introduce her in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1989 induction ceremony. But before the ceremony began, Finch was approached by an unknown gentleman.   

George Brown

George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ after a decade of leadership

After ten years of serving as ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.