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Longtime staff donor gives in honor of those who supported him as a WCU student

A WCU staff member for nearly 40 years and a two-time alumnus, Phil Cauley has donated to the Catamount Club for 37 of those years.   

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White, Hunter co-chair WCU fundraising campaign, make leadership gift to support athletics

Alumnus Randy White and spouse Kim Hunter have been named to co-chair the recently announced comprehensive “Fill the Western Sky” campaign.  

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From Power Five to SoCon, English professor’s affinity for athletics leads to providing financial support

Professor of English Mae Miller Claxton has become a long-time supporter of the athletics program at the institution where she works.  

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Shetland, 1889 event celebrates impact of WCU student, faculty, staff giving

WCU leaders took a brief break from their typical opening-of-the-semester chores Sept. 6 to pay tribute to the more than 550 faculty, staff and student philanthropists who have made financial gifts to the university over the past year.  

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Faculty member provides philanthropic support of WCU athletics, arts programs

Rob Young, professor of geology and director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, supports Catamount student-athletes and fine arts programming through his philanthropy.  

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Alum returns to WCU to speak at Chancellor's List ceremony

TJ Eaves, a 2012 graduate of WCU, will return to Cullowhee to speak during the fall 2023 Chancellor’s List event.  

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Longtime WCU employee supports student emergency fund as faculty, staff giving campaign begins

Linda Carmody, director of Greek student engagement and development, regularly donates to the university’s student emergency fund.  

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1889 Impact Grants application process open Aug. 15-Sept. 29

WCU’s Division of Advancement has issued a call for applications from faculty and staff interested in obtaining funding for projects through the third annual 1889 Impact Grants Program.  

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Foundation Board appoints new members, sets executive committee

The changing of the fiscal year on July 1 also meant a changing of the guard for the WCU's Foundation Board of Directors, which recently welcomed six new members and selected membership of its executive committee.  

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