by abollinger@wcu.edu | Aug 27, 2026 | Athletics, Fill the Western Sky
A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of Western Carolina University’s aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway with an official groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday, June 12, in the shadows of the construction zone. The...
by abollinger@wcu.edu | Aug 27, 2026 | Fill the Western Sky, Uncategorized
David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is an alumnus of the University of South Alabama and began his graduate studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany, while Whatley attended...
by Tanner Norman | Feb 17, 2025 | Athletics, Fill the Western Sky, Gifts in Kind
WCU chancellor, ‘first dude’ back the ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign with a $4 million estate gift By BILL STUDENC When Western Carolina University Chancellor Kelli R. Brown unveiled plans for a comprehensive fundraising campaign shortly after her arrival in 2019,...
by abollinger@wcu.edu | Feb 17, 2025 | Athletics, Fill the Western Sky
WCU announces historic $100 million goal for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ fundraising campaign By Bill Studenc Western Carolina University officially kicked off the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university’s 136-year history, an effort to secure $100...
by Tanner Norman | Sep 10, 2024 | Fill the Western Sky
WCU donors shatter fundraising record with more than $35.8 million in FY24 By Bill Studenc As Western Carolina University approaches the public launch of its “Fill the Western Sky” comprehensive fundraising campaign this fall, the university is coming off the most...
by Tanner Norman | Jun 26, 2024 | Fill the Western Sky
‘Fill the Western Sky’ contributions continue Brown family legacy of support for WCU By Bill Studenc A Cary couple with deep family connections to the founders of the institution that would become Western Carolina University is taking steps to ensure that students of...
