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$75k gift from alumna will create endowment for WCU’s interior design program

$75k gift from alumna will create endowment for WCU’s interior design program

by Tanner Norman | Jan 23, 2024 | Scholarship

$75k gift from alumna will create endowment for WCU’s interior design program By Bill Studenc Students in Western Carolina University’s interior design program soon will have access to new experiential learning opportunities thanks to a $75,000 gift from a woman whose...
Couple’s blended gift of $367,500 will support WCU athletics facilities improvements, student-athletes

Couple’s blended gift of $367,500 will support WCU athletics facilities improvements, student-athletes

by Tanner Norman | Jan 23, 2024 | Athletics, Scholarship, Students

Couple’s blended gift of $367,500 will support WCU athletics facilities improvements, student-athletes By Bill Studenc Western Carolina University’s comprehensive fundraising campaign titled “Fill the Western Sky” recently received a big boost in the form of gifts and...
Gifts of $100,000 from communication alumnus create 2 annual scholarship funds

Gifts of $100,000 from communication alumnus create 2 annual scholarship funds

by Tanner Norman | Jan 23, 2024 | Scholarship

Gifts of $100,000 from communication alumnus create 2 annual scholarship funds By Bill Studenc A 1984 graduate of Western Carolina University’s communication program who is now senior vice president of operations for Charter Communications-Spectrum Reach has made...
Social science degrees lead alumni to business success, planned gifts for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign

Social science degrees lead alumni to business success, planned gifts for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign

by Tanner Norman | Jan 23, 2024 | Athletics, Scholarship, Study Abroad

Social science degrees lead alumni to business success, planned gifts for ‘Fill the Western Sky’ campaign By Bill Studenc For Western Carolina University alumni Robert and Suzanne Thomas, the seeds for two successful careers in international business were planted in...
New scholarship for arts, sciences students established in honor of family patriarch

New scholarship for arts, sciences students established in honor of family patriarch

by Chance Kuehn | Aug 8, 2023 | Scholarship

New scholarship for arts, sciences students established in honor of family patriarch By Bill Studenc A member of a family with deep roots in Jackson County has established an endowed scholarship fund at Western Carolina University that will support students in the...

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