College of Education and Allied Professions

Catamounts, you never cease to amaze me. The way you showed up to make one day possible was inspirational, especially in our inaugural year of this all-in giving day! 

The initial numbers are in, and we are excited to share that 1,058 donors contributed over $260,000 on One Day for Western. And we're still counting. These gifts will enable amazing projects to materialize, life-changing trips to be taken, and critical programs to continue their good work throughout our community—and it’s all because of your generosity. We cannot wait to share these impact stories with you over the next several months so you can see your investment in action. 

Thank you to everyone who gave, shared, or elevated our message on One Day for Western. We are beyond grateful for your support.

Go Cats! 

Thankfully,  

Rebekah B. Cheney 

Director of Annual Giving

Catamounts, you are SHOWING UP for One Day for Western! To ensure we maximize as many challenge gifts as possible, we're upping our donor goal to 1,000! Here's what we have left to complete before midnight:

Student Affairs

• 5 donors left to hit “per donor” challenges
• $9,325 in challenge dollars left to match

POTM

• $12,175 in challenge dollars remaining

Athletics

• 250 donors left to close out all “per donor” challenges

Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts

• 36 donors left to close the per donor challenge
• $3,308 in challenge dollars left to match

Brinson Honors College

• 46 donors to go

College of Arts and Sciences

• 7 donors to go for Cherokee Programs Advancement Fund
• 14 donors for Literary Festival fund
• 31 donors for CAS Dean’s Fund
• $2,579 in challenge dollars for FOREST

College of Business

• Matches are completed, but more donors are needed to hit the 75 donor goal

College of Education and Allied Professions

• $44 left to go in challenge dollars

College of Engineering and Technology

• $250 left in challenge dollar

College of Health and Human Sciences

• 11 donors left for MAP Health
• $900 in challenge dollars for Speech and Hearing
• $3,675 in challenge dollars for Dean’s Fund

Hunter Library

• 223 donors to go to realize the $500 match

Other challenges:

• Monica Henson ’84: 83 donors to go (out of 84-donor challenge)
• Kae Livsey: 72 donors to go (out of 75 fac/staff donor challenge)

Thank you so much for all your advocacy and support; you help make one day possible for our students!

Prospect Cullowhee is donating $400 for each renewed or new lease signed on One Day for Western: March 29, 2023! 

As a reminder: donations will be made by Prospect Cullowhee to the tenant’s priority area of choice. Thank you again to Prospect Cullowhee for their partnership!

If you have questions on how you can take advantage of this offer, just visit the Prospect website or call 828-226-4865.

Chancellor Kelli Brown is excited for One Day for Western and we hope you are too!

Thank you in advance for your generosity and advocacy, Catamount Nation - today and every day. Let's make our very first One Day for Western a day to remember. GO CATS!

Gifts to support College of Education and Allied Professions student travel expenses will help alleviate costs associated with travel to and from professional conferences (co-presenting research and best practices with faculty), competitions, and professional development opportunities. Experiential learning and professional development opportunities enrich students’ time at WCU and prepare them for their careers as future educators. Will you support them on One Day for Western?

Students to Teachers through Education Pathways (STEP) with WCU is a partnership program that features the Teaching as Profession curriculum combined with engagement experiences with WCU campus, faculty, staff, and students. 

Your support of STEP with WCU helps fund travel to WCU’s campus, the cost of a teacher’s class period at the high school, educational experiences for HS students, and CEAP staff travel to partner high schools. Read more about last year's visit by Statesville High School Students here and please consider supporting STEP with WCU on One Day for Western!

The McKee Assessment & Psychological Services Clinic is a training clinic for CEAP students in Clinical, School, and Health Service Psychology graduate programs, and provides critical services to children in our community and region. The McKee Clinic provides comprehensive psychological evaluations, educational and therapeutic recommendations, and consultation services to schools, parents, students, and individuals from the community.

The Clinic offers invaluable training opportunities for graduate students as well as high quality psychological assessments and services for the community. Please consider making a gift in support of the Clinic on One Day for Western to make a significant impact on our students' experiences and the community!

Transformative Rural-Urban Exchange (TRUE) is a collaborative experiential learning opportunity that allows education majors from WCU and NC A&T to engage in a retreat and visit each others’ home universities. During these visits, students spend time in local public schools, doing activities on campus, and in the community learning how to work with diverse P-12 students in both urban and rural settings. 

Gifts to this program help cover the cost of Lodging, food, and mileage for the annual retreat, van rental, museum fee, and mileage for the annual visit to NC A&T, and meals and educational experiences fees for NC A&T’s visit to WCU. Will you consider helping make this enrichment opportunity more accessible for CEAP students through a gift on One Day for Western? 

In support of One Day for Western, Prospect Cullowhee is donating $200 for each renewed or new lease signed by March 29, 2023. The donations will be made by Prospect Cullowhee to the tenant’s priority area of choice. We are grateful for their partnership and cannot wait to see what students are excited to support on One Day for Western! 

If you have questions on how you can take advantage of this offer, just visit the Prospect website or call 828-226-4865.