Student Affairs

Thank you for being part of our very first One Day for Western! Check out this thank you video to hear from our campus community how much we appreciate your support. Go Cats!

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!

Calling all Catamounts! The Hathaway Family Foundation has generously offered to match dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 for every dollar donated to the Student Affairs Emergency Fund before midnight! 

Help us spread the word and maximize this matching gift: visit oneday.wcu.edu to access our social media toolkit! Thank you for helping make one day possible for students in need.

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.

We only need a few more donors to max out our active matches for Student Support Priorities... share with your networks so we can provide as much matching support as possible for our students in need!

Access our social media toolkit to post on social media and rally a few more donors!

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!

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.

Many of WCU’s best students bring extraordinary financial needs with them to college. Even as Western strives to remain an affordable and accessible university, many of our students continue to need assistance paying for their college education. 

Our General Scholarship Fund provides need-based financial aid to students who deserve to be at Western but struggle to afford the cost of attendance. These scholarship dollars ensure that WCU continues to attract the very best future Catamounts from across our region, state, and country.

The Student Emergency Fund helps students who encounter unexpected, critical needs during their time in Cullowhee. This resource has supported students who have lost their housing, helped feed students battling food insecurity, fixed a car that broke down, or purchased a required textbook after a parent lost her job.

Every dollar given to the General Scholarship and Student Emergency Funds will be spent ensuring our students make it across the finish line here in Cullowhee. Your gifts will help make one day possible for our students and will assist them in being better prepared to begin their careers as Catamounts. Thank you for your support on One Day for Western and every day!