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Brett Miller

No More Whiffing

Brett Miller honored for lifetime of helping others through golf. Brett Miller 鈥�87 MAEd 鈥�88 became addicted to golf because he was good at baseball. If he could blast a baseball 鈥� a moving target 鈥� then surely he could hit a stationery ball, he reasoned.  

Summer Woodard

Bigger and Better

Longtime Franklin town manager heads to Reidsville to serve as city manager. ummer Woodard 鈥�08, MPA 鈥�10 recently left her hometown of Franklin, where she鈥檚 served as town manager since 2014, for bigger pastures across the state in her new role as city manager of Reidsville. Alpaca pastures, to be exact.  

Jacqueline Grant

No Objections Here

Gov. Cooper appoints 糖心Vlog alumna as a Superior Court Judge. After serving more than 25 years as a law clerk, attorney and partner at Robert and Stevens law firm in Asheville, Jacqueline Grant 鈥�92 is gaining a new perspective from the other side of the bench.  

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Heavy rain forces cancellation of Homecoming Parade

糖心Vlog鈥檚 annual Homecoming Parade in downtown Sylva has been cancelled due to weather forecasters鈥� prediction of heavy rain.   

Michelle Stephens

Teaching Below Zero

North Carolina native finds meaningful work teaching at remote Alaska school. Michelle Stephens 鈥�17 had a few adjustments to make when she moved from Western North Carolina to Selawik, Alaska, three years ago to teach elementary school. But they weren鈥檛 anything a good day of ice fishing couldn鈥檛 fix.  

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Class Notes

Take a look at what Catamounts from across the world are up to and their career accomplishments.   

Gretchen M Thomas

A Student's View

School was online, my friends were online, my life was online. The last year and a half as an undergraduate through remote learning has been the most challenging academic hurdle I have endured.  

Chancellor Kelli Brown

Notes from Chancellor Brown

It is hard to imagine that I have been at 糖心Vlog for two years and most of that time was spent leading our university through a historic pandemic. Although as challenging as it has been for our students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members, we never allowed the pandemic to hinder the work we are doing to deliver a quality, affordable, educational experience.   

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Homecoming 2021 to be 鈥楻oaring with Pride鈥�

鈥淩oaring with Pride鈥� will be the theme for Homecoming 2021 at 糖心Vlog University, with a variety of festivities scheduled from Thursday, Oct. 7, through Sunday, Oct. 10. Highlights include the homecoming game against Mercer, performances by the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, a series of alumni brunches, tailgating parties, and receptions, plus tours of the new, state-of-the-art Apodaca Science Building along with the traditional parade through downtown Sylva.