WCU College of Engineering & Technology

06/09/2026

Posters from engineering capstone projects are available online! Take a look and see what WCU engineering students built this year.

🔗 https://engr.wcu.edu/symposium

06/09/2026

We are excited to be part of Camp Mission WNC STEM Camp!

06/05/2026

The dean of our college, Dr. Randy Collins, threw out the first pitch at yesterday’s Asheville Tourists game, and we loved spending the evening connecting with Catamount alumni, partners, and community members. ⚾

Thanks to the WCU Alumni Association for bringing everyone together—and congrats to the Asheville Tourists Baseball Club on the win!

06/04/2026

When their only electrical engineering student left mid-project, this ENGR 350 student team didn’t quit — they adapted. 💡

From learning to solder to tackling circuits and coding this, the group relied on teamwork and built a turbidity monitoring device with real-world impact on water quality monitoring.

Their biggest takeaway? Adaptability is everything.

Check out the video their team created (accompanied
by “Philadelphia” audio by Gvidon) and read more
about the recent project at https://engr.wcu.edu/turbidity.

06/03/2026

Summer vibes at the Catafount today 💧☀️
Hope your summer’s off to a great start, Catamounts!

What are you up to—classes, internships, travels, adventures?
📸 Message us your photos—we’re putting together some summer highlight posts!

05/28/2026

It's not too late to sign up for one of WCU's new summer online engineering courses! Registration is open for Network Theory I, Network Theory II and Engineering Programming II.

✅ 100% online & asynchronous
✅ Open to WCU and visiting students
✅ Affordable summer tuition
✅ Ideal for degree acceleration or course replacement
✅ Transfer‑friendly (verify with your home institution)

Network Theory I and Engineering Programming II start soon.

Learn more at https://engr.wcu.edu/summercourses.

05/27/2026

Another standout project from last month’s WCU Capstone Symposium highlights the power of student innovation and industry partnership! 🎓

Harris Integrated Solutions sponsored a capstone team challenged to integrate an AI-powered chatbot and help buttons into an HVAC training game for technicians and customers.

Student team members said they learned a lot about AI and how Retrieval Augmented Generation works to power AI machines.

We’re proud of their work and grateful to Harris Integrated Solutions for sponsoring them and co-sponsoring WCU’s Engineering Capstone Symposium event.

05/21/2026

Western Carolina University will launch a new Master of Science (M.S.) in engineering program in Fall 2026, expanding graduate-level opportunities in the College of Engineering and Technology and addressing growing regional and workforce demand for engi...

05/20/2026

🎉 Meet Julie Conway, the newest addition to our academic advising team!

💻 Advising Journey: "Back when I was an undergrad, long, long ago, we didn’t have advisors. We just had to figure it out, and it was stressful! I realized that advising is important! I am very committed to helping my students succeed. Advising is an important part of that process. Sometimes a student simply having a specific person they can reach out to when they aren’t sure of something can make a world of difference as they work toward their goals."

🎓 Academic Background: Master’s in Education here at WCU in the HESA program

⛰ Why WNC: "I moved to WNC in 2004 from the Atlanta area. My husband had family in Lake Junaluska, and we visited often. We loved the mountains and were getting tired of the big city life. So, when my son was about to start high school, we moved to Lake J and have loved it ever since."

💜 Favorite thing about WCU: "I love the people I work with. Everyone supports each other across campus, and I enjoy the collaboration and cooperation across campus offices. Everyone seems to care about the students and that is one of the things that makes WCU a special place."

📚 Beyond the Classroom: "I love to sit on my screened-in porch and read books of all kinds. I am an avid reader of all categories of books. I also enjoy going on adventures with my husband Reid and our labradoodle, Bandit, and enjoying the beauty of the area."

05/19/2026

An inspiring Catamount story 💜

Engineering student Asratun Sarmin Anjum made history this spring as WCU’s first physics graduate in 25 years! Working alongside physics associate professor Enrique Gomez, Anjum was able to earn an interdisciplinary studies degree that spans engineering and applied particle physics with her bachelor’s of science in electrical and computer engineering technology.

Read more about her remarkable journey:
https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/anjum-becomes-first-wcu-physics-graduate-in-years.aspx

Asratun Sarmin Anjum’s journey to walking across the stage this month was a lot more unorthodox than most. Anjum, an international student from Bangladesh, ventured from her home country after her mother passed away.