With a record number of applications for the freshman class for the 2009 fall semester in hand, Western Carolina University’s enrollment management office is instituting a “wait list” to enable admissions counselors to properly evaluate every prospective student.
Western Carolina University’s summer commencement ceremony scheduled for Aug. 7 has been suspended in preparation for projected cuts in state-appropriated funding for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
The Corporation for National and Community Service has named Western Carolina University to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for “exemplary commitment to service and civic engagement” on WCU’s campus and beyond.
Western Carolina University’s Center for the Support of Beginning Teachers recently received a $50,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to help expand an online support program for beginning educators to include second- and third-year teachers in Western North Carolina.
More than 200 middle school students from across Western North Carolina were introduced to the teaching profession Tuesday, Feb. 10, as Western Carolina University hosted its annual Middle School Teachers of Tomorrow Conference.
Staff members in Western Carolina University’s Office of Public Relations have been honored by a national higher education organization for their work in producing the university magazine and a video titled “What is a Catamount?”
Jill Manners, associate professor and clinical education coordinator for Western Carolina University’s athletic training program, has been named the 2009 North Carolina Athletic Training Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Robert Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, is winner of the 2009 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Oklahoma Center for the Book.
As North Carolina attempts to deal with a chronic shortage of child welfare social workers, Western Carolina University has received a boost in helping to alleviate that problem with its inclusion in the state’s Child Welfare Education Collaborative.
Twenty-six high school seniors from Smoky Mountain High School and Cherokee High School recently attended a College Access mini-conference at Western Carolina University where they met WCU student mentors who will collaborate with them on their graduation or senior projects, and learned about opportunities at WCU.
A poem by Catherine Carter, director of Western Carolina University’s English education program, was recently selected to be published in “The Best American Poetry 2009.”
Michael Hubble, director of the emergency medical care program at Western Carolina University, recently received a $91,510 grant to conduct an assessment and analysis of North Carolina’s emergency medical services workforce and provide recommendations to improve recruitment and retention.
Western Carolina University evening classes at all Asheville locations are canceled today, Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Two free public concerts will be on the agenda at Western Carolina University on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13-14, as the university welcomes more than 350 middle and high school band students from 13 Western North Carolina counties to the Western Region All-District Band clinic.
Western Carolina University will offer an opportunity for young artists to experience the art and craft of musical theater performance with Broadway stars Terrence Mann and Charlotte d’Amboise this summer during the Triple Arts Broadway Series, to be held Sunday, July 19, through Sunday, Aug. 2.
Western Carolina University will host “Buying a Home in Today’s Market,” presented by Western Carolina Properties and Macon Bank, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Room 143 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Nutrition and Brain Health as You Age” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17.
The complicated nature of human relations, including love and betrayal, are at the heart of “Closer,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 18-21, at Niggli Theatre. The show, which includes adult themes, strong language and sexual content, is intended for mature audiences only.
More than 600 students from across Western North Carolina will gather at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center for the Western Regional Science Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 18-19.
Western Carolina University will offer “Cullowhee Creativity Colloquium,” a daylong workshop for teachers and professionals who work with gifted and talented students, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Room 143 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
Western Carolina University will host a presentation for students and a workshop for faculty led by consultants who are helping WCU expand and promote undergraduate research.
Western Carolina University will host an evening of hip-hop and electronic music by Thavius Beck and K-the-I??? beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in Club Illusions, located on the third floor of the A.K. Hinds University Center.
Fresh from its European tour, the internationally renowned Parsons Dance Company will perform its contemporary dance artistry in a recital as part of Western Carolina University’s Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions Series.
Western Carolina University vocal ensembles will present a recital featuring various styles of choral music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, as part of the Catamount Concert Series.
The accountancy program in Western Carolina University’s Graduate School and College of Business and will hold its annual “Meet the Firms Night” from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Owen Conference Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Western Carolina University will host the annual Southeast Horn Workshop, one of the largest events of its kind, Friday, March 6, through Sunday, March 8.
The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Improving Your Balance, Avoiding Falls” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7, at the Pardee Health Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville.
Western Carolina University and several regional emergency response agencies will conduct a disaster preparedness drill on the Cullowhee campus Tuesday, March 3.
The 2008-09 old-time and bluegrass music concert/jam session series at Western Carolina University will continue Thursday, March 5, with a concert by Ken Bloom, followed by a jam session in which local musicians are invited to participate.
Guest clarinetist Nathan Williams will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the campus of Western Carolina University.
When a dozen Western Carolina University students and staff members head off for spring break, March 2-6, in Nashville, Tenn., they won’t be in “Music City USA” to see the sights and meet the stars. Instead, the group will spend time volunteering with local community agencies over the five-day period as part of an alternative spring break service project.
The board of trustees of Western Carolina University will meet Friday, March 13, in the H.F. Robinson Administration Building.
Conceptual artist Mel Chin will deliver a talk at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University. A reception will follow in the FAPAC Star Lobby.
Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will be one of five to be featured at a video performance session at the College Band Directors National Association’s conference on Friday, March 27, in Austin, Texas.
