Amy Kunst, an earth sciences education student, is the first recipient of a scholarship started by geology professor Steve Yurkovich for geology and earth sciences education students.
Western Carolina University’s Office of Admission has extended the tuition deposit deadline for the 2008 fall semester until Aug. 1 in response to concerns expressed by prospective freshmen and their parents in the face of an economic downturn that threatens to drag on into the summer.
Gas prices are soaring, and so is enrollment in academic programs offered online by Western Carolina University.
Western Carolina University will welcome more than 50 budding theatre performers from across the Southeast during the Triple Arts Broadway Series, to be held Sunday, July 20, through Sunday, Aug. 3.
More than 400 participants are expected on the campus of Western Carolina University during the 25th anniversary of the “Cullowhee Conference: Native Plants in the Landscape,” to be held Wednesday, July 23, through Saturday, July 26.
Smoking is prohibited within 50 feet of buildings on Western Carolina University’s campus under a policy that took effect Tuesday, July 1.
Chancellor John W. Bardo presented the 2008 Judy H. Dowell Outstanding Support Staff Award to university photographer Mark Haskett at a service awards luncheon.
Two students in WCU’s athletic training program recently received scholarships from the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association as part of the organization’s annual symposium.
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center is among the first facilities in the nation chosen to receive the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a set of books relating to artifact conservation and proper museum practices.
Western Carolina University will provide a showcase for the artists and young musicians of the state’s westernmost counties with the inaugural Summer Arts Festival, a free event beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center on Western’s campus.
Western Carolina University’s Outdoor Summer Fun Series will feature “Hike with a Botanist” Thursday, July 17, as participants will spend the day on a leisurely hike with one of the university’s botany experts to learn about plant identification and the Appalachian ecosystem.
Western Carolina University will host the 19th annual Mountain Artisans Summertime Fine Art and Craft Show in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center on Saturday, July 5, and Sunday, July 6.
Western Carolina University student William Styles will get a first-hand look at the political process above and beyond what he is learning in the classroom as a senior majoring in political science when he attends the Democratic National Convention in August.
WCU has just installed and tested a new, combination siren and public address system, which features a variety of alert tones, a library of prerecorded messages that can be used to respond to natural or manmade emergencies, and a manual override to enable spoken messages from campus police.
Chancellor John Bardo on Thursday, June 5, committed Western Carolina University to joining a community-university partnership focused on revitalizing the Cherokee language.
Twenty-one Western Carolina University students were recently inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society.
Noted Cherokee scholar Robert J. Conley, a prolific author with 80 books to his credit during a career spanning 40 years, is the new Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University.
Western Carolina University’s new director of health services is alumna Pamela M. Buchanan, former director of planning and operations at WestCare Health System.
The history and culture of Western North Carolina are being presented to a worldwide audience through the Web site of the Digital Heritage Project at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
Western Carolina University’s Outdoor Summer Fun Series kicks off Thursday, July 10, with “Whitewater Rafting” and continues throughout the month with a series of entertaining and educational outdoor adventures.
Western Carolina University’s board of trustees welcomed its newest member and bid farewell to a longtime friend as part of its regular quarterly meeting Friday, June 6.
John Q. Hodges, associate professor of social work at the University of Missouri, is the new head of Western Carolina University’s social work department, effective June 15.
WCU’s grants office recently announced more than $660,000 in new funding for faculty and staff initiatives.
Western Carolina University’s Last Minute Productions will host a series of free concerts Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer on the lawn of the A.K. Hinds University Center. All performances are at 7 p.m. The rain location is Club Illusions, on the third floor of the University Center.
WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center has opened an exhibit focused on furniture handmade in Western North Carolina during the 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit will be on display through December 15.
Pat Brown, dean of educational outreach at Western Carolina University and president of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the national honor society for nontraditional adult students, delivered the keynote address as the society’s chapter at Villanova University recently its celebrated its 50th anniversary.
A national consultant with expertise in communicating with people who are deaf-blind or have significant disabilities will be the featured presenter at a mini-conference co-sponsored by WCU’s Teacher Support Program and the North Carolina Deaf-Blind Project.
Western Carolina University will offer the popular Tiny Tot Swim Program and the Youth Swim program throughout spring and summer.
Twelve middle school students from a Western Carolina University effort to broaden the pool of children who may pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics recently competed in a statewide solar vehicle race, with one of the teams winning first place for technical merit.
The Fine Art Museum on the campus of Western Carolina University will begin its summer series with an exhibit featuring the fine furniture of three regional artists. “Contemporary Furniture: Innovation in Wood from Appalachian Traditions” will run from Tuesday, June 3, to Saturday, June 28, at the museum, in WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.
