Fred Hinson, senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, will retire from Western Carolina University on Jan. 1 after more than 45 years of service. In 1966, Hinson joined the WCU faculty and spent nearly 30 years teaching various courses, including microbiology, human anatomy, physiology, freshman biology, botany, zoology, microbial ecology and parasitology.
With winter almost upon us, the Western Carolinian wanted to refresh readers on the university's policy on cancelling classes due to weather, what is done behind the scenes to keep campus safe during winter months and provide a few tips on how to be prepared when winter weather strikes.
Chad Miller, the women's soccer coach at Western Carolina University, has always had a passion for sports. "Sports have been my passion my whole life. I have always been interested in sports since I can remember," Miller said. "I drove my parents crazy always wanting to watch them on TV every minute or beg to stay outside to play something with a ball. Soccer has always been my number one love, but I also played football, beach volleyball, water skiing, basketball, baseball and loved to fish."
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