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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Justin Caudell has been appointed as the Western Carolinian’s Editor-in-Chief for the Spring Semester. He replaces Michael O’Shea, who will assume the position of Features Editor. A junior majoring in Journalism and Political Science, Caudell was Editor-in-Chief of his high school’s newspaper and has worked as a weather reporter for […]
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has recognized Western Carolina University’s emphasis on community engagement and its link to engaged teaching, research and service by selecting the university for its “community engagement classification.” Announcement of WCU’s new status came Thursday, Dec. 18, from the Carnegie Foundation as part […]
While the bulk of Cullowhee and Western Carolina University escaped winter weather last week, a northwest flow of cold air on Wednesday, Jan. 7 produced snow in the Cashiers area of Jackson County and other towns above 3500 feet in elevation. According to the Cashiers Area Weather Center, 2.50 inches […]
Dirk Herr-Hoyman is the new director of the Office of Web Services at Western Carolina University. Herr-Hoyman, who began work in October, was with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Information Technology since 1997. There, he helped implement a universitywide, online course management system and develop a strategic e-learning plan. […]
Patricia Bricker, assistant professor of elementary and middle grades education, has received the 2008 Jo Duckett Wallace Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service in Science Education at the Elementary Level, an award given by the North Carolina Science Teachers Association. Bricker’s research interests range from integrating science and literacy to […]
Trevor Jones, a native of St. Cloud, Minn., is the new curator at the Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina University’s museum of Southern Appalachian natural and cultural history. Jones was formerly curator of history at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, Wis. He earned bachelor’s degrees in history and […]
Health sciences students at Western Carolina University recently contributed more than 800 nonperishable food items to the Community Table in Sylva. The donations came through the fourth annual Health Sciences Food Drive, organized by the Western Athletic Training Association, a student-run organization for athletic training majors at WCU. WATA was […]
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Western Carolina women’s basketball senior center Brooke Johnson has been named as one of the 30 candidates for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award – making her one of the top seniors in the nation. She becomes the first-ever Western Carolina student-athlete, male or female, to be nominated for this award […]
Prospective nursing students will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss their futures with Western Carolina University nursing faculty from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, as WCU’s School of Nursing sponsors an open house on Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Enka campus. Interested individuals can learn about […]
