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. […]
Month: January 2009
Bricker Receives Jo Duckett Wallace Distinguished Service Award
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 […]
Jones Joins Heritage Center Staff as New Curator
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 […]
WCU Athletic Training Students Give to Community Table
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 […]
Catamounts vs Gardner Webb Pictorial Slideshow
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Brooke Johnson Named Candidate for Lowe’s Senior Class Award
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 […]
School of Nursing to Host Open House at A-B Tech Jan. 24
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 […]
School Supply and Book Drive Underway
A school supply and book drive is under way in Cullowhee, Sylva and Dillsboro as part of Western Carolina University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day pre-celebration activities. Items collected through Saturday, Jan. 24, will benefit Jackson County schools and Friends of the Library in Sylva. Collection sites include Annie’s Bakery, […]
Western Carolina Invites Community to Service-Learning Fair on Jan. 27
Western Carolina University will host the fourth annual Community Service-Learning Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. The fair, which is free and open to the public, will allow members of community organizations to inform students, faculty, staff and […]
Catamount E-Mail Fraud Alert
An e-mail sent to WCU students appearing to be from Windows Live and Western Carolina University during the late afternoon hours on New Year’s Day is fake. The message, which states is from admin@catamount.wcu.edu, is directed to another e-mail address when replied – adminweb@mail2student.com. The e-mail said that temporary maintenances […]
