Scenes from the student production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Western Carolina University Fine and Performing Arts Center from March 24 – 27, 2011.
Day: March 28, 2011
Before They Were Educators: Dr. Kenneth Price
(Editor’s Note: The following is the ninth part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Before becoming an Assistant Professor of English at Western Carolina University, Kenneth Price moved around the country from Texas to Alaska, to California and […]
DSCE holding forums to raise awareness of academic dishonesty
The Department of Student Community Ethics (DSCE) is holding a student-only academic integrity forum on April 2 at 9 p.m. in Scott East. The Writing Center, Western PEAKS, graduate students, and Holly Taylor will be presenting a discussion on being ethical and general academic integrity issues. Taylor, who has been […]
WCU board OKs financing for Harrill Hall energy renovations
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees authorized the issuance of special obligation bonds to jumpstart renovations to a 38-year-old residence hall, including energy efficiency improvements that would enable the building to qualify for LEED certification. Approval of the bonds as a bridge loan came during the board’s regular quarterly […]
IT Services responds to Internet complaints
NetFlix, YouTube, Facebook, Flikr, Blackboard, and WebCat— students want their websites, all of them, and in a quick manner. Unfortunately though, Western Carolina University’s bandwidth is not able to support them all. Complaints have been popping up at every dormitory this year that the Internet is not working or is […]
Double athlete Jacoby Mitchell juggles football and baseball
Jacoby Mitchell can say he is the only student athlete at WCU to play two sports, football and baseball, but it’s not all fun and games. Currently in the middle of his baseball season and the start of football spring training, Mitchell is forced to split time between baseball and […]
WCU students are fourth nationally for undergraduate research conference
Western Carolina University students once again rank among the nation’s leaders in the number of their research projects that have been accepted for presentation at the country’s most prestigious undergraduate research conference. WCU students had a total of 69 project abstracts accepted by the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, an […]
WCU students plan dinner to raise money to build school in Pakistan
Western Carolina University students working to raise $50,000 to build a school in Pakistan are hosting a fundraising dinner and silent auction at Chef’s Table in Waynesville on Tuesday, April 5. Tickets to the event are $50 for a three-course meal, which includes soup or salad, a choice of entrée […]
Tuckaseigee River Cleanup to be held Saturday, April 16
Western Carolina University’s Base Camp Cullowhee will present the 27th annual Tuckaseigee River Cleanup on Saturday, April 16, and is looking for volunteers to help remove trash from part of the river in Jackson County. Registration for groups will be on the A.K. Hinds University Center lawn from 11 a.m. […]
Before They Were WCU Coaches: Dennis Wagner
(Editor’s Note: The following is the second of a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile the lives and careers of coaches before they arrived at WCU.) Dennis Wagner is entering his fourth season at the helm of the Catamount Football program. A native of Waverly, IA, Wagner has […]
