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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Enrolled students in need may be able to use the Student Emergency Fund to help with unexpected, unforeseen and urgent expenses, like housing or living expenses. The link to request the fund can be found at dos.wcu.edu, or by finding the Dean of Students’ page. The fund was created in […]
Originally published in the Western Carolina Journalist Mold is a fickle fungus that WCU has battled with. Hunter Library had a mold growth issue, and many infected books were thrown away. The CAT studios were cleaned for mold on March 15 after two years. Dehumidifiers are in many school buildings, […]
The 99th administration of WCU’s Student Government Association (SGA) convened for the last time on Monday, April 10, with the 100th administration taking over on Tuesday April 11 at the organization’s annual inauguration. What is SGA? The Student Government Association is made up of elected or appointed students that […]
Western Carolina University’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) held their annual pride celebration Sunday April 16 in the University Center following inclement weather. The celebration involved multiple vendors local to the Sylva and Asheville area and clubs at WCU that provide safe spaces, children’s story hour, adult story hour, BIPOC […]
April is Earth month, a time to check up on our planet. Part of that checkup is air quality. WCU’s Whee Breathe will add an analysis for the air quality on campus retrieved from Purple Air (.com) monitors by the end of the semester. Whee Breathe is a club started […]
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist In the early afternoon, with mist still clinging to the waters of the river, hundreds of WCU students descend to the banks of the Tuckasegee river for the Tuck River Cleanup. Throughout the day, thousands of pounds of trash are removed. Digging through the muck and […]
Sylva Police Department and Western Carolina University have partnered to change how policing is done with the new Community Care Program. This program is designed to fuse policing with social work. Senior or graduate level students studying social work are hired as interns. These interns, known as community care liaisons, […]
A lot separates Western from other campuses. The NC Promise Plan, the smaller, more manageable student-faculty ratio, the resources offered, and our beautiful campus. All are instrumental in distinguishing WCU from other universities. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and sitting on Cherokee ancestral land, the location is a huge […]
Originally published for The Western Carolina Journalist Stephanie Elizondo Griest came to WCU’s campus to share with students her life’s story and the motto that has inspired her work. The motto, which she calls her trifecta, involves a life of wanderlust, social Justice, and art. Her life has consisted of […]
Originally published on the Western Carolina Journalist Mold is being noticed in buildings around campus. One building was Hunter Library and now, the TV and recording studios in the Center for Applied Technology (CAT) building. The TV and recording studios are small rooms and are used very often. During the […]
