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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Western Carolina University announced Friday, June 3, that John W. Bardo’s name will be permanently affixed to its Fine and Performing Arts Center in recognition of the retiring chancellor’s efforts to make the $30 million, 122,000-square-foot facility a reality. Announcement of the honor was made during the WCU Board of […]
A month of departmental oversight changes are over for now at Western Carolina University’s College of Arts and Sciences. On May 12, Dr. Wendy Ford was relieved of her of duties as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a position that on June 6 was handed on an […]
Western Carolina University will partner with Transylvania County Schools to develop a model for supporting teachers in identifying student needs in mathematics and literacy, and tailoring instruction and individual interventions to address those needs. David Strahan, the Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor of Elementary and Middle Grades Education at WCU, […]
Republicans in the North Carolina Senate have proposed a new bill that would require citizens drawing unemployment benefits to volunteer to continue to receive benefits. Senate Bill 737 states people drawing unemployment benefits must volunteer at least five hours per week after nine weeks of receiving unemployment benefits. Another catch, […]
Western Carolina University faculty member and writer Ron Rash is putting the final touches on his new novel even as he is honored for the contributions he has made to Southern literature through his previous novels, short stories and poems. Rash, who serves as WCU’s Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian […]
The Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University announces its seventh Galaxy of Stars Series with a lineup intended to take audiences down memory lane. Individual tickets for the 2011-12 series went on sale Aug. 16. Prices are $20 for adults; $15 for WCU faculty and staff; $10 […]
Have you ever been hustling to class when you look up, only to make eye contact with that person you have never seen before in your life? Awkward. Within seconds, they look away, but something catches your eye. A pig. You’re hooked. What does his shirt say? You can’t help […]
Western Carolina University student Lauren Gray was elected vice president of the Public Relations Student Society of America’s national committee at the organization’s recent meeting in Seattle. As vice president for 2011-12, the senior public relations major from New London will assist with publishing the organization’s annual report, managing chapter […]
At an age when many young people are preparing to go to college, 18-year-old Brittany Amber Nicole Burke has graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree. The daughter of Tim and Wendy Burke of Forest City completed her academic requirements last spring semester to earn her degree in […]
Western Carolina University student Casey Icenhour will attend the international Student Technology Conference at Yale University in June on the Senti-Merriman Scholarship, which is awarded to one student across the country each year. Icenhour, a junior from Lenoir majoring in electrical engineering, works with the student computing team at WCU […]
