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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Twenty Western Carolina University students recently were inducted into Theta Sigma chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society. Sigma Tau Delta recognizes outstanding students with a major or minor in English who have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher in their English courses and who rank […]
Western Carolina University has been honored with a national award from the American Society of Safety Engineers for best student chapter of the year, which comes with a $6,000 prize to be used for scholarships and student research. WCU’s chapter was selected from a record 17 submissions for the 2011 […]
A Western Carolina University faculty member who has been recognized as one of the University of North Carolina system’s best teachers delivered the primary address on Friday, May 6 as WCU held commencement exercises at Ramsey Regional Activity Center to honor the accomplishments of approximately 325 graduate students. In his […]
On the heels of an already devastating tornado season and a stormy spring, forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) are calling for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year. Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30, […]
A Western Carolina University alumnus will soon take the helm of the Jackson County Public School System. The Board of Education for Jackson County Schools recently elected Dr. Michael Murray unanimously as their new superintendent. Murray graduated from Mars Hill College in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree and […]
Could the UNC school system start implementing an attendance cap on enrollment? According to the Charlotte Observer, with all of the budget cuts and an anticipated $500 million cut for the 2011-2012 year, Bradley Wilson, a former chairman of the UNC system’s Board of Governors ,said “We’ve always said we […]
The new Pride of the Mountains Marching band director is David Starnes, the current director of bands at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Ga. Starnes replaces the award-winning Bob Buckner, who will be retiring July 1 after 20 years as director of athletic bands at WCU. “We are extremely […]
Western Carolina University has announced the lineup for its 2011 Summer Concert Series. The concerts, sponsored by A.K. Hinds University Center, will be held on the University Center lawn at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in June and July. The events are free and open to the public. A full schedule […]
The majority of students and faculty/staff members have left Western’s campus, but one group still remains for the entirety of summer: the construction workers. Phase 3 of The Quad is now taking place as well as the completion of the Health and Human Sciences building. The expected project of making […]
Western Carolina University held a pair of commencement ceremonies at Ramsey Regional Activity Center on Saturday (May 7) to honor the academic accomplishments of approximately 925 undergraduate students, while also taking time out to recognize the service of outgoing Chancellor John W. Bardo. Commencement for the colleges of Arts and […]
