The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday, Dec. 1, to take steps, both immediate and long-term, to address structural and safety deficiencies in the university-owned chancellor’s residence. The board unanimously approved a resolution expressing its commitment to bring an existing residence built in 1953 up to modern standards […]
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Before They Were Educators: Dr. Robert J. Lahm, Jr.
(Editor’s Note: The following is the eighth part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Which one of Western’s professor graduated from a high school in 1974 which developed to cater to the needs of the “gifted” because he […]
Martin DeWitt, founding curator and director of WCU art museum, to retire
Martin DeWitt, founding director and curator of the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University, has announced his retirement. “I think the timing is right for changes,” said DeWitt, whose career spans more than 30 years in museum administration. He will end his work at the museum in December. “Martin […]
Graduates find themselves still in love and thankful of WCU
Shawna Moriarty and Dustin Penland graduated from Western Carolina University with much more than just their degrees, they left with a love for one another and plans to spend their futures together. Penland, a Franklin native, graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management with a […]
WCU students voice their concerns at Residential Living Forum
There were few participants at last week’s WCU Residential Living Forum led by Brandon Wilson, Campus Housing Senator for the Student Government Association, but several problems facing the living circumstances to students residing on campus. The forum was held on Tuesday, Dec. 7 so that campus residents could voice their […]
WCU chancellor search committee drafts position description
The 16-member search committee that is helping select the next chancellor of Western Carolina University spent more than three hours Wednesday, Dec. 1, revising a detailed position description and leadership statement designed to attract highly qualified candidates to the job. The bulk of the committee’s conversations focused on ensuring that […]
Stage & Screen students conduct ‘table read’ for Emmy-winning writer
Students in Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen recently worked with a multiple Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer on the first reading of a play about a newly discovered work possibly written by William Shakespeare. Students in the school’s Third Rail Players ensemble – along with faculty […]
WWNC-AM to broadcast WCU’s ‘Christmas Carol’ on Dec. 24
Listeners to WWNC-AM can hear a broadcast of the Western Carolina University presentation of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24. “We’re looking forward to airing it,” said Brian Hall, director of programming with Clear Channel in Asheville. “It will be a good way to […]
December graduates have their big day at WCU
The Western Carolina University community took time out to honor its fall graduating class and a group of WCU alumni who were awarded degrees in August as fall commencement ceremonies were held Saturday (Dec. 18) at Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The event also included the awarding of an honorary doctorate […]
Cost to attend WCU would increase 4.45% under proposal
The cost of attending Western Carolina University would increase 4.45 percent for the 2011-12 academic year under a plan approved Wednesday, Dec. 8, by the WCU Board of Trustees. Board action came during a special called meeting after trustees decided to delay a vote on the proposal during their regular […]
