Filming will soon begin for the motion picture adaptation of “Serena”, the bestselling novel penned by Ron Rash, Western Carolina University’s Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture. Actors Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence team together again as the star roles in Serena after just filming leading roles in David O. […]

Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design welcomed its newest member, Ron Laboray, last August. He now holds the position of assistant professor of painting and drawing. Since then, he has added new ideas and methods to the school. Some of his works include working with surfboard resin and […]

Western Carolina University’s musical theatre program presented their rendition of the Broadway musical “Music Is” the weekend of Feb. 3.  The book with the same name was written by George Abbott and was based off of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” Catherine Cox, an original cast member, directed the musical and the […]

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has authorized Western Carolina University to offer the bachelor of science degree in engineering, a strategic step in WCU’s efforts to help meet the needs of Western North Carolina business and industry. Approval of the BSE degree for Western Carolina came as […]

#8220;I always tell my students to carry a six-pack with them,” said D.V. Simonian Caitlyn, assistant professor of theatre at Western Carolina University, referring to his advice of having multiple monologues prepared when performing for casting directors. From working with Christopher Walken in Joe Papp’s famed Public Theatre in downtown […]

Gibbs Knotts, interim dean of the college of arts and sciences, professor of political science and public affairs and faculty athletics representative at Western Carolina University, will be leaving at the end of this school year to become the department chair of the political science department at the College of […]

Not many people can say they were named the “most promising bluegrass player in America”, played in bands across the U.S. and Europe and have met and hung out with U2. Dr. Brent Kinser, 19th-century British literature professor and director of literature programs at Western Carolina University, has lived this […]

Who would have thought that the mountainous setting of Western Carolina University resembles that of Macedonia, a country in southeast Europe. For Katerina Spasovska, assistant professor of communication, that similarity is what led her to choose WCU as her home, both professionally and personally. Growing up in socialist Macedonia before […]

Western Carolina’s search for a new provost is nearing its deliberating moments. A 16-person committee, tasked with finding and recommending a candidate to Chancellor David Belcher, has narrowed its selection down to three. The original 23 applicants were judged based on criteria outlined by the committee in their template of […]

Western Carolina University’s UNITY took part in a statewide campaign on Jan. 27 to fight a proposed amendment that would make marriage between a man and woman the only recognized union. The campaign, Race To The Ballot, kicked off last Friday on WCU’s campus. The Race is a five-week commitment […]