On a yearly basis at WCU, students who have a hard time finding a parking spot at one time or another question where their money goes after purchasing a parking permit. For those unlucky to have received a parking fine, even more questions are pondered. WCU Police Chief Earnie Hudson […]
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Western Carolina University prepared if disaster strikes
September is “National Preparedness Month”, and in honor of the recent trembles felt from the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Virginia and the East Coast, The Western Carolinian thought it wise to delve into the world of emergency preparedness on the Western Carolina University campus. WCU Emergency Manager Tammi Hudson […]
WCU students and faculty help analyze Irene’s damage on N.C.
Students and faculty from the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS) at Western Carolina University got to see firsthand the damage Hurricane Irene left on North Carolina’s Outerbanks the weekend of Aug. 26. The program is a research center on campus that takes a worldwide and scientific view […]
WCU finances OK despite overall outlook being reduced to “negative”
Moody’s Investor Services announced recently that Western Carolina University was deemed high quality after receiving a credit issuer rating of Aa3. According to the release, however, the university’s overall outlook has been reduced from “stable” to “negative.” Western’s issuer rating, a score determining how well an institution can honor it’s […]
Sylva’s commercial radio station goes off air
The only commercial radio station in Jackson County, WRGC 680 AM, went to static on Aug. 31. According to a statement on the radio station’s website, they were forced to go off the air due to a decline in revenue. The station’s main source of income came primarily from advertisers […]
Va. earthquake felt on campus and parts of East Coast
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia caused trembles on the Western Carolina University campus and throughout Western North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon. According to Associated Press reports, the earthquake was centered northwest of Richmond, Va. at 1:51 p.m. ET and shook much of Washington, D.C. It was also felt as […]
U.S. Senator Richard Burr tours WCU
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), in the photo at left, meets with Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher at the site of WCU’s new Health and Human Sciences Building during a swing through Jackson County on Thursday, Aug. 18. The 160,000-square-foot, $46 million building is under construction on 344 […]
Valley Ballyhoo to take center stage this weekend
As students and faculty prepare for the upcoming school year at Western Carolina University, the staff at the University Center is still busy organizing the annual Valley Ballyhoo event, where students will get an opportunity to become involved in campus activities and learn a little bit more about their new […]
Before They Were Educators: Arledge Armenaki
Not many people can say that they have worked on a feature film, even less people can say they have worked on numerous cinematic pieces of high caliber. Among that select few is Arledge Armenaki, associate professor of cinematography at Western Carolina University. Born in Portland, Oregon, the son of […]
WCU wins $1.23 million grant for nurse anesthesia program
Western Carolina University recently won a three-year, $1.23 million grant to expand the nurse anesthesia program and develop a high-fidelity simulation laboratory at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Enka campus. During the first year of the grant from the Health Resources Services Administration, WCU’s School of Nursing will purchase a […]
