A Western Carolina University alumnus that climbed to the top of the Jackson County Public School System announced her retirement on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Sue Nations, who has led local schools as superintendent since February 2004, broke the news during January’s Jackson County Board of Education meeting. She also made […]
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Search committee develops interview questions for WCU’s next chancellor
The 16-member search committee tasked with helping select Western Carolina University’s next chancellor has developed a list of questions it will use as it gets down to the serious business of interviewing candidates for the job. The committee, working with the Baker and Associates executive recruitment firm and with Ann […]
Before They Were Educators: Dr. Pam Harris
(Editor’s Note: The following is the ninth part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Before becoming an Assistant Professor of Public Relations at Western Carolina University, Pam Harris graduated from Platte Valley Academy in Nebraska in 1970, a […]
Catamount Legacy Walk to benefit student emergency fund
A new fundraising effort, the Catamount Legacy Walk, is in high gear on Western Carolina University’s campus in order to raise money for a student emergency fund. The Catamount Legacy Walk initiative was launched last fall after two years of planning, which involved tasks ranging from researching fundraising brick projects […]
WCU to host debut performance of newest addition to School of Music
The Western Carolina University School of Music will host the debut appearance of the newest star to join its roster of acclaimed music-makers in a special concert Tuesday, Feb. 15. The star in question is a recently obtained instrument made by acclaimed manufacturer Steinway & Sons, widely regarded for crafting […]
Pride of the Mountains members gain lifelong memories from California trip
While WCU is very proud of the Pride of the Mountains marching band for their successful trip across the country to march in the 2011 Tournament of Roses parade, no one has really heard from the members who were able to enjoy the experience. After a fast-paced week of band […]
Search continues for new Director of Athletic Bands
As the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band settles into the offseason, the hunt for the next director is in full force. The position is understandably daunting; Bob Buckner has held the position of Director of Athletic Bands for nearly two decades and a band with 400 members is hard […]
Pride of the Mountains, Buckner, receives County Proclamation
As if marching in the 2011 Rose Parade in Pasadena Calif. wasn’t rewarding enough, director of Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, Bob Buckner, received a proclamation in honor of his work and the band itself on Tuesday Jan. 18. Buckner and one of the band’s assistant […]
John Davidson to come to Cullowhee
When it comes to show-stopping entertainment, you name it, John Davidson has done it. And the “it” is just what audiences will see when this multi-talented dynamo takes the stage at Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Starting out 52 […]
Book co-authored by WCU professor about rising sea levels gets paperback run
A book co-authored by Western Carolina University professor Rob Young about the global threat to coastal communities posed by rising sea levels has proven so popular that its publisher is announcing a release in paperback. “We’re very pleased with how the book was received and think a paperback edition will […]
