Kefyn Catley has a thing about spiders – studying and appreciating them, not smashing them with newspapers or shoes. But while Catley, associate professor of biology and coordinator of the secondary science education program, has seen his share of arthropods, not even he was prepared for the specimen he recently […]
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WCU welcomes student representative as newest member of Board of Trustees
Tony “T.J.” Eaves, president of the Student Government Association at Western Carolina University, took the oath of office Friday, June 3, as the newest member of the university’s Board of Trustees. Eaves, a senior from Hamlet, was elected 2011-12 WCU student body president during the spring semester, a position that […]
New president named at Southwestern Community College
At a special called meeting on Tuesday, May 24, the Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees confirmed the selection of Dr. Donald Tomas of Aledo, Texas, as the college’s sixth president. His appointment was approved by the State Board of Community Colleges on May 20. Tomas, who will assume the […]
WCU’s Fine & Performing Arts Center to bear Bardo’s name
Western Carolina University announced Friday, June 3, that John W. Bardo’s name will be permanently affixed to its Fine and Performing Arts Center in recognition of the retiring chancellor’s efforts to make the $30 million, 122,000-square-foot facility a reality. Announcement of the honor was made during the WCU Board of […]
Ford out as College of Arts and Sciences dean, Knotts in
A month of departmental oversight changes are over for now at Western Carolina University’s College of Arts and Sciences. On May 12, Dr. Wendy Ford was relieved of her of duties as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a position that on June 6 was handed on an […]
WCU wins $300,000 grant to partner with Transylvania County Schools to develop model
Western Carolina University will partner with Transylvania County Schools to develop a model for supporting teachers in identifying student needs in mathematics and literacy, and tailoring instruction and individual interventions to address those needs. David Strahan, the Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor of Elementary and Middle Grades Education at WCU, […]
N.C. bill would require unemployed receiving benefits to do community service
Republicans in the North Carolina Senate have proposed a new bill that would require citizens drawing unemployment benefits to volunteer to continue to receive benefits. Senate Bill 737 states people drawing unemployment benefits must volunteer at least five hours per week after nine weeks of receiving unemployment benefits. Another catch, […]
Rash wins honors as he completes novel
Western Carolina University faculty member and writer Ron Rash is putting the final touches on his new novel even as he is honored for the contributions he has made to Southern literature through his previous novels, short stories and poems. Rash, who serves as WCU’s Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian […]
WCU announces 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series
The Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University announces its seventh Galaxy of Stars Series with a lineup intended to take audiences down memory lane. Individual tickets for the 2011-12 series went on sale Aug. 16. Prices are $20 for adults; $15 for WCU faculty and staff; $10 […]
Does your shirt have a meaning?
Have you ever been hustling to class when you look up, only to make eye contact with that person you have never seen before in your life? Awkward. Within seconds, they look away, but something catches your eye. A pig. You’re hooked. What does his shirt say? You can’t help […]
