Two years after relocating to Western Carolina University from its longtime home at Duke University, a program known worldwide for its use of science to influence public policy affecting management of U.S. shorelines is establishing a permanent beachhead in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
Tickets go on sale Nov. 4 for the annual Madrigal Christmas Dinners, which will be held Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Grandroom of Western’s A.K. Hinds University Center.
Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western Carolina University, has been named recipient of the 2008 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award for his compilation of short stories, “Chemistry and Other Stories.”
Two Western Carolina University students were charged Thursday, Oct. 23, with misdemeanors in connection with the discovery of the body of a dead bear near the catamount statue at the main entrance of campus earlier in the week.
Western Carolina University Chancellor John W. Bardo apologized to the campus and community for what he called the “inappropriate behavior” and “poor judgment” of seven students who admitted to leaving the body of a dead bear beneath a statue on the WCU campus.
A book published this week by The Princeton Review ranks Western Carolina University’s College of Business among the nation’s best schools at which to earn a master’s degree in business administration, with WCU’s program earning a top-four spot among schools offering the greatest opportunity for women and receiving high marks for small class sizes.
Ramona Dowdell, a Western Carolina University senior, is a recipient of the North Carolina Campus Compact Community Impact Student Award for 2008.
Western Carolina University will offer “Aqua Fitness” from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Nov. 8 through Dec. 4 in the Reid Gym Pool on campus.
Western Carolina University faculty scholarly and creative work will be displayed during the week of Feb. 16 in Hunter Library as part of Faculty Scholarship Recognition Week.
W. Dee Nichols, past coordinator of a University of North Carolina at Charlotte doctoral program in literacy, recently joined Western Carolina University as head of the department of elementary and middle grades education.
WCU’s grants office announced more than $325,000 in funding recently awarded to faculty and staff.
More than 150 students from Western Carolina University’s Honors College dedicated hours of service this fall to revitalizing Cullowhee, from painting over graffiti to volunteering at a fundraising concert.
Western Carolina University has been selected to participate in the American Democracy Project’s Civic Agency Initiative, a three-year effort to develop national models for successfully preparing and motivating undergraduates to be leaders in their communities.
Armed with a year’s worth of research conducted by one of the nation’s leading higher education marketing firms, Western Carolina University unveiled a new institutional branding campaign Wednesday, Oct. 1, with faculty and staff the first to see new concepts for university marketing and promotions.
Morgan Snyder, a sophomore majoring in elementary education at Western Carolina University, was recently awarded multiple scholarships from the New York Life Insurance Company and the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education.
Three Western Carolina University students recently swept the competition at a regional conference of the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation.
Kellie Angelo Monteith, director of campus recreation and wellness, was recently named assistant vice chancellor for student affairs at Western Carolina University.
Trina Frizzell Orr, associate director of financial aid at WCU, has been appointed director of the office, filling a position left open by the retirement of Nancy Dillard earlier this fall.
Western Carolina University’s grants office announced more than $1 million in funding recently awarded to faculty and staff.
Western Carolina University paid tribute Saturday, Oct. 4, to five highly distinguished alumni – a national award-winning after-school programs director, a recently appointed college vice president, an international business leader for Pfizer Inc., and a couple who are longtime supporters of WCU.
Valuable lessons for everyday life can be found in the world of contemporary politics, Don Livingston, professor of political science and public affairs, told a standing-room-only crowd assembled for WCU’s inaugural Last Lecture Series address Friday, Oct. 3.
Western Carolina University crowned Jessica Steel, a senior from Concord, the queen and Andrew Bishop, a junior from Penrose, the king of the 2008 Homecoming Court during halftime activities at Western’s football game against the Samford University Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 4.
A group of Western Carolina University students who underwent some unusual professional training in the snowy Teton Mountains last spring gathered recently to be presented with certificates designating them as “wilderness stewards.”
The dean of Western Carolina University’s Honors College is ready to hang up his cycling shorts after completing his seventh and final bicycle ride to raise pledges for the college’s student scholarship fund.
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day, held Sept. 27 on the campus in Cullowhee, gave local residents a chance to show off their foot speed, chain saw prowess and other skills in a variety of contests.
Western Carolina University will crown the king and queen of the 2008 Homecoming Court during halftime activities at Western’s football game against the Samford University Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Rather than spending fall break relaxing at home or traveling leisurely, 14 students from Western Carolina University will visit Atlanta to help children and the homeless, volunteering with community-service agencies from Thursday, Oct. 9, to Monday, Oct. 13.
Western Carolina University will offer a SAT preparation workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, in Room 137 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
Western Carolina University will host the University of North Carolina Board of Governors on the Cullowhee campus Wednesday, Oct. 15, through Friday, Oct. 17.
Ceramicist Jeff Oestreich will visit Western Carolina University in October as part of the School of Art and Design’s 2008 Visiting Artist Series.
Western Carolina University will offer a class on nature photography from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24.
Community members are invited to visit artists’ studios, preview upcoming exhibits, view demonstrations and create their own works of art during a free, informal open house hosted by the School of Art and Design, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Theater students at Western Carolina University will present selected scenes from contemporary plays during the “Conservatory Showcase,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, through Thursday, Oct. 23, at Niggli Theatre.
Western Carolina University’s 12-student percussion ensemble will present a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in the recital hall of Coulter Building on Western’s campus.
Western Carolina University’s School of Music will host an in-school concert for all Jackson County public school students in grades three through five at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Western Carolina University faculty, staff, students and community members will combine their efforts on Saturday, Oct. 25, for Make a Difference Day.
Western Carolina University Chancellor John W. Bardo released a statement on Thursday, Oct. 23, regarding the investigation into the bear incident on WCU’s campus.
Tom Johnson, Western Carolina University chief of police, is reporting that as of 4:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 21) seven individuals – all of them students at WCU – had been identified as involved in the placement of the body of a dead bear that was found on the WCU campus at about 7:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20.
Western Carolina University will host Juanitta Baldwin, a published fiction and nonfiction author, for a book signing event at the University Bookstore from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
The Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, the resident brass quintet at Western Carolina University, will perform a concert as part of the Catamount Concert Series at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the recital hall of Coulter Building on Western’s campus.
Western Carolina University’s Center for Service Learning will sponsor a presentation by the “Invisible Children” campaign at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the A.K. Hinds University Center theater.
Western Carolina University’s art education department will offer its third annual “Art Day” from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27.
Who is the most influential intellectual thinker still living? Western Carolina University students are weighing in on that topic this month in a friendly interdepartmental competition billed as the “2008 History vs. Political Science Intellectual Throwdown.”
The musical theater program at Western Carolina University presents “Of Thee I Sing,” a 1930s-era lampoon of American politics, at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, and Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus. Ticket price is $10 general admission, $5 for students.
The second annual Jingle Bell 5-K race sponsored by Western Carolina University’s Sport Management Association will begin at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Catch up with Jake and Elwood and soak in the spirit of Chicago’s rich blues, gospel and soul tradition with the rollicking stage musical “Blues Brothers Revival,” part of the Galaxy of Stars Series from Western Carolina University.
Western Carolina University’s Travis Bennett, assistant professor of horn, will present a School of Music faculty recital at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the recital hall of Coulter Building on Western’s campus.
Printmaker, book artist and rare book conservator Denise Carbone will give a slide lecture about her work at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Broadway performer Adam Pascal will bring his “Broadway State of Mind” to Western Carolina University at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
The 2008-09 old-time and bluegrass music concert/jam session series at Western Carolina University will begin Thursday, Nov. 6, with a concert by the Asheville band Dehlia Low, followed by a jam session in which local musicians are invited to participate.
Western Carolina University and Western North Carolina public schools are co-sponsoring an Instructional Leadership Summit with the theme of “Strategies for the 21st Century” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Asheville.
An updated spin on Shakespeare’s tragic “Othello” takes the stage Wednesday, Nov. 12, through Sunday, Nov. 16, at Hoey Auditorium on the campus of Western Carolina University.
Western Carolina University will showcase the legendary Smothers Brothers, with a special guest appearance by the Yo-Yo Man, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present a concert of gamelan music at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the recital hall of Coulter Building on Western’s campus.
A collection of photographs of domestic violence will be on exhibit from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University.
The living dead are the order of the day for the thesis art exhibition of nine Western Carolina University candidates for their bachelor of fine arts. An opening reception for “Nine Lives: Zombies for Art” will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at the Fine Art Museum on the WCU campus. The show will run through Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design will continue its fall 2008 Visiting Artist and Event Series with featured artists’ lectures throughout November.
Western Carolina University will offer “Electronic Records and Employment Law” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in Room 143 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
The 21st annual Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, November 28, and Saturday, November 29, at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.
