Western Carolina University’s Center for Mathematics and Science Education will hold professional development workshops throughout the spring semester for kindergarten to high school teachers.
Rob Young, director of Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, has been appointed to serve on the N.C. General Assembly’s Offshore Energy Exploration Study Committee.
To borrow a phrase from the U.S. Navy, for junior Kelli Baer, finding employment as a student caller for the Loyalty Fund Phonathon is more than just a job. It’s an adventure.
Kenneth E. Flynt, longtime banking executive and former governor’s economic adviser, was recently appointed to the new position of associate dean of advancement in Western Carolina University’s College of Business.
Louis E. Buck, director of Western Carolina University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has announced the appointment of business executives David Woodcock and Michael Bradshaw to leadership positions on the center’s advisory board.
“Inside/Inside Out: A Profile of Awareness,” a solo exhibition by ceramicist James L. Tanner, and “Inspired Design: Jacquard and Entrepreneurial Textiles," a traveling exhibit comprising national and international artists, will run from Thursday, Jan. 22, through Saturday, March 7, at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University.
Free concerts planned for the seventh annual Western Carolina University Trumpet Festival will feature performers including jazz musician Bobby Shew, recording artist Malcolm McNab and Paul Merkelo, principal trumpet of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
Western Carolina University will broadcast Inauguration Day activities from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the theater, Grandroom and multipurpose room of A.K. Hinds University Center.
“Tales of Trickery,” a play for young audiences featuring gamelan music and three Indonesian folktales that explore the importance of honesty and respect, will stage Wednesday, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 22, in Niggli Theatre at Western Carolina University.
The musical theater program at Western Carolina University will stage the “The Last Five Years" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, through Saturday, Jan. 24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, in the studio theater of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Western Carolina University will host the Syzygy Duo, a classical saxophone and guitar twosome from Ohio’s Oberlin Conservatory of Music, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the recital hall of Coulter Building.
Western Carolina University will host the fourth annual Community Service-Learning Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center.
Western Carolina University will host a film festival, live music, state energy speaker and an eco-fair designed to spark dialogue about global warming as part of the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions on Thursday, Feb 5.
At 22, rock ’n’ roller Buddy Holly was a youngster when he died in a 1959 airplane crash. Now new generations of fans can experience Holly through the musical celebration “Rave On!” A performance of “Rave On!” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University.
The 2008-09 old-time and bluegrass music concert/jam session series at Western Carolina University will continue Thursday, Feb. 5, with a concert featuring multi-instrumentalist Vance Trull, followed by a jam session in which local musicians are invited to participate.
Women’s Center and Women’s Programs at Western Carolina University will present “The Vagina Monologues” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the performance hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will host a public reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit that showcases Haywood County history.
Large color photographs of objects once belonging to artist Jody Servon's deceased loved ones will be on exhibit from Tuesday, Jan. 27, through Saturday, March 7, at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University. Servon will speak about her work at 4 p.m. Jan. 27 in Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center, with a reception and gallery talk to follow in the museum.
