A new endowed distinguished professorship at Western Carolina University has been named for Chancellor John W. Bardo in recognition of his contributions to the field of educational leadership.
Western Carolina University will honor its fall graduating class, and recognize another group of graduates who received their degrees after this year’s summer school sessions, as the university holds fall commencement at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19.
A career in nursing can be just a year away for individuals who enroll in Western Carolina University’s new 12-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program.
Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western Carolina University, is recipient of the 2009 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction for his fourth novel, “Serena.”
Western Carolina University senior Jaymi Michelle Jeffery has been named the Western Region Outstanding Mathematics Education Student for 2009 by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Bids were opened Tuesday, Dec. 8, for construction of a new building designed to broaden the educations of Western North Carolina health care providers and facilitate the dissemination of information promoting healthy lifestyles.
Alexander Macaulay, assistant professor of history, has written a book that examines The Citadel’s response to shifts in life after World War II.
Western Carolina University’s board of trustees approved proposed tuition and fees for 2010-11, including a 6.5 percent increase in campus-based tuition that would fund programs providing additional support to students during their freshman and sophomore years to help keep them on track to graduate.
The developing partnership between Western Carolina University and Dillsboro took another step forward recently as town merchants and leaders visited campus to tour campus laboratories and other facilities, and to find out how WCU students are engaged in assisting the region.
Western Carolina University will hold “The Great Timesaver: Make Meetings Work” from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 21, in Room 143 of the Camp Building.
