A physical limitation doesn’t have to mean life without competitive and recreational sports, majors in Western Carolina University’s recreational therapy program learned during a workshop in March.
Members of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recently welcomed publication of a new book, titled “Spearfinger,” based on a traditional Cherokee story and intended to bolster revitalization of the Cherokee language.
For the second year in a row, Ron Rash, Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western Carolina University, has been named one of four finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the largest peer-juried prize for fiction in the United States.
Paul Dezendorf, an instructor in Western Carolina University’s master’s degree program in public affairs, won a J. William Fulbright Scholarship grant to conduct research and teach two courses at the State University-Higher School of Economics in Moscow in the fall.
Students studying Spanish through Western Carolina University’s modern foreign languages department are working in partnership with the Macon County Public Health Center to reach out and help bridge the communication gap with the Hispanic population.
Residents of Western North Carolina who want to experience the wild areas of the region while learning new skills will have a chance to do that later this spring as Western Carolina University offers a course in kayaking and a Wilderness Education Association Steward expedition course.
Western Carolina University will offer a series of workshops titled “HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases and Ethics” for social workers and other professionals beginning in April.
Two Western Carolina University psychology professors have partnered with Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville on a project that will feature “courageous conversations” about race relations in the community.
Students from several Western North Carolina school systems recently took top honors at Western Carolina University’s annual Western Regional Science Fair and are on their way to the state competition in March.
Nationally recognized grant writer Jack Smith will offer insider tips for finding and securing government and foundation funding for projects and programs during two March workshops at Western Carolina University.
It took three overtimes, 101 points and clutch free throws down the stretch, but Western Carolina women’s basketball weathered it all, to capture the 2009 Southern Conference tournament title.
The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Financial Health and Aging: Challenges and Opportunities” from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, March 13, in Hendersonville.
The Western Carolina University Symphony Band will perform a variety of old and new concert band music during a free performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Western Carolina University will welcome visiting scholar Seppo Tella, a foreign language professor with expertise in educational technology from the University of Helsinki, who will offer the public two seminars in March.
Western Carolina University’s Office of Career Services will hold an “ask the experts” panel discussion Thursday, March 12, to help job-seekers during the current economic conditions.
The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Managing Your Health and Medical Safety as You Age” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in Hendersonville.
Western Carolina women's basketball drew its highest seed in school history, with a 13 seed, in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Lady Catamounts will face No. 4 seed and 14th ranked Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. Eastern Saturday, March 21, in Albuquerque, New Mexico (in the Raleigh region) in The Pit/Bob King Court.
Ceramic/mixed media sculptor John Byrd, whose highly crafted work explores the concept of value by drawing from perceived “low” cultural productions such as taxidermy mounts, Lucite objects and chalkware figurines, will visit Western Carolina University on Tuesday, March 24, as part of the School of Art and Design’s Artist-in-Residence Program.
James Hendrix, co-author of “Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-friendly Employment,” will speak at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the auditorium of the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University.
Environmental historian Paul Sutter will deliver a public lecture titled “Georgia’s ‘Little Grand Canyon’ and Soil Erosion in the South” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the auditorium of Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
Some 200 high school students from Western North Carolina and northeastern Georgia will test their knowledge of French and Spanish on Tuesday, March 24, in Western Carolina University’s 27th annual Foreign Language Contest.
Tennessee poet Linda Parsons Marion will speak about her work during a presentation set for 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
Student research will take center stage at Western Carolina University in late March as the university holds it two big annual research exhibitions – the Undergraduate Expo and the Graduate Research Symposium.
The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Cool, Calm and Resilient: Dealing with Stress and Anxiety as You Age” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Thursday, March 26, in Hendersonville.
Western Carolina University will offer three sessions of youth swim review this spring in the Breese Gymnasium pool.
The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Spring Excursion: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and Dinner” on Sunday, March 29.
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Western Carolina University will honor the diverse cultures of international students, faculty and members of the community at its 30th annual International Festival. The event will be held on the A.K. Hinds University Center lawn from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.
Western Carolina University will recognize March as Women’s History Month with a variety of activities sharing the theme “taking the lead to save our planet” with the National Women’s History Project.
The Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, quintet-in-residence at Western Carolina University, will give a free recital at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31. The performance, part of the Catamount Concert Series, will be held in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus.
As part of Western Carolina University’s celebration of Women’s History Month, the Center for Service Learning and the Women’s Center are organizing an improvement project at the Monteith Farmstead in Dillsboro from 2 until 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28.
John Wright, a nationally recognized criminologist from the University of Cincinnati, will visit Western Carolina University on Monday, March 30, for a Visiting Scholars Series presentation examining the role of biology and life experiences on criminal behavior.
Abraham Lincoln wasn’t born in it, but staff members at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center hope a log cabin they have for sale will attract a big bid that will provide the museum with some much-needed funding.
Nature essayist and environmental activist Jan DeBlieu, national best-seller Jeffrey Lent and newspaperman and National Public Radio contributor Scott Huler will be among the panel of noted authors featured at Western Carolina University’s seventh annual Spring Literary Festival March 30-April 2.
The Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at Western Carolina University will hold its annual Crisis Communication Day from 10 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Friday, April 3, in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center, with registration and hospitality beginning at 10 a.m.
Western Carolina University will host its 39th annual High School Mathematics Contest Thursday, April 2, with 608 of the region’s top high school and junior high school mathematics students competing.
The 2008-09 old-time and bluegrass music concert/jam session series at Western Carolina University will conclude Thursday, April 2, with a concert by the Hominy Valley Boys, followed by a jam session in which local musicians are invited to participate.
Western Carolina University will offer an opportunity for adults to learn to swim during a weeklong course Monday, March 30, through Friday, April 3, in the Breese Gymnasium pool.
Middle- and high-school students will work with Western Carolina University students to write, introduce and debate legislation on Saturday, April 4, at the ninth annual American Youth Congress on WCU’s campus.
Ninety student musicians from more than 30 high schools across the state and region will gather at Western Carolina University to participate in the 29th annual Honor Band Weekend on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.
Western Carolina University’s music department will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the formation of its gamelan ensemble with a special concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7.
Western Carolina University’s annual Jazz Festival will take place Thursday, April 16, through Saturday, April 18, with jazz clinics focusing on voice, guitar and improvisation.
For the fourth year in a row, Western Carolina University students rank among the nation’s leaders in the number of research projects accepted for presentation at the country’s most prestigious undergraduate research conference.
Abstract painter Gina Werfel will hold an artist’s talk at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Room 130 of WCU's Fine and Performing Arts Center. The Juried Student Art Exhibition will run Thursday, April 2, through Saturday, May 2, at the Fine Art Museum.
A Western Carolina University student will receive a national award for radio production work from the Broadcast Education Association Convention Festival of Media Arts to be held in Las Vegas.
Western Carolina University’s School of Music will host the Georgia Guitar Quartet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the recital hall of Coulter Building on WCU’s campus.
The classic musical “Fiddler on the Roof” will show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 26-28, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.
