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First Board Meeting of 2012
January 23, 2012: Members of The Honors College Board of Directors gather in the Arch Room for the term's first meeting--pizza helps!
New Honors Students for Spring Term
January 9, 2012: 296 newly admitted Dean's List students join the ranks of The Honors College, here learning about Honors contracts from Dr. Railsback.
The Last Reynolds Cake
December 8, 2011: This cake for the December graduates, part of a dinner in Balsam before the Medaling Ceremony, features the Reynolds Medallion (left) for the last time. The new Balsam/Blue Ridge Medallion (right) has taken its place, as Balsam/Blue Ridge is the home for Honors at WCU now.
Hogwarts Potuck Party
November 29: The dinner finished, a group of students present the Hogwarts Castle cake at the final night of Harry Potter Month.
Wizard Chess
November 28, 2011: The opening move from Wizard Chess, part of November's Harry Potter Month.
"King" Jordan Joseph ponders his next move at Wizard Chess; Jordan, a first-year student, proposed the idea for the chess tournament to the Honors College Board of Directors.
Quidditch!
November 15, 2011: The four teams gather for the second Honors College Quidditch Match, part of the November Harry Potter Month activities. Alas, this year Slytherin won the tournament.
Revising Board Constitution
November 7, 2011: President Jessica Hurlbut works with a subcommittee of The Honors College Board of Directors to revise the organization's constitution--the first major overhaul in three years.
Advising Day
November 3, 2011: Bonnie Beam, Executive Assistant in The Honors College, helps serve coffee and donuts at the Honors Office lobby to students getting ready to pre-register for classes.
The Usual Weirdness at the Halloween Ball
October 27, 2011: Seth Crockett, Director of Publicity for The Honors College Board, and Jessica Hurlbut, President, at the annual Halloween Ball in Blue Ridge Hall.
Homecoming Parade
October 21, 2011: Honors student Maddie Johnson prepares to hand out candy as she walks near the Honors College float in Sylva's Homecoming Parade.
USI Party
Tuesday, October 11: 2011 Honors Forum (USI) students gather for dinner in Balsam Hall to kick-off Fall Break.
WCU Hosts NCHA
Saturday, October 1: The Honors College hosted ten universities and colleges at the annual North Carolina Honors Association Conference. In sessions on Friday and Saturday, deans, directors, staff, and students worked out a draft of a new mission statement for the organization.
Fall Joint Honors Boards Meeting
Thursday, September 29: Members of The Honors College Advisory Board, Chancellor David Belcher (second from left), and the Honors College Board of Directors prepare for a summit meeting to begin a new Strategic Plan for the College.
Presentation of Gift Pens
Thursday, September 29: At the joint meeting of Honors Boards, Dean Railsback presented gift Parker pens to the attendees. The beautiful pens were a gift from Jim Orr, Vice President of UpperCut Promotions and the father of Honors student Conner Orr.
Pictured from left: Honors College Advisory Board Chair Mark Whitehead, Chancellor David Belcher, and Dean Railsback.
International Programs Fair
Tuesday, September 27: Honors student Nicole Levi, a Nutrition/Dietetics major, presents her work for Unite for Sight in Ghana at the International Programs Fair for Honors freshmen.
Hal Herzog, 2011 Honors College Medallion Speaker
Thursday, September 22: WCU Psychology Professor Hal Herzog, the second Medallion Speaker, discusses his acclaimed book, Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals, in Blue Ridge Hall.
Honors and CURVE again!
Saturday, September 17: Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor (CURVE) organizer Adam Bigelow hands out gear to Honors students at the fall Cullowhee Beautification event, where some 120 Honors students helped to clean up and landscape around the Tuckaseegee River area.
Ready for Some Football?
Saturday, September 10: Honors students Hannah Clemmer and Stephanie DeVane get in the Catamount spirit for the first home football game of the year (WCU vs. Mars Hill).
14th "Opening of The Honors College"
Monday, August 22: Waterworks madness ensues on the Balsam/Blue Ridge plaza after the annual college opening cook-out.
Mentoring Program Ice Cream Social
Sunday, August 21: Mentors and mentees gather under the Balsam/Blue Ridge arch for an ice cream “meet and greet.” The Mentoring Program, sponsored by The Honors College Board of Directors, puts first-year students together with college sophomores-seniors to ease the transition to university life.
The New Year Begins
August 18, 2011: Honors mentors gather in the Balsam courtyard to go over ideas and assignments. Honors mentors, guided this year by Board Vice President Peyton Flinchum, help Honors freshmen ease into life at Western Carolina University; special programs, like cook-outs and ice cream socials, are part of the program.
Zumbathon for Japan
April 11, 2011: Brandon Tigue leads Honors students on a Zumbathon to raise funds for the American Red Cross disaster relief in Japan. The Honors College Board of Directors and the Resident Assistants in scott and Walker Halls raised $500 for earthquake relief in Japan.
Poetry Recitation at the University Center
April 15, 2011: Honors student Casey Haynes recites from memory T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," in Club Illusions at the UC. The program of recitations was put together by Dr. Mae Claxton (Department of English) as part of her Formalism and American Literature course.
2011 Research in the Capital
April 13, 2011: Dean of The Honors College Brian Railsback, NC Senator Tom Apodaca, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee, with WCU students Christina Foster, Erin Gymburch and Lily Savitsky. Along with Amanda McQueen (not pictured) and Associate Dean of The Honors College Steve Carlisle (taking the picture), the students were selected to present their research to state representatives and peers from the other UNC campuses at this prestigious research conference in Raleigh.
Three Presidents at Spring Formal
April 9, 2011: The President-elect of The Honors College Board, Jessica Hurlbut, Former President Erin Ponder, and President Shannon Owen at the Board's 1920s-themed Spring Formal in Blue Ridge Hall. Proceeds from the dance went to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Japan.
WCU Research Team Bound for NCUR
March 30, 2011: Western Carolina University’s team for the 2011 National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Ithaca, New York, prepares to leave campus. In terms of projects accepted for the conference, WCU was fourth in the nation out of the 358 colleges and universities at NCUR. Fifty-six students made the trip, WCU’s largest out-of-state contingent. Each year The Honors College funds the trip, which is open to all undergraduates accepted to the conference.
Annual Scholarship Luncheon
March 25, 2011: Honors students Mariah Hornby and Kelsey Stover present their research at the scholarship luncheon put on by the Office of Development. The event, held this year at the University Center Grand Room, allows scholarship donors to meet scholarship recipients. Honors students Cayli Meizel, Marie Rawlings, and Casey Isenhour were keynote presenters.
Largest Undergraduate Expo Poster Session
March 22, 2011: Students at the reception for the Expo Poster session; with 118 posters, it was the largest session ever. The Undergraduate Expo, with sessions across campus for two days, features research, creative work, and service projects. The event is sponsored each year by The Honors College and includes all qualifying undergraduates. Philosophy Majors Attend CARE
March 9, 2011: Assistant Professor John Whitmire (Philosophy and Religion) and WCU students Stephanie Bridges, Bethany Barton, and Emily Elders (all PAR majors) meet with Representative Heath Shuler during the CARE national conference legislative advocacy day in Washington, D.C. CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty (and the originator of the "CARE package" after World War II), works to tackle underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient.
Another Huge WCU Team Heads for NCUR
February 2, 2011: Speaking to students accepted to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Dean Railsback goes over details of the upcoming trip to Ithaca College in New York at the end of March. In terms of projects accepted (69 altogether), WCU ranked 4th in the nation at the most prestigious interdisciplinary undergraduate research conference in the USA.
Service Learning Fair draws Honors board VP for presentation about CuRvE
January 25, 2011: Professor Mary Jean Herzog (College of Education and Allied Professions) and Amanda Bienhaus, Honors College Board of Directors Vice President, speak to a student about the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor at the university Service Learning Fair.
Friday Friends kick-off for spring 2011
January 20, 2011: Honors freshman Sarah McNamara speaks to American, Chinese, and Saudi students in Balsam Hall about an organization she has started on campus--Friday Friends--meant to create positive dialog among diverse groups.
Honors College office student staff visit Biltmore House
January 17, 2011: Honors College student office assistants enjoy a day at the Biltmore Estate with Bonnie Beam, executive assistant.
New Honors College members addressed by Board president
January 12, 2011: Honors College Board President Shannon Owen addresses the new spring Honors College freshmen at the Blue Ridge Ballroom. 360 students joined the College this spring.
Honors College Commencement Speaker Rehearses
December 17, 2010: Lucas Ladnier, Honors senior in History, rehearses his speech for the December Commencement on December 18.
Medaling Ceremony at Balsam Hall
December 7, 2010: Soon-to-be Honors graduates (from left to right) Fred Royal, Jacob Watkins, Catherine Cottam, and Laurel Cobb cut the cake at the ceremony and dinner in the first floor lobby of Balsam Hall.
Movie Anticipation Sparks Hogwarts Week
November 15-18: The four floors of Balsam Hall become the four houses of Hogwarts as part of a week of celebration leading up to the midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter movie; events include a fundraising effort for local schools through WCU’s Reaching Every Awesome Child Here (REACH), a Hogwart’s feast (complete with a giant Death Day cake), Harry Potter movie nights, and the first Muggle Quidditch game at WCU (photo above).
Honors Day Includes High Achieving High School Seniors
November 11, 2010: Chancellor John Bardo speaks to a group of high school students and parents on Honors Day, an event put on by The Honors College and the Office of Admissions for high-achieving students who are interested in Western Carolina University.
Freshmen Encouraged to Plan Spring Course Schedules at Advising Day Workshop
November 3, 2010: Emily Sharpe, Honors College Director of Advising, leads a coffee and donuts workshop to help students register for classes on Advising Day.
Masquerade Ball Becomes Costume Party to Celebrate Halloween
October 28, 2010: 300 Honors students turn out for the Halloween Masquerade Ball at the University Center Grand Room.
Honors College Launches Medallion Speaker Series with Renowned Author Ron Rash
October 12, 2010: Author Ron Rash receives The Honors College Medallion from Dean Railsback. Rash, who had just won the most prestigious international prize for a short story collection, The Frank O’Connor Award, was the College’s first Medallion Speaker. Each year, the Honors first-year class reads a book over the summer (for 2010, it was Rash’s novel, Serena) and then hears from the author at the Medallion Speaker event in the fall.
Honors College Joint Board Meeting
October 11, 2010: The Honors College Board of Directors and The Honors College Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Mark Whitehead, conduct a joint meeting in the arch board room; at the meeting, both groups approve a plan to encourage alumni giving.
Honors College Participates with Balsam Hall for Homecoming
October 8, 2010: Honors Board members Amber Anderson and Kayla Overcash hold up the banner that led the Honors College float for WCU’s Homecoming Parade in downtown Sylva.
Big Wheels Race Stirs Enthusiasm for Philanthropy
October 6, 2010: The Honors Board puts together a relay called Big Wheels for Pakistan, an effort to raise funds for American Cross flood relief in that country. The goal is to raise $1,000 in a series of events, as the Board did last year for Haiti.
Study Abroad Possibilities Presented
September 30, 2010: The Office of International Programs puts on a fair in Blue Ridge to encourage Honors students to study abroad, including information on financial aid, special overseas program offerings, and testimonials from students who have traveled recently.
Etiquette Reigns Supreme at the Fall Banquet
September 27, 2010: Once again under the direction of Katherine Brown, protocol expert, The Honors College has its second annual Etiquette Banquet for the freshman class in the new Blue Ridge Ballroom. It’s the College’s first event in the new facility.
Honors College Board Members Participate in State-wide Conference
September 24-25, 2010: Along with Steve Carlisle, Associate Dean, Honors students Kaitlyn Connelly, Marissa Duncan, Casey Haynes, and Tyler McKinnish attend the North Carolina Honors Association meeting at NC Central University in Durham. In 2011, The Honors College at WCU will host this state-wide meeting.
Honors College Board Members Present at National Conference
September 22, 2010: Lucas Ladnier and Seth Crockett at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. Along with Dean Railsback, Amanda Bienhaus, and Shannon Owen, they were in the city to make a presentation about the new residence halls at the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference.
Freshmen Assist CURVE Efforts
September 17, 2010: Students wrestle an old tire out of the Tuckasegee River; they are among nearly 100 Honors students who worked with the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor (CURVE) to help clean up and landscape parts of Cullowhee adjacent to campus. The Honors Board has partnered with CURVE since the local organization’s founding in 2007.
The Freshman Class Gathers to Support Football
September 11, 2010: The Honors first-year class, under the arch, at the tailgate for the season’s first football game.
The Honors College Board of Directors Kicks off the Season
August 31, 2010: First Honors College Board of Directors meeting in the new "room above the arch" between Balsam and Blue Ridge Halls; this room, suggested to architects by Honors and Residential Living students, has been a dream of the Board's for four years.
First Day of Class Cookout Tradition Continues
August 23, 2010: Joining forces with Residential Living in Balsam and Blue Ridge Halls, the opening of The Honors College cook-out (first day of classes) takes place under the arch and in the new plaza.
Honors Mentor Program Welcomes Freshmen
August 20, 2010: Honors College mentors are ready to help their freshmen move into Balsam Hall on the same day that Blue Ridge Hall opens.
May Medaling Cellebration at Balsam
April 30, 2010: Megan Gelety, Erin Ponder (Honors Board President), and Tyler Jones cut the cake at the spring medaling and graduation party in the new “backyard” at Balsam Hall. 78 Honors students graduated at the May Commencement.
Construction of archway joining Blue Ridge and Balsam Underway
March 15, 2010: Construction of the arch bringing Blue Ridge (left) and Balsam (right)together begins; the entire residential complex that will be the home for The Honors College is scheduled for completion in August 2010. The room above the arch, a study/conference area, will likely be the new place for the Honors Board to meet. The concept was developed by Honors students at a summer 2007 design charet with the building architects.
Undergraduate Expo Kicks Off with RODIN Awards
Monday, March 22: Board President Shannon Owen, left, reads the citation for RODIN (Recognition of Distinction in Instruction and Nurturing) recipient Dr. Tracy Zontek, Associate Professor of Health Sciences, as Dean Railsback waits to present the award. The event is part of the week-long Undergraduate Expo, sponsored each year by The Honors College.
WCU is #2 in the nation at NCUR!
Monday, February 22: Dean Railsback met in the University Center auditorium with WCU students who had altogether 80 projects accepted for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. After the host institution, the University of Montana, no other college or university in the country has as many research projects accepted.
Board Meetings Resume for Spring 2010
January 12, 2010: The Honors College Board of Directors, headed by President Shannon Owen, resume weekly meetings for the spring term in the new Board room in Balsam Hall.
December Medallions
Tuesday, December 8: Some of the Honors College Medallions to be awarded at the fall “Medalling” ceremony for December graduates in the lobby of Balsam Hall.
Christmas Store Service Project
Tuesday, December 1: Honors students Shannon Owen, Kayla Coe, and Sarah Swartzel join the celebration dinner at Bogart’s restaurant after an Honors service project helping with the Jackson County Christmas Store, which assists families to provide clothing and gifts for children during the holiday season.
First Honors College Etiquette Banquet
Tuesday, November 3: Dean Railsback helps prepare over 140 Honors freshmen before dinner for the college’s first etiquette banquet in the University Center Grand Room. With instruction by Katherine Brown, a protocol expert who has organized state events for such figures as President Bill Clinton or Queen Elizabeth, the multi-course dinner introduces students to etiquette at important events (dining at job interviews, for example). The event is part of the Honors Forum (USI 101) course.
Annual Halloween Party Moves to the UC
Thursday, October 29: Lady Gaga, a French maid, and The Economy prepare to enter the Honors College Annual Halloween Party (moved to the University Center in 2009 due to the move from Reynolds Hall). The party is slated to be in the new Blue Ridge Hall Ball Room in October, 2010.
Dean Railsback presents The Honors Path
Wednesday, October 21: Dean Brian Railsback addresses a group of area high school students and WCU alumni at the Asheville Hilton on the subject of “The Honors Path: Developing Intellectual Talent for U.S. Success in a Flat World.”
Honors College Wins the Catamount Cup!
October 17, 2009: Board President Shannon Owen (in white, center) and members of The Honors College Board of Directors meet with the Cat before pulling out on the Honors float for the Homecoming parade in Sylva. The Catamount Cup is awarded each year to the campus organization that shows the most school spirit; the cup requires significant service, creativity, and community to win. The award was announced at halftime during the Homecoming game and will be presented to the Honors Board at their meeting on November 2.
Honors Freshmen Learn About Study Abroad
Thursday, October 1: John Schweikert, from the Office of International Programs, gives Honors first-year students tips about studying overseas; more than 50% of the undergraduates who go abroad from WCU are in The Honors College.
Honors Students Unite with CURVE
Saturday, September 19: Chris Blake, Co-chair of the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor (CURVE), organizes 90 Honors College volunteers to help landscape and clean up sections of Old Cullowhee. Honors students also helped at the CURVE/Cullowhee concert which raised over $2,400 for the organization.
Honors Tailgate at First Home Game
September 12, 2009: Honors students hit the chicken and fixins' at The Honors College tailgate for WCU's first home game.
Welcome to 2009 Fall Term!
Monday, August 24, 2009: A welcome back Pizza Party in the lobby of Reynolds Hall on the first day of classes.
Mentoring Program Commences
Sunday, August 23, 2009: Mentors and First-Year Mentees get together at the Ice Cream Social sponsored by The Honors College Board of Directors.
Mentor Justin Kleberg on the Ultimate Frisbee at the Ice Cream Social.
Moving into Balsam Hall
Friday, August 21, 2009: The first of many Honors students move into the new residence, with help from volunteers.
Shannon Owen, President of The Honors College Board of Directors, moves into her new room in Balsam Hall.
Honors College Students at Graduation
Saturday, May 9, 2009: Dean Railsback joins five of the 67 Honors graduates in the line-up just before WCU’s May Commencement begins.
Honors College Board of Directors
May 5, 2009: Members of The Honors College Board of Directors get together with Dean Railsback for dinner at his home to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and the end of the academic year.
Honors College Graduates show their medals
April 30, 2009: Honors graduates received their medals at a ceremony in Reynolds Hall. About half are pictured here.
Honors College Graduation Cookout
April 30, 2009: Honors students gather for burgers and dogs at the end-of-year cook-out and Medaling Ceremony at Reynolds Hall—the last one at the old home of The Honors College.
Honors College Sponsors Trip to NCUR
April 18, 2009: With 48 projects accepted, The Honors College sent its biggest team of researchers out of state to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (some of the group is pictured here by the charter bus). For the third year in a row, WCU was #1 in the UNC system at NCUR. This year, WCU was tied for #5 in the nation at the conference.
Undergraduate EXPO 2009
March 23, 2009: The Expo, running from March 23 through 26, featured 191 student presentations (sponsored by 71 faculty members) from across all disciplines at WCU. Pictured above is Dr. Wayne Billon, Nutrition and Dietetics professor, who with Dr. Laura Cruz (History) and Lorrie Willey (Business) received The Honors College RODIN (Recognition of Distinction in Instruction and Nurturing) Award for superb work as a mentor of undergraduate research projects.
Honors Student Publishes Book Chapter
A course assignment for Honors student John Barbacci, begun in a class at Johnston Community College, resulted in a chapter in a book published in 2008. Barbacci published “Tobacco Tales, Told from the Ground Up” in North Carolina Tobacco, A History, edited by William Yeargin and published by The History Press.
“After submitting a semester’s worth of historical research papers for Dr. Yeargin,” said Barbacci, “I was given an opportunity to be a part of the historian’s current enterprise.” Barbacci conducted primary research for his subject “via grassroots interviews with key individuals in the tobacco growing, curing and selling professions, both past and present. I was able to interview persons who had spent their entire lives in the tobacco fields . . . Others interviewed were well-to-do owners of large tobacco clearing houses who are some of the wealthiest people in the state.”
Barbacci majors in International Business and has traveled extensively, as noted in the photo above.
Honors Study Abroad Night
January 21, 2009: South Korean exchange students from Hannam University, Je-Hyun Lee and Eunji Kim (right), share a quick dinner of Reynolds Hall spaghetti and garlic bread with Amanda Shirk (left) at The Honors College Study Abroad meeting. Study Abroad Advisors, Financial Aid personnel, and international students met with about 100 Honors students at Reynolds to discuss how easy it is to go overseas for a semester or year. Honors students make up more than 50% of the students who go abroad from WCU each year.
Honors Student Gives Speech at Commencement
December 13, 2008: Laura Litchfield, a cancer survivor and an Honors senior and Special Studies/Pre-Med major, was selected to give the WCU commencement speech. Her topic was courage and perseverance in the face of personal or social hard times.
December Reception for Graduates in Reynolds Hall
December 4, 2008: Honors students receive their Honors medallions for the December Commencement at a reception in Reynolds Hall. Students who graduate from The Honors College receive the Honors medallion, a special Honors diploma, and formal recognition during the commencement ceremony.
A Chili Thanksgiving
November 24, 2008: Associate Dean Carlisle digs in with Honors students at the annual Chili Cook-Off/Thanksgiving Dinner in Reynolds. Dean Railsback, Carlisle, and Executive Assistant Bonnie Beam made enough chili to feed over 100 Honors students in 14 minutes (a record wipe-out).
Halloween Gets Weird Again
October 31, 2008: Most of Reynolds Hall packed the lobby for the costume contest, food, and dancing.
Honors Scholars participate in live radio broadcast of War of the Worlds
October 30, 2008: Honors College Scholars preformed on stage and presented undergraduate research posters on a wide range of subjects to enhance the audience experience at the War of the Worlds live radio broadcast at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. The Honors College, the School of Music, the Department of Communications, and the Department of Stage and Screen raised over $3000 for student scholarships.
The Great Pizza – T-shirt give away
October 1, 2008: As part of Dean Railsback’s return from the annual Pledge Ride Scholarship Ride, the Honors students had a picnic on the lawn in front of Reynolds and grabbed up a variety of Honors T-shirts. Begun in 1997, the bicycle rides have raised over $140,000 in scholarship money for Honors students.
Honors students present The Green Band Initiative
September 20, 2008: Members of the Honors College Board present an initiative to the North Carolina Honors Council Conference at Meredith College in Raleigh. The initiative, to create a “band” of Honors students statewide to focus on sustainable practices on campus as well as undergraduate research related to the environment, was well-received at the conference.
Honors Students Tour The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Reservation
September 13, 2008: Honors students enjoyed a day out at the Cherokee Indian Reservation where they visited the museum, the new high school, the commercial center, and an authentic pioneer village farm nearby in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Gallo of Wood’s Hole Visits
September 10, 2008: Dr. Dave Gallo of the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute gave a special lecture to Honors students, revealing mysteries of the ocean at depths of 20,000 feet or more. After the lecture, Dr. Gallo, conferring here with Dean Railsback, invited any interested member of The Honors College to apply for a summer internship at Wood’s Hole.
Tailgating at the First Home Game
August 28, 2008: Honors students chow down on fried chicken, baked beans, cold slaw, biscuits, and plenty of sweet tea at the opening day of Catamount Football.
Honors students travel to Highlands to hear guest speaker
August 25, 2008: Students from the Honors Forum (USI 101) classes prepare for a presentation by Ray Anderson on the carbon footprint of his company, Interface, the largest manufacturer of carpet tiles in the world. Anderson is one of the most highly visible CEOs in the country on matters of sustainable business practices. The students were invited to attend by the Center for Life Enrichment of nearby Highlands, NC.
“Opening of the College” Honors Cook-out
August 18, 2008: Honors students gather on the lawn in front of Reynolds Hall on the first day of classes for the annual cook out, a time to meet and greet new friends and old as the academic year begins.
Browse the links below for recent WCU news of interest to current and prospective Honors students and their families.
WCU once again ranks among the nation’s leaders in the number of student projects accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Students show way to great outdoors
Adventure guides that detail how and where to enjoy all types of outdoor activities close to WCU have been posted online, and printed copies are available across campus.
Honors College series to feature Herzog
Psychology professor Hal Herzog, author of “Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals,” will give a Thursday presentation.
Commencements held for undergrads
WCU held a pair of Saturday ceremonies to salute undergraduates in the spring class of 2011, while also taking time out to note the service of outgoing Chancellor John W. Bardo.
Forest City resident to graduate at age 18
At an age when many young people are preparing to go to college, 18-year-old Brittany Amber Nicole Burke is getting ready to participate in commencement at WCU and receive her bachelor’s degree.