The Talent Search Program at Western Carolina University has scheduled a series of free workshops to provide information to local students and their parents about applying for federal financial aid for college with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.
Western Carolina University bestowed a posthumous honorary doctorate upon a former chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors at fall commencement exercises, which honored more than 500 candidates for graduation.
Research conducted by a doctoral student at Western Carolina University may help train future human rights investigators and is already drawing the attention of international organizations.
Students in two Western Carolina University political science classes in “Active Citizenship” took the title of their courses to heart this semester as they participated in a series of fundraising activities to benefit a pair of local charitable organizations.
Western Carolina University will offer “Aqua Fitness” in the Reid Gymnasium pool on campus Jan. 22 through May 1.
Western Carolina University will offer an asthma management workshop for nurses and other interested health care professionals from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Room 143 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
Western Carolina University will offer “Time on Your Side,” a time management workshop, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18, in the Cordelia Camp Building.
A former WCU administrator who served as chairman of Mountain Heritage Day for 18 years and his wife have established a $10,000 endowed fund that will help the annual event continue to thrive as one of the premier folk festivals in the Southeast.
Prospective students can learn about the 100 spring semester courses Western Carolina University will offer in Asheville during an information and registration session set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10.
Western Carolina University will offer “Learning for Fun: Stained Glass” from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, through Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Cordelia Camp Building.
The biggest challenge facing Western North Carolina emergency responders during times of crisis is inadequate communication among agencies at the local, state and federal levels, a problem often exacerbated by antiquated equipment and a lack of communication interoperability.
Western Carolina University will offer the third annual Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend, Thursday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Lambuth Inn in Lake Junaluska.
Three Western Carolina University students recently received citations for their internship work with the U.S. Public Health Service during the summer.
The Institute for the Economy and the Future, the regional think tank and economic development unit of Western Carolina University, has a new home and a new leader, Daniel Ostergaard, former executive director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council.
A Western Carolina University faculty member was honored Tuesday (Dec. 4) for assistance he has provided to Western North Carolina municipal leaders as they deliberated the long-term management of their towns’ watersheds.
Anna Fariello, curator of the craft revival digital collection and visiting associate professor at WCU, recently was named museology specialist peer reviewer for the United States Fulbright Commission.
The 2007-08 old-time and bluegrass music jam session series at Western Carolina University will continue Thursday, Jan. 3, with a performance by the McDowell Family, followed by a jam session in which local musicians are invited to participate.
Western Carolina University Chancellor John W. Bardo extends season's greetings to the Western community.
Western Carolina University will offer beginner swing and salsa workshops for teenagers and adults Monday, Dec. 17, through Wednesday, Dec. 19, in Breese Gymnasium.
Western Carolina University will offer “You Can Get Sued for That?: Five Most Common Employment Law Violations” from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Room 141 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
Western Carolina University will bestow a posthumous honorary doctorate upon a former chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors as WCU holds fall commencement exercises at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
