Macon Bank and The Western Carolina University Foundation recently renamed a scholarship fund that provides financial assistance to junior- and senior-level banking majors at Western.
WCU's College of Business is ready to unveil its new Graduate Certificate Program in Project Management, which will be available beginning this fall both fully online and through a combination of online work and regular class meetings in Asheville.
WCU freshmen have not started classes, but they already have their Freshman Reading Program assignment – “The World Made Straight,” an award-winning novel by WCU faculty member Ron Rash. Before they discuss and write about the book in their fall coursework, they will hear the author speak at Freshman Convocation.
Macon County government will host an information session for students interested in learning more about Western Carolina University’s master’s degree program in public affairs Tuesday, Aug. 14.
Western Carolina University graduate student Jean Sitton was recently selected as one of North Carolina’s top 100 nurses.
Steep-slope development issues and farm preservation will be on the agenda as WCU hosts the Aug. 8-10 Summer Planning Institute and Leadership Conference of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association.
WCU faculty member Julia A. Barnes will deliver the primary address as the university holds summer commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
Western Carolina University student cyclists will ride together as “Catamounts Against Cancer” this month at the only 24-hour charity cycling event in the nation.
WCU's Helder Residence Hall will be demolished this summer as part of a group of construction and renovation projects designed to create more of a “college quad” feel on campus with green space and a pedestrian-friendly environment.
Former Georgia Tech associate head and pitching coach, Bobby Moranda, has been named head baseball coach at Western Carolina University announced today (July 16) by WCU Athletic Director Chip Smith.
WCU will offer incoming freshmen the opportunity to participate in Western PEAKS, a program designed to help students successfully make the transition from high school to college by encouraging them to make campus connections early in the fall semester.
Ninety-one rising middle school students from Western North Carolina participated in a two-week Pre-College Program at WCU designed to develop interests in science- and mathematics-based fields of higher education.
A successful effort involving a group of Highlands residents the dean of WCU's Honors College in organizing a creative writing course in Highlands over the past month has led to excitement about the prospect of WCU offering more courses next year.
Two WCU faculty members contribute to a new Highlands Biodiversity Scholarship to help WCU students afford to research at the nearby interinstitutional Highlands Biological Station.
