The Fine and Performing Arts Center at WCU will be the site of an arts weekend March 23-24 featuring jazz, big band, rock ‘n’ roll and "heavy metal"–an “iron pour,” an artistic activity in which iron is heated, melted and poured into molds to create sculpture.
An “iron pour” will take place at Western Carolina University on Friday, March 23, as part of a weekend celebration of the arts.
The Fine Art Museum at WCU will feature photographs of famous rock ‘n’ roll musicians in the exhibit “Cleveland Rocks: The Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Photographs of George Shuba” March 15 through May 12.
The world-famous Count Basie Orchestra will perform at WCU's Fine and Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. as part of a weekend of activities in conjunction with the annual WCU Jazz Festival.
WCU Chancellor John W. Bardo officially launched on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the first comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university’s 118-year history, a drive to raise at least $40 million in private support to help meet a renewed emphasis on academic quality.
Robert Kehrberg, longtime head of Western Carolina University’s department of music, has been appointed to the dean’s position in the university’s new College of Fine and Performing Arts, effective next July 1.
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center is offering a pair of programs on Sunday, March 4, that has a common theme – weaving.
The “Galaxy of Stars: Legends on Stage” continues at WCU's Fine and Performing Arts Center with an already sold-out performance by Cirque Le Masque and a puppet extravaganza by Wood and Strings Theatre.
Some 360 students in kindergarten through 12th grade will be demonstrating their creativity and teamwork Saturday, March 3, as the Schuncke Memorial Odyssey of the Mind Tournament is held at WCU.
Three federally funded programs located at Western Carolina University observed National TRIO Day Saturday, Feb. 24, in recognition of a nationwide effort to help young people overcome barriers to educational success.
What began for WCU student Marguerite “Maggie” Belli as an interest in scouting and outdoor activities has turned into a national leadership position in the Venturing organization, a division of the Boy Scouts of America. And that position is taking her to the White House and Congress for this year’s presentation of the Scouts’ annual report.
Two books co-authored by Tom Hatley, Western Carolina University’s Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies, that focus on cultures on opposite sides of the world have recently been reissued.
Paul Heckert, professor of physics at WCU, will offer a lunar eclipse observing session Saturday, March 3, at the Jackson County Airport near Cullowhee. The eclipse will begin at moonrise, at about 6:30 p.m., and will end by 8 p.m.
Western Carolina University will charter a chapter of the national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa at the A.K. Hinds University Center on Thursday, March 1.
The conversations that surfaced during a panel discussion in October about bridging the gap between academic and student services gained so much momentum that some faculty members planned a day-long event called Faculty Enrichment and Education Day, which was held Wednesday, Feb. 21.
The wintertime series of old-time and bluegrass music jam sessions sponsored by Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will continue Thursday, March 1, with a performance by local bluegrass band the Stoney Creek Boys.
Western Carolina University will offer two sessions of youth swim review March 4-8 in the University’s Breese Gymnasium pool. A beginner class will be offered from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. and an advanced beginner class runs from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.
About 200 students from Western North Carolina will get a chance to voice their opinions on a variety of local, state and federal government issues, while getting an interactive lesson on the legislative process when they convene in a youth assembly organized by WCU's Public Policy Institute Saturday, March 24.
Western Carolina University senior Kevin Moore is the recipient of a G. Herbert Stout Student Award for a final project he completed in two natural resources management classes.
An open house and reception will be held 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, for “Cherokee Baskets and Their Makers,” an exhibit currently on display at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
WCU's Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions Series will present an “Evening of Spoken Word” featuring poet, actor and musician Saul Williams at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
When a big-time publishing firm asked WCU's Brian Railsback to edit an encyclopedia about legendary American writer John Steinbeck, the longtime Steinbeck fan jumped at the chance. Now, 13 years after he began the 544-page book, “A John Steinbeck Encyclopedia” has been published by Greenwood Press.
Students and faculty members from the costume shop at WCU have been preparing all semester for the production “The Music Man,” set to open Thursday, Feb. 22, with the most costumes they have ever had to make for a single show.
Patrons of music and drama will have an opportunity to help fund musical theater scholarships and meet Broadway legend Terrence Mann following WCU's opening night performance of “The Music Man” on Thursday Feb. 22.
Western Carolina University students earned state awards and recognition recently at the North Carolina Association of Residence Halls annual conference, held on the WCU campus.
Western Carolina University recently named Susan Swanger, associate professor of accounting, director for the Master of Accountancy Program. Swanger replaces Philip Little, who had led the program since its inception in 1996.
Western Carolina University will offer “Learning for Fun: Portfolio Bookmaking” from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in Room 150 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Science students from 16 Western North Carolina counties will come together at WCU on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 21 and 22, to display science projects and compete for the opportunity to exhibit at the North Carolina State Science Fair in Raleigh.
Western Carolina University Chancellor John W. Bardo will deliver the Spring 2007 State of the University address today (Tuesday, Feb. 20) at 3 p.m. To watch from your web browser, please go to:
http://ustream.wcu.edu/~keynote/bardo.mov .
The “Telling Mountain Stories” folk life series will continue at WCU on Tuesday, Feb. 20, with a screening of the documentary film “The Queen Family: Appalachian Tradition and Back Porch Music.”
Anne Mitchell Whisnant, author of “Super-Scenic Motorway,” a history of the Blue Ridge Parkway, will be the featured presenter as the Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series continues Wednesday, Feb. 21, at WCU's Mountain Heritage Center.
Longstanding ties that link Western North Carolina and a South Korean university were further bolstered with the signing of an agreement that will allow for the exchange of students and faculty between Western Carolina University and the Asian school.
Western Carolina University’s College of Business will offer a mediation training workshop focusing on U.S. Department of Agriculture program issues Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 22-24.
The Western Carolina University Art Club will offer “Hula Hoop Making” from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, Feb. 19, in Room 150 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Prospective college students who want to find out what college life is all about will have an opportunity to get their questions answered as Western Carolina University holds Open House on Saturday, Feb. 17.
“Birds of Prey,” a program about raptors of the Southern Appalachians, will be presented Sunday, Feb. 18, at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
Two WCU students, Vanessa Lange and Sarah Ryckman, are the recipients of scholarships that will enable them to study abroad this year.
The winter series of old-time and bluegrass music jam sessions sponsored by WCU's Mountain Heritage Center will continue Thursday, Feb. 15, with a performance by Cullowhee Creek, a group of musicians composed of WCU students.
A new book penned by faculty member Mimi Fenton explores the connection between the concept of hope and land in the works of 17th-century English author John Milton – an examination, she says, that has relevance for a modern society that seems to have largely lost its need for that connection.
The “Films 4 Thought” film series will be held at Western Carolina University throughout February as part of Black History Month activities.
Photographer Mike Smith will present a free public lecture about his work in a program at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at Western Carolina University in Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
The Western Carolina University department of music will present a program of choral music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, as part of the Catamount Concert Series.
The Society of Broadcast Engineers recently announced that Michael Rymell, a student in WCU's broadcasting program, has earned its certified television operator professional certification.
Susan Leveille, a Western North Carolina artist and teacher, will present a program about the history of the Appalachian craft industry at WCU's Mountain Heritage Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13.
