Western Carolina University’s department of communication, theatre and dance will present the Tony Award-winning musical “The Music Man” by Meredith Willson, a production being directed by WCU’s own Broadway star and legend, Terrence Mann.
“The World Made Straight,” the latest novel by Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western Carolina University, is one of the nation’s top 10 books for teenage readers.
Western Carolina University has been named a provider of nursing continuing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, giving nurses a new opportunity to take approved professional development courses at a convenient time and place.
More than 350 of the region’s best middle and high school musicians will gather at WCU for the Western North Carolina All-District Band Clinic on Feb. 9-10. The annual event will be hosted by the WCU music department and John T. West, director of bands.
The newest exhibit at WCU's Mountain Heritage Center, “Airing of the Coverlets,” will be on display Wednesday, Feb. 7, through Thursday, April 5, in the lobby of the museum.
“Party Foods: 1920s Style” will be the topic of an Arti-Facts! program for children on Sunday, Feb. 4, at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.
WCU is hosting the second annual Community Service Learning Fair on Thursday, Feb. 8, to help students, faculty and staff as well as members of the community become more aware of service opportunities in the region.
Seventeen WCU broadcast communication students recently passed a rigorous examination to earn certification as radio marketing professionals.
Western Carolina University is now the proud owner of the strip of commercial property known locally as the downtown Cullowhee business district.
As an 11-year-old, senior Jamie Tidmore watched her aunt battle breast cancer. Today, she is sharpening her molecular biological research skills at WCU, where her dedication to making a difference in the medical field or biological research has earned her two scholarships.
Victoria Clement, assistant professor of history at WCU, joins a global panel in London this week to discuss the upcoming elections in Turkmenistan, a former republic of the Soviet Union that borders Afghanistan and hosts the world’s fourth largest reserves of natural gas.
P. Bradley Ulrich, professor of trumpet at WCU, has been invited to perform at the internationally famous St. Bart’s Music Festival. Ulrich will be performing an orchestra concert and an opera at the French West Indies island, St. Barthelemy, or St. Barts as the locals call it, from Jan. 29–Feb. 4.
Graduates of WCU's master’s degree program in school administration have once again scored high marks on a national test that indicates how well prepared they are to fill the top leadership positions in North Carolina public schools.
The winter series of old-time and bluegrass music jam sessions sponsored by WCU's Mountain Heritage Center will continue Thursday, Feb. 1, with a performance by Cullowhee Creek, a group of musicians composed of WCU students.
WCU will offer “Learning For Fun: Saturday is Art Day” from 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, in Room 150 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center. The classes are open to children in grade three and above, as well as interested adults.
Western Carolina University will offer “Learning for Fun: Stained Glass” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 23 through Feb. 27 in the Camp Building.
Western Carolina University-sponsored Team Ogelbots took home the championship trophy for overall competition from the inaugural Mountain Region FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition on Saturday, Jan. 20.
The Fine Art Museum at WCU will host an exhibition featuring the work of acclaimed New York painter Albert Kresch, whose small-scale oil paintings were unavailable to the general public until six years ago.
WCU's Fine and Performing Arts Center will continue its “Galaxy of Stars: Legends on Stage” series with a performance of classical African-American spirituals on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m.
The “Telling Mountain Stories” folk life series will continue at Western Carolina University on Tuesday, Jan. 23, with a presentation by Cherokee storyteller Davy Arch.
Tennessee poet Darnell Arnoult, author of “What Travels With Us,” will be the featured presenter as the Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series continues Wednesday, Jan. 24, at WCU's Mountain Heritage Center.
The Institute for the Economy and the Future at WCU is the recipient of a $362,060 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to develop a training program to assist local officials in adopting a more regional approach to economic development strategies.
The images a WCU student captured last year of student strikes in France were so powerful that Lois Petrovich-Mwaniki, director of international programs and services, was inspired to help organize a student art exhibit.
A non-denominational youth rally, Ignite ’07 Youth Explosion, will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
Due to inclement weather, changes have been made to tonight's (Jan. 18) schedule. The keynote address by Tonya Williams, general counsel for N.C. Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, has been canceled. read all schedule changes
Clarinetist Michael Lowenstern will present a master class and a recital Jan. 16-17 at Western Carolina University as part of the Catamount Concert Series.
Nationally known hurricane impact researcher Rob Young, associate professor of geosciences at WCU and director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, will be featured Saturday, Jan. 13, on the Air America radio network program “Ring of Fire.”
Trumpet players from across the United States will converge at WCU for the Fifth Annual WCU Trumpet Festival, with several free performances throughout the Jan. 12-14 weekend, including a mass ensemble expected to top 100 musicians on stage at one time.
