Amy Kunst, an earth sciences education student, is the first recipient of a scholarship started by geology professor Steve Yurkovich for geology and earth sciences education students.
The College of Fine and Performing Arts at Western Carolina University presents the lineup for the 2008-09 Galaxy of Stars Series, eight shows of theater, music and dance from September to May in the performance hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center on Western’s campus.
WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center has opened an exhibit focused on furniture handmade in Western North Carolina during the 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit will be on display through December 15.
Pat Brown, dean of educational outreach at Western Carolina University and president of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the national honor society for nontraditional adult students, delivered the keynote address as the society’s chapter at Villanova University recently its celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Twelve middle school students from a Western Carolina University effort to broaden the pool of children who may pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics recently competed in a statewide solar vehicle race, with one of the teams winning first place for technical merit.
The Fine Art Museum on the campus of Western Carolina University will begin its summer series with an exhibit featuring the fine furniture of three regional artists. “Contemporary Furniture: Innovation in Wood from Appalachian Traditions” will run from Tuesday, June 3, to Saturday, June 28, at the museum, in WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Ronald D. Hunter, professor of applied criminology at Western Carolina University, was recently honored by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences after completing a one-year term as president of the international organization.
More than 40 historically significant quilts from the collection of Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center are now on display for a worldwide audience following the launch of the Quilt Index, an online resource catalog.
A scholarship fund started from scratch slightly more than a decade ago to benefit students enrolled in Western Carolina University’s Honors College has been growing substantially, just like the college’s enrollment, and recently achieved a major point in its development – “endowed” status.
Jessica Funke, an athletic training and sports medicine student from Marion, said the $400 she won in a raffle designed to reward Western Carolina University students who complete online course evaluations was the easiest $400 she ever earned.
Students entering Haywood Community College's new entrepreneurship degree program this fall will be able to transfer seamlessly to Western Carolina University and complete a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship two years later under an articulation agreement recently signed by leaders of the two institutions.
Western Carolina University’s School of Music recently initiated its own chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor fraternity, in a ceremony in the recital hall of the Coulter Building.
Kevin Schilbrack, professor and chair of the philosophy and religious studies department at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., will become head of Western Carolina University’s philosophy and religion department effective July 11.
WCU presented its top faculty and staff awards for teaching, research and service for the 2007-08 academic year Friday, April 25, at its annual spring General Faculty Meeting and Awards Convocation.
Three WCU interior design students recently took top honors at the annual National Kitchen and Bathroom Association’s Carolinas Chapter student design competition in Flat Rock.
A Western Carolina University faculty member who organized a trip to help the impoverished people of rural Honduras has been honored for her efforts by the WCU office that oversees service learning.
It was commencement-times-two on the campus of Western Carolina University on Saturday, May 10, as the university held two ceremonies to accommodate the largest graduating class in its history.
Western's Honors College presented the first-ever RODIN Awards this spring to three faculty members for their support of undergraduate researchers. RODIN stands for the Recognition of Distinguished Instruction and Nurturing.
Western Carolina University’s grants office announced nearly $350,000 in funding was awarded to faculty and staff in March for projects ranging from mediation in agriculture disputes to developing a microbiology and molecular biology teaching laboratory.
Western Carolina University’s Last Minute Productions will host a series of free concerts Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer on the lawn of the A.K. Hinds University Center. All performances are at 7 p.m. The rain location is Club Illusions, on the third floor of the University Center.
Western Carolina University’s Brass Quintet will perform at the inauguration of Betty Young, the fourth president at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, on Friday, May 2.
Western Carolina University will hold an information session for graduate programs offered through its College of Business from 5:15 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, in Asheville.
Western Carolina University’s police department will implement a new traffic flow plan on campus beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, to deal with the large number of visitors expected to attend the university’s undergraduate commencement, which is scheduled for 4 p.m. that day.
The Western Carolina University Police Department will host a two-day training workshop for Western North Carolina school resource officers, local law enforcement agents and school administrators on the proper identification and assessment of campus threats.
Western Carolina University will host two information sessions in East Tennessee Thursday, May 29, on its graduate gerontology certificate program.
Western Carolina University will present “Grant Writing: Targeting Funds Using the Internet” from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in Room 137 of the Cordelia Camp Building.
Compu-Ease Computer Training and Western Carolina University’s Small Business and Technology Development Center will present “Women & Common Cents Finances,” a free financial seminar for women.
Western Carolina University’s Office of Admission has extended the tuition deposit deadline for the 2008 fall semester until Aug. 1 in response to concerns expressed by prospective freshmen and their parents in the face of an economic downturn that threatens to drag on into the summer.
Western Carolina University’s Last Minute Productions will host a series of free concerts Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer on the lawn of the A.K. Hinds University Center. All performances are at 7 p.m. The rain location is Club Illusions, on the third floor of the University Center.
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will exhibit a portfolio of regional photographs by Ken Abbott that it recently acquired as part of its permanent collection. “Hickory Nut Gap Farm Portfolio: Photographs by Ken Abbott” will run from Tuesday, June 3, to Saturday, June 28, at the museum, in WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center.
