Japanese Program News

Alicia Littlejohn has always been fascinated with space, so when there was an opportunity to intern with NASA, she jumped at the chance.

Blake Kinsey and the camera in his hand were inseparable in high school. The Etowah hometown product was in love with capturing moments and the creative process it took to turn those clips into stories.

After a nationwide search, Western Carolina University has appointed Andrew Kenneth Gay as the new dean of the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, effective July 1.

Karen Eye, a former staff member in the Division of Advancement at Western Carolina University, is returning to the spotlight in a new supporting role as director of development for the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts.

The Western Carolina University School of Music sends shockwaves that echo throughout campus. Its sound rolls through the mountains, hitting the ears of many inside Bardo Arts Center and thousands more on gamedays.

During the fall 2025 semester, 30 interior design juniors from Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design (SOAD) embarked on an experience that extended well beyond the classroom, offering hands-on, real-world design and research opportunities through a collaborative design charette with Auburn University.

Alexis Shafir rolls paint over a slab of wood she etched into art. She takes it over to the printing press in Bardo Arts Center, presses it down onto a surface and delights in the result on her paper, fabric or whatever else her imagination desires.

Amidst the devastation left by Hurricane Helene, Taylor Schenker spent her time looking for memories along the river. Photos floated down the current, creased, ripped and water damaged, lost from those whose lives were shaken by the storm.

Cullowhee is no Los Angeles, but there’s a little bit of Hollywood on the campus of Western Carolina University.

A faceless woman in vibrant dress. A swaddled child at her back. A basket full of yaniqueques, a favorite snack of the Dominican Republic, balanced atop her head. Zoila Carrasco’s “Feeding the Island” is a story in stoneware, an artist’s journey toward self-love amidst generational memories and food anxiety.