Spanish Program News

Gracie Threadgill doesn’t have to travel far to complete her coursework at Western Carolina University. She grew up just down Highway 74 in Whittier, amongst the mountains that are adorned with life from her home to campus.

Just a few months ago, Carly Douthit was submitting applications in a frenzy, looking for any summer internship that involved animals.

Following a national search and competitive review process, three Western Carolina University faculty members have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Deliberative Citizenship Network.

A stack of journals sits in Avery Luft’s bedroom back home. They each provide an escape into a world the Western Carolina University senior created.

For those lovers of language on our campus and beyond, we’ve gathered a few pieces of advice from some of the authors who visited the Spring Literary Festival.

Ammon Hottensmith has always been interested in critters. Growing up on a small farm in Ohio, the Western Carolina University junior has always been surrounded by them. Everyone is, whether you’re in the hills of the Midwest or the mountains of Appalachia.

Wherever Asha Evans’ career has taken her, her love for words has followed. The Western Carolina University alumna has told stories of student-athletes at small private colleges to Division I powerhouses — and now she’s sharing them at a national level.

Christopher Childers never cared much for theme parks, pools or playgrounds as a kid. Instead, his eyes grew big inside the movie rental store.

Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller’s canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

WCU students assist in recovery of human remains.