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Nicole Kanupp | Day in the Life

Join us for an exhilarating day in the life of Nicole Kanupp, a dedicated member of the Pride of the Mountains marching band at Western Carolina University!  

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MFA graduate student paints mural in Sylva

Mia Loia, a graduate student in the Master of Fine Art program, just completed a mural on the side of Kountry Kupboard health food store in Sylva.  

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School of Music and biology department collaborate for lecture recital

School of Music and Department of Biology are teaming up for a lecture recital Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of Coulter.   

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MFA program checked all the boxes for WCU alum: culture, mountains and academic rigor

After earning a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a decade of work and life experience, Kentucky native Mo Kessler wanted to find a master’s program that checked all the boxes when it came to culture, experiencing the mountains of Western North Carolina and of course the master’s program itself.   

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Manifest Your Own Masterpiece

Olivia Ramos, a Charlotte native who studied entertainment design and technology at WCU, knew she wanted to do something involving the arts, but her small high school did not offer a theater arts program.   

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Public Art Program minimester class installs new exhibit in HFR

Greg McPherson, WCU’s Fine Art Museum exhibition designer and assistant professor in the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, and his minimester class installed a new exhibit in the second floor lobby of the HFR Administration Building.   

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ICA and interior design program collaborate on ICA lounge redesign

Intercultural Affairs recently collaborated with the Interior Design Club on their lounge redesign.   

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Kara Jean Spindle | A Day in the Life

Kara Jean Spindle is a musical theater major at WCU. Follow along to see what a day in the life of KJ looks like!  

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Students to showcase their work at 14th annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival

The event will take place in the Bardo Arts Center May 5 at 7:30 p.m.  

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