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PRIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS DIRECTOR INDUCTED INTO BAND HALL OF FAME

David Starnes, director of the award-winning Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, will be inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in March.   

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HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION BECOMES FORMAL UNIT OF WCU

The internationally renowned Highlands Biological Station, located in Highlands, is now formally an installation of Western Carolina University, furthering an already strong relationship between the two institutions.   

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STUDENT HOUSING PLANS CALL FOR NEW COMPLEX ON WEST CAMPUS, REPLACEMENT OF SCOTT AND WALKER

In the wake of record total student enrollment and the largest freshman class in its history this past fall, Western Carolina University took several steps toward providing the additional housing necessary to accommodate anticipated growth in the years ahead.  

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CHANCELLOR SEARCH PROCESS IS BACK IN HIGH GEAR

The quest to find Western Carolina University’s next chancellor is hitting high gear as the committee leading the search for a successor to the late David O. Belcher is in the process of reviewing candidate materials and selecting a to-be-determined number of candidates to participate in off-campus interviews early this winter.  

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ENROLLMENT RECORDS SHATTERED AGAIN AS WCU TOPS 11,600 STUDENTS

It’s beginning to sound like a broken record, this talk of broken records when it comes to enrollment at Western Carolina University where, for the third consecutive year and the seventh time in the past eight years, the institution has experienced increases in both the size and academic qualifications of its student body.  

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WCU JOINING REGIONAL PARTNERS IN OUTDOORS INDUSTRY PROJECT

Western Carolina University has joined a regional collaborative that plans to use a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to boost an already thriving Western North Carolina outdoor recreation industry to an even higher level.   

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STUDENT SCULPTURE COMMEMORATES TIES BETWEEN WCU, EASTERN BAND

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ historical and cultural connections with the land now home to Western Carolina University were commemorated as representatives of the tribal and university communities gathered for the September unveiling of a sculpture based on the Cherokee syllabary character “wi.”  

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UNIVERSITY PRESENTS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO SUSAN BELCHER

Susan Brummell Belcher, wife of late Chancellor David O. Belcher, received one of the university’s top honors, the Distinguished Service Award, as part of Homecoming activities in November.   

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Faculty Scholarship Celebration coming up Feb. 21 will include award announcements

The 30th annual event will be held in the Conference Room of Blue Ridge Hall to recognize creative and academic works by faculty and staff.  

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