Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines to assist town in protecting critical infrastructure

A vulnerability assessment will be conducted in Duck, a coastal community touted as a premier beach vacation spot near important ecosystems and estuaries.  

Keith Elliott Alumnus of the Month

Meet our Alumni of the Month: Keith Elliott! He graduated from WCU twice once in June 1969, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, General Management and again in June 1973, with a Master of Business Administration in General Management.  

Nursing students provide services at free rural health care clinic in eastern Tennessee

The nonprofit Remote Area Medical has held mobile clinics for uninsured and underserved families and individuals, assisted by health care professionals and students, since 1985.  

THE VIEW FROM HERE

OPENING NOTES

HUMBLE FIRST

In 1957, WCC enrolled its first African-American student; in 2019, WCU will name a new residence hall in her honor.  

CATAMOUNT CARE

In 1969, on the eve of a new decade and with a newfound sense of promise on campus, Western Carolina University began what would become its School of Nursing.  

SUSTAINED AND SUPERB ACHIEVEMENT

David L. Westling is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in the field of special and inclusive education and, when he retires this coming June, will wrap up nearly 22 years as WCU’s Adelaide Worth Daniels Distinguished Professor of Special Education.   

DOUBLING DOWN

Thanks to the ongoing generosity of a husband and wife who divide their time between Highlands and Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, WCU is one step closer toward its goal of being able to provide scholarship assistance to every Honors College student with financial need.