A new summer program for girls that blends the world of information technology with outdoor fun is set for June 10-15 at Western Carolina University. Sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School and the College of Business at WCU, techTrek is a summer program for middle-school girls […]
Author: WCU Office
Dissatisfied Students Should Go Elsewhere
I am writing about the letter writen by Matthew Kennedy a few weeks ago. I understand that there isn’t a lot to do in Cullowhee, but no one held a gun to you head and made you attend Western. Intelligent people are able to find things to do to keep […]
WCU to Host Youth Entrepreneurship Camp
Western North Carolina high school students will learn how to create businesses and foster entrepreneurial skills while experiencing college life during the third annual Youth Entrepreneurship Camp, held June 24-29 at Western Carolina University. The camp, sponsored by the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center at WCU and […]
VIDEOLess Entertaining Than Mr. T – “Dr. T and the Women”
#8220;Dr. T and the Women” is amazing. Unfortunately, it’s amazing in all the wrong ways. It’s amazing how they could put the notoriously female-friendly Richard Gere in the role of a gynecologist who believes that “women, by nature, are saints” and still not appeal to many women. It’s amazing how […]
BOOKSSex, Cash, and Poison in the Chianti: James Patterson’s Roses are Red
In 1995, he gave us Kiss the Girls. In April, the movie adaptation of Along Came a Spider hits theaters. Now the saga of Detective Alex Cross continues, with James Patterson’s latest thriller, Roses are Red. Considering the formulaic nature of most genre fiction, it is a relief that Roses […]
WCU Reveals Plans for New Elementary Education Program
Attention students and community members: are you pursuing a degree and find yourself wondering about teaching as a career option? Do you have a bachelor’s degree already? Has teaching crossed your mind as a way to better yourself and provide support to children in the community? Well, if you nod […]
Japanese Teachers to Work with WNC Schools
Local public school teachers in the WNC area are part of a select group of educators that will begin working with eleven visiting Japanese teachers from March 24 through April 2. As part of an educational exchange program involving Western Carolina University, two other University of North Carolina institutions and […]
April 3 Expo to Showcase Undergraduate Work
Research conducted by Western Carolina University students, and samples of students’ fine and performing arts, will be on display Tuesday, April 3, as WCU’s Honors College sponsors the third Undergraduate Expo. More than 74 student presenters will showcase their work all day, with exhibitions including creative writing, experiments in sciences […]
WCU’s Monica Bellon Tries for the Loot on ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”
Here’s a sure-fire way of getting on the television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Become head of Western Carolina University’s department of human services. Monica Bellon, a Cullowhee resident and current head of WCU’s department of human services, jetted to New York City on Tuesday, March 20, to […]
Stand and Lead, or Shut Up
To every and all in Cullowhee, Politics. That is half of everything here at Western, half of anything really. But here at WCU it seems to shine more and more. Look around and the average student will see unfinished construction projects, plenty of campus police, and unpaid parking fines fluttering […]
