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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
(Editor’s Note: The Pride of the Mountains trip to California has ended. News updates, as they were compiled last week from the Western Carolinian’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wcunews and the Tournament of Roses website operated by WCU’s News Services at roseparade.wcu.edu, are listed below.) Pride of the Mountains voted best […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is the eighth part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Which one of Western’s professor graduated from a high school in 1974 which developed to cater to the needs of the “gifted” because he […]
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday, Dec. 1, to take steps, both immediate and long-term, to address structural and safety deficiencies in the university-owned chancellor’s residence. The board unanimously approved a resolution expressing its commitment to bring an existing residence built in 1953 up to modern standards […]
After two years of planning, Western Carolina University’s Native American sorority made its appearance this semester. Alpha Pi Omega Sorority Inc., known as the oldest Native American sorority in the United States, has finally taken its place on-campus this fall. “I with the help of many others have been trying […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is the first of a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile the lives and careers of coaches before they arrived at WCU.) When I met with Coach Bobby Moranda, he was in the process of picking out new baseball cleats for his players. […]
The 16-member search committee that is helping select the next chancellor of Western Carolina University spent more than three hours Wednesday, Dec. 1, revising a detailed position description and leadership statement designed to attract highly qualified candidates to the job. The bulk of the committee’s conversations focused on ensuring that […]
There were few participants at last week’s WCU Residential Living Forum led by Brandon Wilson, Campus Housing Senator for the Student Government Association, but several problems facing the living circumstances to students residing on campus. The forum was held on Tuesday, Dec. 7 so that campus residents could voice their […]
Shawna Moriarty and Dustin Penland graduated from Western Carolina University with much more than just their degrees, they left with a love for one another and plans to spend their futures together. Penland, a Franklin native, graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management with a […]
Martin DeWitt, founding director and curator of the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University, has announced his retirement. “I think the timing is right for changes,” said DeWitt, whose career spans more than 30 years in museum administration. He will end his work at the museum in December. “Martin […]
The Western Carolina University community took time out to honor its fall graduating class and a group of WCU alumni who were awarded degrees in August as fall commencement ceremonies were held Saturday (Dec. 18) at Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The event also included the awarding of an honorary doctorate […]
