Cullowhee Valley School 4th graders in Ms. Christin Wilson class are doing a charity fundraiser from June 1 to 11 at the school. In the campaign “Make a Crane and Save lives”, for 25cents anyone can come in and learn how to make a paper crane from our paper crane masters and save lives. “It […]
Archives for May 2015
Effects of poverty on WNC children’s education
May 31, 2015 by
“Growing up in a family living in poverty or near poverty negatively impacts a child’s health throughout his or her life,” according to NCChild’s 2014 Child Health Report Card. In the same report it also says that “education and health outcomes are also tightly intertwined; success in school and the number of years of schooling impact health […]
Governor seeks support for bond package, $114.9 million for WCU science building
May 26, 2015 by
Story was produced by the WCU Office of Public Relations. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory visited Western Carolina University on Friday, May 22, seeking support for his proposed $3 billion bond package that would fund state infrastructure improvements and transportation projects, a plan that would include $114.9 million for a new WCU science building. McCrory […]
WCU’s biggest class in history
May 11, 2015 by
Western Carolina University’s biggest class graduated this weekend, May 9. Approximately a total of 1,446 students walked on the stage at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center, and according to the officials at WCU this isthe largest class to graduate in university history. There were three commencement services spanning over two days. May 8 was the […]
WCU enjoys a “chaotic” Friday with the end of classes
May 4, 2015 by
The doors opened at 6:30 p.m. in the Bardo Arts Center at WCU to let in excited film enthusiasts and proud film majors for the seventh annual film festival, Controlled Chaos. Controlled Chaos features two senior thesis projects as well as several other films as short as 15 seconds created by WCU film students. Most of […]
