Archives for March 2021

Jackson County Public Schools receives 10 awards for communications excellence

This story was originally published for the Sylva Herald Jackson County School District is golden. They won nine Gold and one Silver awards for outstanding communications in 3 categories of digital media engagement, photography, and electronic media. David Proffitt, Jackson County Public School Chief of Communications, is the man who contributed the most to this […]

Latinx Speaks hosts speaker on Afro-Latina art

WCU community got a chance to see Miami culture and heritage from a perspective of Afro-Latina art during the talk from Dr. Allison Harris. Harris was hosted by Josefina Niggli speaker series. Harris has been an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the English department for a year now. Harris […]

Center for Community Engagement to host first Catamounts Care Day

Story co-written with Tessa Bradshaw WCU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning will be hosting a silent vigil this Thursday, March 18, from 8-9 p.m. at the University Catafount and Alumni Tower to reflect on living during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the vigil, faculty and students will have the option to stop by for […]

New WCU science building is scheduled to be completed by Jan. 2022

This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on March 11 publication. The new WCU science building Apodaca will open in the fall semester with available classrooms. Classes are expected to begin in the fall of 2021. Curtis Monteith, an engineer for WCU’s Department of Facilities Management said that the construction of the new […]

Zoom cooking classes amidst COVID-19

A new local non-profit organization has had to find new ways to operate amidst COVID-19. Uncomplicated Kitchen is a local non-profit organization with the goal to improve food security through educational outreach. The organization was only operating for a few months before they had to change the way they operated due to COVID-19. Jenna Kranz […]

HOMEBASE providing for students despite COVID-19 challenges

This story was first published in The Western Carolinian. One local organization is working to provide for all WCU students who may find themselves without food, clothes, or the necessary support needed to graduate.  HOMEBASE, an outreach of Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, has been located in the small white building next to Cullowhee […]