Archives for March 2022

WCU track and field team ready for the outdoor season

The Western Carolina University track team has done a great job preparing for outdoor competition as they just wrapped up their indoor season.Their first outdoor meet was, March 18 and 19 at Georgia Tech and the athletes and their coaches were more than ready. Some of the top performances were in field events, those including […]

Wiley Cash comes to the 20th annual Spring Literary Festival

WCU students and wider community had a chance to listen and chat with Wiley Cash, a New York Times bestselling author during the 20th annual Spring Literary Festival. Cash is an author in residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville where he teaches fiction writing and literature. Opening remarks were given by Jeremy Jones thanking […]

Elaine Utin speaking out to students about LatinxED

Elaine Utin, co-founder and executive director of LatinxED will reach out to students interested in her organization on Tuesday, March 29. The Zoom meeting is from 4 to 5 p.m. “LatinxED is an educational initiative in North Carolina focusing on Latinx youth seeking higher education and opportunities,” said Melissa Birkhofer, English professor and Director of […]

Casting a glance at the climbing community at WCU

As children grow up and develop, they begin testing the limits of their bodies as they improve their motor skills, including by trying to ascend to the heights of the world around them. This interest in climbing has a tendency to stick around as people get older, going from testing the limits of one’s body […]

Night of PRIDE to provide resources for members of LGBTQ+ community

In an effort to promote diversity and assist in the visibility of the LGBTQ+ community at WCU, the Diversity Committee of the College of Education and Allied Professions (CEAP) will be hosting Night of PRIDE Thursday, March 24. Night of PRIDE will also be hosted in partnership with Intercultural Affairs and Degree Plus. The event […]

Volunteers are sought again to help clean up roadsides

Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 17 edition From the vehicle to the roadside to the ditch to the creek to the river to the Gulf of Mexico. Such is the journey of northern Jackson County litter unless someone steps in to break the cycle. Jackson County’s Keep Our Mountains Clean and Green […]