Twenty-four Western Carolina University students were given the opportunity to professionally display their work to enhance their skills and gain campus-wide recognition. This exhibit displayed several mediums of work, including wooden sculptures, pottery, paintings and photography. These students’ creations were carefully selected among various submissions to be recognized for their hard work. Western Carolina University’s […]
Commissioners OK new opioid settlement accord
March 16, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 15 edition Jackson County Board of Commissioners passed a motion approving an Opioid Settlement Supplemental Agreement at its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 7. An additional $21 billion in new settlements, referred to as Wave Two Settlements because it is the second case of opioid settlements in […]
Commissioners take a look at possible Cullowhee sidewalk
March 16, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 15 edition County commissioners recently examined an effort to reduce carbon emissions by building a sidewalk from the Recreation center in Cullowhee to Western Carolina University. It will be part of the Carbon Reduction Grant from the NC Department and will cost over $2 million. The project […]
WCU professor showcases talent through personal struggle
March 6, 2023 by
“Don’t tell the story, be the story,” says Dr. Tiffany Renee Jackson, when asked to give the most important advice for being a performer. As an artistic force of nature and one of the newest and beloved editions to the Western Carolina University faculty, Jackson has spent her time on campus focusing on her craft, […]
One-woman show teaches WCU ‘You’re not what you’ve been through’
January 30, 2023 by
Western Carolina University was moved by an emotional and entertaining telling of Dr. Tiffany Jackson’s own life and hardships through a showcase of her musical talents and expertise. Members of the audience were faced with raw discussions of racial identity and left the show with an earned perspective for what it may have been like […]
Cat Singers: An ensemble of diversity
December 6, 2022 by
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Carolina University vocal ensemble Catamount “Cat” Singers saw a revitalization with the end of a campus-wide mask mandate and the hiring of Dr. Tiffany Renée Jackson in 2021. As Assistant Voice Professor, Jackson sought to lead this ensemble with a new and improved philosophy: the power of inclusivity. Jackson […]
