North Carolina teachers of the year, Bryan “Freebird” McKinney and Julie Pittman, will be presenting and inspiring students as well as the community on “Being Agents of Change.” The talk is on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the University Center’s Grand Room. McKinney was North Carolina’s 2018 teacher of the year, and Pittman […]
Smoky Mountain students aim for new heights
February 8, 2019 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 7, 2019. Part of a new class at Smoky Mountain High School will be taught at 400 feet above ground. Next semester, in fall of 2019, SMHS teacher Mary Henson will add a class on drone technology – one of the first in the […]
World Hijab Day: A day for solidarity
February 8, 2019 by
Some people see the hijab, the religious clothing worn by Muslim women, as a symbol of oppression or violence. World Hijab Day seeks to change that. On Feb. 1, the WCU community took part in that education for the first time. Social activist Nazma Khan founded the movement in 2013 with a goal, as stated on […]
“Liberal Redneck” and crew told stories from the South
November 2, 2018 by
Comedians Trae Crowder, Corey Forrester, Drew Morgan and D.J. Lewis entertained WCU students and Jackson County residents with personal stories. Around 400 WCU students and community crowded into Bardo Arts Center to see the stand-up comedians on Oct. 29. Crowder, Forrester, Morgan and Lewis regaled the crowd with raunchy anecdotes and jokes dealing with topics like […]
Volunteer opportunity at Balsam Mountain Trust
October 18, 2018 by
Animals like Luna, the barn owl, and Hope, the bald eagle, need your help. The Balsam Mountain Trust needs volunteers to take care of wildlife in their care. Michael Skinner, executive director of the Trust, said that the program would like 14 volunteers, two for every day of the week. Per their website, volunteers must […]
Exhibit and a lecture on migrants at Bardo
September 18, 2018 by
A photo exhibit focusing on migrants opened on Sept. 17 at the Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center. The exhibit will be followed by a lecture from a Latinx and multiethnic literature lecturer, Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, from WCU’s English Department, on Sept. 20. The trilingual photo-essay exhibit, “We Were Migrants: Chronicle of Indigenous Migrants from […]
