Finding the right job is hard. Finding a job sympathetic to your neurodiverse strengths and challenges can be more difficult. The Center for Career and Professional Development will share tips and resources for job-searching with neurodiversity on Sept. 19 at the Career Studio in the Reid 150 starting at 4 p.m. This is a two-part […]
Innovation Brewery is brewing up some community fun
September 15, 2023 by
Innovation Brewery invites the whole community to come eat, drink, throw axes, and play at their 10-year anniversary party at Bridge Park in Sylva from noon to 6 p.m. on Sept. 16. Innovation’s marketing director Skylar Ballew said the brewery wants the celebration to be accessible to the entire local community as well as those […]
WCU Spring Commencement highlights student achievement
May 15, 2023 by
WCU Ramsey Center was full with happy audience holding signs, flowers and balloons while the graduating class of 2023 walked the stage. And it was a big class. According to WCU site, in three ceremonies WCU awarded 2108 degrees of which 1517 were undergraduate degrees. There were 842 first generation students who walked the stage […]
“A place at the table for everyone”
May 15, 2023 by
Beulah Land, a local drag queen, artist and advocate for social change talks about what it’s like being a drag queen. She begins her day as any of us. Her daily job is working as a barista in downtown Sylva. But when the day draws to a close, Land gets to a different type of werk. […]
WCU forgotten: Story behind the Moore building
May 11, 2023 by
Western Carolina University is full of architecture both new and old. Among some of the historical buildings that are still in use are the Breeze Gymnasium, McKee, Albright-Benton, and the University Auditorium. However, the grandfather of historical buildings still standing on campus today is the Moore building. Unfortunately, Moore has sat silent for years and […]
Cullowhee Dam will have a facelift
May 11, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, May 10 edition Repair or remove … that’s the decision facing local leaders about the Cullowhee Dam, owned and operated by Western Carolina University. WCU is waiting on an assessment and plan allowing consulting firm McGill & Associates to proceed in designing and bidding for repairs to the Cullowhee […]
