North Carolina U.S. congressman Mark Meadows (R-Jackson) will debate his opponent for the U.S. House of Representative for District 11, Rick Bryson (D-Swain) on Friday, Sept. 23, on WCU West Campus in room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences Building. Debate starts at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live online by WLOS-TV. […]
State budget director discusses college affordability with WCU students, leaders
August 24, 2016 by
From the WCU Public Relations Office With students – and some faculty members – still scrambling to find their classrooms on the second day of the fall semester, State Budget Director Andrew Heath paid a visit to Western Carolina University to tackle the subject of college affordability with a group of WCU students and campus […]
WCU to focus on NC Promise, tight budget, continuing momentum in 2016-17
August 18, 2016 by
From the WCU Public Relations Office Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher urged faculty and staff to spend the 2016-17 academic year building on the momentum of the previous year, gearing up for implementation of the N.C. Promise Tuition Plan, and helping navigate complex budgetary waters. In his annual Opening Assembly address to kick […]
Graduation grins fill WCU’s Campus
May 8, 2016 by
Western Carolina University said hello to a new group of alumni as the senior class graduated Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. in the Ramsey center. Ramsey was filled to bursting with faculty and staff, proud parents, family and close friends as they all gathered around the emerging graduates, who wore accomplished grins along with their […]
WCU students discuss graduation angst
May 4, 2016 by
This weekend will be the final hoorah for Western Carolina University seniors. The graduation ceremony will be on the football field, barring any unpleasant weather. If it rains then the ceremony will move to the Ramsey Center. There will be three ceremonies. One at 7 p.m. on May 6 for WCU’s Graduate School. One at 10 a.m. on May 7 for […]
A peek behind the curtains of Noble Hall
May 3, 2016 by
After the burning of Subway and the removal of Bob’s in the 2014-15 school year, many were curious to know what WCU would do with the open space. Today, the new mixed-use facility/dorm, Noble Hall, is almost ready and come August will be able to receive it’s first tenants. Noble Hall is blue printed to have 172 […]
