Culture, fashion and community came together with the cultural fashion show hosted by the TRUE program. The True program is a collaboration between the education students at WCU and North Carolina A&T State University. The program is designed to support, empower, and develop future educators who are committed to equity, cultural responsiveness, and community‑centered teaching. […]
Roy Huang brings Southeast Asian music to WCU
Guest artist Roy Huang presented a lecture recital on traditional Southeast Asian instruments on March 24 in the Coulter Recital Hall at Western Carolina University. The lecture recital entitled, “One String, Many Emotions: A Cross-Cultural Musical Dialogue,” highlighted Huang’s research on one-string instruments and musical traditions from Western classical styles to those of Taiwan, Southern China and Vietnam. It included collaborative performances with his wife, Chen Lin Ma, […]
Battle of the bots: WCU engineering students compete in robot showdown
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers at WCU has some end-of-midterm season fun with a competition between handmade robots. The SME president, Chloe Stewart, says the robot showdown creates not only a learning opportunity for students but also allows them to be creative within their engineering discipline. “The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is an organization where […]
Sylva commissioners hear on water quality and other projects
Versions of this story were published in the Sylva Herald, March 4 edition The Town of Sylva Supplemental Board of Commissioners on Feb. 26, heard about Watershed Action Plan on local water quality and discussed the manager’s report, police and public works updates. The board heard a presentation on a new Watershed Action Plan by […]








