Story co-written with Alexandra McQueen Freshman and transfer students eagerly waited to take Biology 493- Phage Hunters with Dr.Wallen and Dr. Gainey after hearing about it at freshman orientation. “Nothing builds confidence more than being able to just do something,” said Dr. Maria Gainey. And that is what their students do. The class is designed around […]
Defining and improving the “Total Student Experience”
December 21, 2015 by
Multimedia project created with David Johnson. Does the “total student experience” consist of having fun stuff to do on the weekends? Is it living in a college environment that provides extracurricular activities that pertain to student interests? Is it simply just receiving all the tools students need to graduate? Western Carolina University’s faculty and staff […]
Students’ imagination run free with new 3D printers in Hunter Library
December 19, 2015 by
Nicholas Black produced the multimedia segment in the story. WCU kicked off a new technological era, 3D printing in the Technology Commons of the Hunter Library in the fall semester and the students took notice. Having a 3D printer at WCU is a big development for the university, with 3D printing being at the peak […]
What does WCU’s environmental science program offer students?
December 14, 2015 by
Climate change. Natural disaster. Floods and droughts… Our planet is changing and our world leaders and businesses are trying to prevent a disaster. To do this, we need people with environmental science backgrounds. When Laura DeWald, Ph.D., became the director of WCU’s environmental science program in fall 2004, the program had no students or recruiting materials. […]
Chancellor Belcher receives raise, faculty gets small one-time bonus
December 5, 2015 by
Chad Grant co-authored this article. Western Carolina University Chancellor, David Belcher, received a 19 percent pay raise in late October while WCU faculty pay remains stagnant. The University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors voted in a closed-door meeting on Oct. 30, 2015 to give 12 of 17 chancellors in the UNC system significant […]
Elementary Education: Is it worth it? “Yes it is,” says a professor and her students
December 1, 2015 by
As a reaction of the profile story on elementary education students, Jessica Shearin, we received a reaction from Dr. Carrie Rogers and the students of ELMG 495: Elementary & Middle Grades Education. We are publishing the full reaction with minor editing to adhere to AP style. As a faculty member in the elementary education department, I […]
