WCU celebrated 125 years of science by hosting the 2014 Western Regional Science and Engineering Fair Feb. 5 and 6 and by providing a variety of activities in the Ramsey Center for young students across the region. Feb. 5 featured the Elementary Division (grades 3-5), and Feb. 6 featured the Junior and Senior Divisions (grades […]
The 2014 Western Regional Science and Engineering Fair: Celebrating 125 years of science and looking to the future
February 7, 2014 by
2014 Winter Olympic Games begin!
February 7, 2014 by
Sochi will become the center of the world this February. The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, start tonight [Feb. 7] with a broadcast of the opening at 7:30 p.m. on NBC. The Opening Ceremonies will kick off the festivities and get the most expensive Olympics going on a high note. There is a slight difference […]
WCU is back on a regular schedule
January 28, 2014 by
Story updated Jan.29 at 2:20 p.m. Classes at Western Carolina University for Thursday, Jan. 30, resumed. The East, main campus, this morning was back to the normal schedule and the West (HHS) Campus, started with two hours delay at 10 a.m. Classes at Biltmore are also on the regular schedule. Cat-Tran operation to the Health […]
Melissa Harris-Perry gives keynote speech in front of a large WCU audience
January 23, 2014 by
“Remembering A Different King.” This was the title of the presentation that Melissa V. Harris-Perry delivered in front of a packed UC Grand Room on Wednesday night. As the keynote speaker for the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, a week filled with events in honor of King’s legacy, Harris-Perry conveyed a message that not […]
Let the celebration begin!
January 23, 2014 by
The Cullowhee community huddled into the University Center Grand Room Thursday afternoon to get the party started in style. Festivities began on the catwalk as university students, alumni, faculty, and staff modeled clothing designs ranging from the late 1800’s to now. A brand new line of clothing closed out the show, with a variety of […]
WCU ready to celebrate 125 years
January 20, 2014 by
It was August 5, 1889 that Western Carolina University began to take shape. 18 aspiring teachers filed in for the first day of class at what was then a primary school called Cullowhee Academy. At the time, Cullowhee Academy was nothing more than an unpainted schoolhouse with two rooms. The only instructor, Robert Lee Madison […]
