Western Carolina University hopes for better success in the latest search for a successor to former chancellor, David O. Belcher. The Board of Trustees are looking at the list of finalists presented by the search committee where the decision will be made to recommend a potential chancellor to the UNC system interim president or return to […]
WCU students inspired to lead
February 21, 2019 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 21, 2019. Michael Steele, who spoke to a packed crowd at the Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center during the chancellor’s list ceremony on Feb. 12, gave students inspiration to lead. Steele is known for being the first African-American elected to state office in Maryland as he […]
Legendary photographer, Mark Haskett, retires
February 16, 2019 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 14, 2019. How do you replace a legend? You become one. Harry Duke set the mold for photographic excellence at WCU. He was named the university’s very first staff photographer in 1974, and retired on Aug. 30, 1985. When the search to replace the […]
Western Carolina’s Purple Thunder to perform at the NBA All-Star game
February 15, 2019 by
Western Carolina’s winter drumline, Purple Thunder, will travel to Charlotte, N.C. this weekend to perform in one of the variety acts as part of NBA All-Star weekend. What began as a fun performance act for talented drummers at Western Carolina has soon grown into one of the most anticipated performance groups of the winter season, […]
Michael Steele to speak at WCU’s chancellor’s list ceremony
February 7, 2019 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 7, 2019. Former Republican National Committee chairman and lieutenant governor of Maryland, Michael Steele, will be speaking at Western Carolina University on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. Steele will be speaking on the concept […]
New year, new cats
February 1, 2019 by
Story co-written/produced with Natalie Ballard As another new year begins, so many of us set out to better ourselves with new year’s resolutions. However, according to research, a great number of us will drop our resolutions by the end of January. Research shows that around 45 to 60 percent of people set resolutions at the beginning […]
