Almost there: the stresses of a soon to be graduate

The life of a non-traditional college student may seem more hectic then most business professionals’. It’s Thursday morning. You get up at 8 a.m. and go to class. After a short lunch break you go to another class, and then another. At 3:15 p.m. you get out and run to your car in order to […]

Classes suspended in wake of winter weather

From Provost Alison Morrison-Shetlar WCU’s face-to-face classes in Cullowhee and Biltmore Park-Asheville have been suspended for Monday, Jan. 9 because of lingering icy road conditions resulting from the recent round of winter weather. As this is the first day of the semester, students should contact their faculty to receive information and instructions through Blackboard and/or email. […]

December surprises: Two special sessions down, one to go

Content shared from Carolina Public Press. Reporter Kirk Ross.  The potential repeal of HB2 is the latest in a string of end-of-year moves by the North Carolina General Assembly, as the state transitions rapidly into divided government for the first time in four years. Gov. Pat McCrory issued a proclamation Monday afternoon calling the legislature […]

WCU salutes fall class, summer graduates at Ramsey Center commencement

From WCU Office of Public Relations Western Carolina University held commencement exercises Saturday (Dec. 17) to recognize its fall graduating class and a group of new alumni who were awarded degrees after this year’s summer school sessions. WCU Chancellor David O. Belcher presided over the ceremony at Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The presentation of degree […]

Brandon Truitt for greater good of WCU

Story originally published Nov. 28, 2016.  “Anything I do at Western is for Western.” Brandon Truitt is a senior communication and political science double major at Western Carolina. Truitt’s most recent honor was to be chosen as the commencement speaker for graduation in December. “I think that’s one of the highest honors I could receive […]

WCU’s fall commencement set for Dec. 17

From WCU’s Public Relations Office Western Carolina University will hold commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 17, to honor its fall graduating class and a group of newly minted WCU alumni who were awarded degrees after this year’s summer-school sessions. The 1 p.m. ceremony at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center is open to everyone. No tickets are […]