“Take Back the Night” will be hosting Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, an internationally recognized spoken word artist, at the annual event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, sponsored by Red Zone and Intercultural Affairs. Tsai is performing pieces about relationships, sexual assault, power struggle, voice, and becoming part of a community starting at 7 p.m. in the A.K. […]
Prospective students happy WCU is growing
September 17, 2013 by
Over 300 prospective students and their families joined WCU on Saturday, Sept. 14, to participate in the first Open House in the news school year. This program gives students who are considering Western the opportunity to come to campus, visit an information fair, have a tour, meet with the departments they are interested in, and […]
WCU to host seventh annual study abroad fair
September 16, 2013 by
The seventh annual Study Abroad Fair at Western Carolina University, organized by the Department of International Programs and Services, will be held in the University Center Grand Room on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Last year there were 450 students, faculty and staff members who participated in the Study Abroad Fair. The […]
School of Music and Asheville Symphony string together orchestral concert
September 16, 2013 by
Western Carolina University School of Music students and faculty will join string players from the Asheville Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven, Strauss and Mendelssohn for the first Artist-in-Residence concert of the year. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Unlike most School […]
9/11 remembrance timely for American people
September 11, 2013 by
The information below is from “Decision Points,” a memoir written by George W. Bush on the never-before-heard details about his presidency. In 2010, NBC News published the memoir’s excerpt from the 9/11 attacks. “God of Grace and God of Glory”: “Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour.” George W. Bush […]
Board of Trustees hears about record enrollment, budget cuts at WCU
September 6, 2013 by
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees opened it’s first quarterly meeting by accepting new members. The meeting began with a room full of congratulations and smiling faces as five new members of the Board were sworn in by the assistant secretary to the Board, Terry Welch. These members are: Phil Drake, Phillip Byers, Joyce Dugan, […]
