This year, Mountain Heritage Day expanded into Days with a week of fun events for students and community members. Hear more about events that took place during the week including the Hurricane Helene anniversary and Rooted in the Mountains symposium. Mountain Heritage Days co-director Amber Albert also gives us a peak as to what next […]
Whee Life: Remembering Hurricane Helene one year after
September 26, 2025 by
Your weekly news magazine on the life in the Whee is back. We start the season with an episode dedicated to the one year anniversary from Hurricane Helene. Hear from community members as they look back on Hurricane Helene, what they experienced, how they responded, and how Western North Carolina stood together in the face […]
WheeLife Eps. 9: Students and mental health; science stories we worked on this semester
May 23, 2025 by
WheeLife Episode 7: Environmental edition
May 9, 2025 by
Hear about different environmental stories from around Western North Carolina. We got a behind the scenes of a day-in-the-life of a N.C. Forest Service Ranger based out of Macon County. Greening up the Mountain Festival was at the end of April and the artists from the Green Energy Park showcased some of their art at […]
WheeLife Eps. 6: Graduation – the good, the bad and the ugly on college life and expectations for the future
May 6, 2025 by
Hear from our graduates on their experience of college life, their expectations for the future and how to decorate your cap!The graduation ceremony is this weekend. The graduate school ceremony is on Friday starting at 7 p.m. The two undergraduate ceremonies are at 10 a.m. for the Arts and Sciences, Education and Allied Professions and […]
