Friday, March 2 was the start of the 2012 Southern Conference Championship game – Western Carolina University Catamounts versus Davidson College Wildcats. Supporters of both teams seated in their respected areas inside U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville. The drive for WCU students was roughly an hour, leading to the arena colored with purple and gold. […]
WCU chancellor search committee tweaks leadership statement, seeks nominations of candidates
October 25, 2018 by
Story by WCU Office of Public Relations The quest to find Western Carolina University’s next chancellor is back in high gear after the committee leading the search for a successor to the late David O. Belcher approved minor modifications to an existing leadership statement, tweaked language to advertise the position and formalized the timeline for […]
WCU rededicates Brown Hall as newest campus dining facility
September 19, 2017 by
by WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations With a steady stream of hungry students filing by in search of dinner, members of one of Western Carolina University’s founding families gathered Thursday, Sept. 14, to take part in the official rededication of a renovated campus building originally named for one of their kinfolk. Relatives of […]
WCU Chancellor addresses campus diversity issues
April 13, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Chancellor, David Belcher, proposed his three-point plan at increasing diversity and inclusion on campus during a one-on-one interview Tuesday, April 12. Belcher said providing information about campus policies, engaging people in conversation and using feedback to create a list of approaches is his plan to make WCU more diverse. “What I’m trying to do […]
WCU is growing and so are your bills for fees and tuition
December 6, 2013 by
A change of scenery is good. But as the temperatures drop, Western Carolina is experiencing more of a change than the weather dictates. And it is coming at a cost. Western Carolina University is facing an increase in tuition and fees that will hit students for the academic year starting Fall 2014 and some even […]
The worth of a WCU education
June 28, 2013 by
The Scorecard that Obama addressed in the State of he Union is already in effect for schools such as WCU. President Obama targeted how this new initiative would be accessible to rising college students and parents on behalf of the Department of Education for determining the value, cost, and importance of each college. Each school can […]
