On Saturday, April 18, 2020, Western Carolina University will walk virtually, alongside the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support their cause. The North Carolina statewide virtual walk will take place at noon and will be streamed live on Facebook. To walk alongside North Carolina families, friends and loved ones, go to the following link, […]
Immigration and the Latino Vote
February 8, 2019 by
Western Carolina University opened up a panel about immigration and the Latino vote featuring WCU’s own Dr. Benjamin Frances-Fallon, history professor, and a guest from Jacksonville University in Florida, Dr. Jorge Majfud. “I never felt myself as Latino or Hispanic until I came to the United States. It is the United States that created the […]
Outhouse race to raise money for local charity
February 16, 2017 by
Sapphire Valley Resort is raising money for a local food bank in a very unusual way – a homemade outhouse race on the ski slopes. The tradition that started 11 years ago continues this Saturday, Feb 18, at 11 a.m. “It’s an unusual way to promote a local charity and it always get’s a lot of […]
Distinguished poet and lifetime conservationist Brent Martin opens festival
March 31, 2016 by
To kick off the first day of the Spring Literary Festival, Gilbert-Chappel distinguished poet Brent Martin will be reading from a few of works on Monday, April 4, in the UC Theater, starting at noon. Martin will be reading from some of his chapbook poetry collections titled Poems From Snow Hill Road, A Shout in the Woods, […]
WCU welcomes the unique and unforgettable
February 8, 2016 by
The story was created with Kayla Brookshire. The halls of Bardo Arts Center were filled with gasps of awe and the laughter of children and their parents alike as a group called Galumpha put on a one of a kind physical performance at Western Carolina University on Friday, Feb. 5. This family friendly show was […]
“RaceOff” in front of WCU students
February 3, 2016 by
Teja Arboleda, the champion of diversity and the ‘speaker for the human race’ will make his appearance at Western Carolina University on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. in the UC Theater. The Entertaining Diversity, a minority-owned production, entertainment and educational collaborative founded by Arboleda, provides details about his work as a TEDx speaker and consultant on diversity, […]
