The Jackson County Board of Elections voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for the Health and Human Sciences building to serve as the official polling site for Election Day. The HHS building on Western Carolina University’s millennial campus will replace the Cullowhee Recreation Center as the polling location for voters beginning Nov. 3. See the […]
Early voting returns to WCU campus
September 2, 2026 by
Western Carolina University students will have access to an early voting site with the approval of the Health and Human Sciences building as a polling location for the November midterm election. The State Board voted Thursday, Aug. 20, to approve HHS as one of five early voting sites in Jackson County. The Cullowhee Recreation Center […]
Record number of runners for Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5K
April 12, 2019 by
This story was co-written with Cami Couch A record number of runners from 14 states participated in the 9th annual Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5K on Saturday, April 6. This race was put on by the Campus Recreation and Wellness (CRW) and the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS). The race […]
David A. Shapiro: Unity through fluency
April 11, 2017 by
A WCU professor who once experienced stuttering is now helping the world by not only showing his students how to help with communication and speech disorders but is teaching a universal lesson of unity and passion. David Shapiro has not only enriched the young minds of Western Carolina University for 33 years but has also […]
