In the first Board of Trustees meeting of 2023, Chancellor Kelli Brown celebrated victories of Western Carolina University, while also forewarning economic challenges that could be on the horizon. Since 2018, one of WCU’s biggest selling points has been fair tuition prices and low debt, but according to Brown, staying competitive will not be easy, […]
WCU Trustees add members, discuss growth issues
June 9, 2017 by
This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald. Changes for WCU Board of Trustees The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees will have four new members beginning July 1. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors appointed Haden Boliek of Fayetteville and Robert Roberts of Asheville to four-year terms. They replace current trustee Phil Drake […]
UNC system has 11 new goals for WCU and other universities
March 9, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. The UNC system’s strategic plan “aligns nicely” with Western Carolina University’s historic mission of serving first-generation mountain students, with a new statewide emphasis on enrolling more low-income and rural students while ensuring timely graduation, according to Chancellor David Belcher. By August, WCU and the […]
WCU board approves proposed tuition, fees for 2017-18
December 12, 2016 by
From the WCU Office of Public Relations The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees approved a schedule of tuition and fees for the 2017-18 academic year that includes a 2 percent increase in tuition for students from North Carolina and a 3 percent increase in mandatory fees. The proposal, unanimously approved by the board at […]
