WCU is throwing their own birthday party on Tuesday, August 26, and everyone’s invited! The party starts at 4 p.m. and will include a picnic on the A.K. Hinds University Center Lawn which will have barbecue, veggie burgers, hamburgers, hot dogs and some traditional fair foods like funnel cakes. Since it’s a birthday bash, the […]
Budget cuts, enrollment growth among topics tackled at WCU Opening Assembly
August 15, 2014 by
The story is from the Office of Public Relations The collective efforts of faculty and staff to attract and retain larger numbers of students at Western Carolina University are helping the institution weather lingering budget constraints that otherwise would hamstring efforts to improve academic quality and enhance the student experience. That was among the messages […]
WCU move-in day
August 15, 2014 by
Western Carolina University’s new freshmen receive their official welcome to the university and all WCU students will have an opportunity to do some beginning-of-fall-semester celebrating during two annual events – Freshman Convocation and Valley Ballyhoo. WCU’s entering students will be welcomed as the newest members of the university community during convocation that begins at 5:30 p.m. […]
Congratulations to the new WCU graduates!
May 10, 2014 by
Western Carolina University had its commencement ceremony on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, recognizing the academic achievements of about 1300 WCU graduates, as the University said a record-breaking spring class. WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations reported that: After all the scores from final exams are tallied and academic records are finalized, WCU’s spring […]
WCU among top 10 institutions for energy reduction in national competition
May 6, 2014 by
The story was produced by WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations Western Carolina University may have lost the head-to-head Battle of the Plug energy savings competition against Appalachian State University but has emerged a winner in the associated Campus Conservation Nationals competition. WCU along with ASU landed on the list of the top 10 […]
WCU Catamount Singers, Electric Soul open ‘Cotton Club’ tour May 13 in Waynesville
May 2, 2014 by
Story is produced by WCU Office of Communications and Public Relations The Western Carolina University Catamount Singers and Electric Soul will kick off an East Coast tour of “Echoes of the Cotton Club,” a musical salute to the roots of jazz and the big band era, Tuesday, May 13, in Waynesville. The tour, which comes […]
