From Vogue to WCU, support for transgender is in

Western Carolina Univeristy’s Department of Intercultural affairs will illustrate the popularity and power of transgender at its second annual TRANSaction Day on Friday, April 1. Transgender is a term used to describe anyone whose identity or appearance differs from stereotypical expectations of how men and women should act or look. The New York Times said the […]

Communication students receive a “Golden” internship opportunity

WCU student Tucker Horn was interning during the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010 Students who are Communication majors at Western Carolina University have an excellent opportunity to receive real world experience. NBC is looking for students to work as interns in London during the 2012 Summer Olympics. According to Gabe Nucci, assistant professor of […]

WCU’s Japanese program raises money for Japan

Students in WCU’s Japanese program are raising money and collecting encouraging messages for those hit by the severe earthquake and tsunami in the northern part of Japan. Last week Japan was hit with one of the strongest earthquakes in history. More than 10,000 people have died or gone missing and the numbers are rising. CNN […]

WCU’s 13th annual Undergraduate Expo

Western Carolina University’s Honors College will be hosting the 13th annual Undergraduate Expo this Monday, March 21. This year Western Carolina has 263 students presenting and 77 faculty sponsors involved in the expo, making it one of the largest yet. The expo will be showcasing the student’s research that was completed throughout their undergraduate studies. […]

Ten WCU employees lose jobs to budget cuts

Ten Western Carolina University employees received notification that their jobs would be eliminated at or before April 1 and 15 more will be cut in the upcoming months as part of the university’s efforts to deal with the projected loss of approximately $8.6 million in state funding for the 2011-12 fiscal year. Among those cut was Barbara Hardie, Director of the Writing Center.

Real Dreams, Real Success: Gabe Nucci

Professor of Communication and Emmy award winner Gabe Nucci is more than meets the eye. In fact, he even has a little advice.