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    Pura Vida in practice: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµDepartment of World Languages immerses students in Costa Rican culture

    Cam Adams
    September 24

    Home is found in the unlikeliest of places. For Bri Myles this summer, it was in Costa Rica.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent sits on couch working on laptop

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµlaunches fully online MBA program

    Bill Studenc
    September 23

    The College of Business at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has moved its Master of Business Administration Program to a fully online format beginning this fall to help provide flexibility, affordability and career-focused learning to working professionals and recent graduates alike.

  • Jackson County Courthouse

    Roger Smoker, Jackson County Public Libraries named 2025 Mountain Heritage Award recipients

    Julia Duvall
    September 23

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ will honor the recipients of the 2025 Mountain Heritage Awards during the Mountain Heritage Days Afternoon Concert, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Bardo Arts Center.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµtulips

    Tax law changes lead donors to accelerate giving plans to WCU, other nonprofits

    Bill Studenc
    September 19

    The recently enacted sweeping legislation has introduced significant changes to tax policy that will affect how individuals and corporations give to nonprofits beginning in 2026.

  • Glass art

    The wonder of North Carolina glass comes to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµthis fall

    Rachel Hood
    September 19

    This Fall, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµFine Art Museum opens North Carolina Glass 2025, a landmark exhibition that brings together a broad spectrum of contemporary glasswork by some of the most visionary artists in our state.

  • Connie Bostic art

    New exhibition celebrating the gifts of Connie Bostic at WCU

    Rachel Hood
    September 19

    The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Fine Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of Fairview-based artist Connie Bostic, on view from Aug. 12 through Oct. 17.

  • Clogging

    Mountain Heritage Days to spotlight Appalachian language, history and music

    Julia Duvall
    September 16

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Mountain Heritage Days will be a weeklong celebration of Southern Appalachian culture, featuring a compelling lecture on the Appalachian dialect, the annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium and a Friday evening concert. The week of events will lead up to the Saturday heritage demonstrations, music and food everyone has loved for the past 50 years.

  • The Days

    Alumni couple establish endowment for parks, rec program

    Bill Studenc
    September 15

    A husband and wife with degrees from the Parks and Recreation Management Program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ have established an endowed fund to support students who are following in their footsteps at their alma mater and to equip PRM professors with additional resources.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark comes to Bardo Arts Center

    Rachel Hood
    September 15

    Bardo Arts Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is delighted to host a must-see dance event captivating audiences everywhere, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, produced by Ex Machina, Côté Danse, and Dvoretsky Productions, live on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at 7:30 pm.

  • Foundation Board Members

    New faces join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµFoundation Board; departing members recognized

    Bill Studenc
    September 12

    Three new members have joined the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Foundation Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, while four departing board members were recently recognized for their service and contributions.

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