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Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
January 21Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna Nora Lynn Finch sat behind her friend, Kay Yow, honored to introduce her in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1989 induction ceremony. But before the ceremony began, Finch was approached by an unknown gentleman.
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Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµResearch and Scholarship Conference
January 21Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at WCU. The event will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
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Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsupports symposium on intersection of policing, social work
January 21More than 65 judges, prosecutors, behavioral health workers and representatives from law enforcement agencies across the mountains gathered earlier this year at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ for conversations about the root causes of issues that lead to interactions with police in Western North Carolina.
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George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµafter a decade of leadership
January 16After ten years of serving as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.
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Chancellor’s Ambassadors student organization receives leadership training through Fund for WCU
January 15Thanks to funding from donors to the Fund for WCU, members of a student organization tasked with assisting Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s chancellor at selected on- and off-campus events received specialized training to assist them in their roles as student representatives of WCU
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµrecognized for commitment to advancing first-generation student success
January 13wcu-recognized-for-commitment-to-advancing-first-generation-student-success
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English professor picked for NC Literary Hall of Fame
November 18Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies, has been named to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.
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College of Engineering and Technology to offer new concentrations this fall
November 18The College of Engineering and Technology will be offering several new and refreshed concentrations this fall as part of the college’s program expansion.
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Student receives WRESA Dogwood Trust grant
May 7Daniel Pickens, a Franklin native, was recently awarded a Dogwood Trust aspiring educators grant from the Western Region Education Service Alliance.