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Students from WCU, Auburn collaborate in design charette
January 7During the fall 2025 semester, 30 interior design juniors from ĢƵ’s School of Art and Design (SOAD) embarked on an experience that extended well beyond the classroom, offering hands-on, real-world design and research opportunities through a collaborative design charette with Auburn University.
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Student spotlight: Senior Alexis Shafir writes grant for local school’s printing press
December 5Alexis Shafir rolls paint over a slab of wood she etched into art. She takes it over to the printing press in Bardo Arts Center, presses it down onto a surface and delights in the result on her paper, fabric or whatever else her imagination desires.
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ĢƵphotography class restores damaged photos lost during Helene
November 26Amidst the devastation left by Hurricane Helene, Taylor Schenker spent her time looking for memories along the river. Photos floated down the current, creased, ripped and water damaged, lost from those whose lives were shaken by the storm.
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Senior Tim Thompson makes his mark at Los Angeles studio
July 29Cullowhee is no Los Angeles, but there’s a little bit of Hollywood on the campus of ĢƵ.
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ĢƵart student awarded first place in national ceramics exhibition
May 6A faceless woman in vibrant dress. A swaddled child at her back. A basket full of yaniqueques, a favorite snack of the Dominican Republic, balanced atop her head. Zoila Carrasco’s “Feeding the Island” is a story in stoneware, an artist’s journey toward self-love amidst generational memories and food anxiety.
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School of Stage and Screen earns NCTC award, set for spring musical
April 8ĢƵ School of Stage and Screen director Tory Depew sits in her office every day with a sense of gratitude.
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ĢƵinterior design students address health, aging challenges through service learning
March 25Interior design students at ĢƵ recently embarked on a transformative service-learning project integrating cutting-edge research on social determinants of health, WELL Building Standards, and aging in place.
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WCU’s School of Music to welcome Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon
March 20The lights dim, the audience quiets and the quintet takes their place on stage. A moment later, the air in Coulter Recital Hall comes alive.
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Highlands couple pledges estate legacy gift in excess of $10M to WCU
March 18David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is an alumnus of the University of South Alabama and began his graduate studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany, while Whatley attended Louisiana State University and the University of Texas.
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George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at ĢƵafter a decade of leadership
January 16After ten years of serving as ĢƵ’s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.