Archives for August 2016

“Faculty Biennial” exhibition showcases professors latest art pieces

Western Carolina University’s Fine Art Museum is hosting the “Faculty Biennial” exhibition through Sept. 23. Sculptures, drawings, ceramics, paintings and animations are some of what you can see in the Bardo Arts Center. The exhibition opened on Aug. 25 with reception works of WCU’s art department faculty, including Mary LaFratta, Greg McPherson, Erin Adams, Matt Liddle, Leigh Parrish, Heather […]

Fox & Beggar Theater ends tour with “Taracco: A Soldier’s Tale” at WCU

Fox & Beggar Theater presented their final performance on Aug. 25 of “Taracco: A Soldier’s Tale” in Bardo Arts Center, ending their summer 2016 tour. According to the Fox & Beggar website, “Tarocco tells the story of an Italian WWI infantryman, trapped behind enemy lines after barely escaping the gas attacks at Caporetto. To pass […]

Women’s Equality Day: How equal is ‘equal’?

Yesterday was the national celebration of Women’s Equality Day and many members of the WCU community are unaware of its existence. When speaking with students and faculty on campus and on social media, people weren’t really sure what to make of the (holi)day. A video from last year published on  WCJ article by Hunter Bryn, Alexandra McQueen […]

State budget director discusses college affordability with WCU students, leaders

From the WCU Public Relations Office With students – and some faculty members – still scrambling to find their classrooms on the second day of the fall semester, State Budget Director Andrew Heath paid a visit to Western Carolina University to tackle the subject of college affordability with a group of WCU students and campus […]

This Summer In Politics

The summer was full of controversy for both presidential candidates promising an interesting election season. After the conventions, Trump and Clinton had a bump in the polls but each had plenty of issues and scandals both prior to the conventions and after. Clinton’s Troubles On July 5, FBI Director Jim Comey gave a speech where he recommended that […]

WCU to focus on NC Promise, tight budget, continuing momentum in 2016-17

From the WCU Public Relations Office Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher urged faculty and staff to spend the 2016-17 academic year building on the momentum of the previous year, gearing up for implementation of the N.C. Promise Tuition Plan, and helping navigate complex budgetary waters. In his annual Opening Assembly address to kick […]