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Whee Belong Hickory gathering

The Fund for WCU supports ‘Whee Belong’ gatherings for distance ed students

The Office of Distance Learning at Western Carolina University used $7,000 in 1889 Impact Grants Program funding to host in-person events during the spring of 2024 to bring together distance learning students, most of whom take courses fully online, are 25 or older, work full-time, and have families and lives beyond school.  

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Christopher Teuton to serve as speaker for James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies at WCU

This year's James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies will take place on Monday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m., in Apodaca Building Room 201.   

WCU students pose for photo during literary festival

Donations to Fund for WCU support student writing contest at annual literary festival

Western Carolina University’s Department of English Studies hosted a creative writing competition with divisions for North Carolina high school students and WCU undergraduate and graduate students as part of its annual Spring Literary Festival.  

Old Crow Medicine Show

Rescheduled Mountain Heritage Day 50th Anniversary Concert set for March 23

Western Carolina University is excited to announce the rescheduled Mountain Heritage Day 50th anniversary evening concert, now set for Sunday, March 23, at the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Doors will open at 4 p.m.  

Daniel J. Watts

Tony and Emmy-nominated multidisciplinary artist to perform at WCU as part of Fall Speaker Series

A Tony-nominated actor and spoken word artist will be making his way to Western Carolina University.  

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WCU to host 14th annual Rooted in the Mountains Symposium

The 14th annual Rooted in the Mountains Symposium is a two-day event aimed at exposing attendees to the interwoven relationships between climate, health, traditional knowledge and the indigenous worldview.  

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Headliner Sister Sadie and evening performance from Old Crow Medicine Show highlights MHD’s 50th anniversary

This year marks Mountain Heritage Day’s 50th anniversary, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

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Cullowhee Native Plant Conference celebrates 40 years

For the past four decades, WCU has hosted the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference.  

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Mountain Heritage Center hosts new program about the Cowee 19

The Mountain Heritage Center is hosting “WNCRR and Incarcerated Labor: A North Carolina Story” Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Jackson County Public Library Complex Community Room in Sylva from 6-7:30 p.m.  

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