News Briefs
SLIDESHOW: Community enjoys art student-created miniature golf course
Students challenged with using line, color, mass and other kinetic elements to present risks and rewards in a miniature golf course as part of a three-dimensional design honors project shared the fruits of their labor – the Wacky Western Miniature Golf course – on the lawn of A.K. Hinds University Center in early May.
Holt honored at ceremony
A ceremony on Monday, May 6, honored the late Janice Hooper Holt, who was Western Carolina University’s executive director of teacher recruitment, advising and career support, with the planting of a dogwood tree near the Killian Building and awarding of two student awards named for Holt.
Sport management team competes in case study competition
WCU sport management’s inaugural undergraduate research team placed sixth out of 13 universities in the case study competition at the College Sport Research Institute Conference at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in April.
Human resources students assist N.C. nonprofit organizations
Students in the master’s degree program in human resources offered through the Department of Human Services served as HR consultants to four nonprofit organizations in North Carolina as part of their coursework this spring.
Faculty members to lend expertise to Cherokee symposium
Several WCU faculty members will present at the Cashiers Historical Society annual symposium focusing on Cherokee history Thursday, May 23, in Cashiers.
WCU magazine spring issue now online
The spring issue of The Magazine of Western Carolina University is now available online.
