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Melissa Wargo named chief of staff
Melissa Canady Wargo, assistant vice chancellor for planning and effectiveness at Western Carolina University, will be the institution’s next chief of staff.
Terrence Mann, WCU musical theatre professor, nominated for Tony for ‘Pippin’
Broadway star Terrence Mann, who holds Western Carolina University’s Carolyn Plemmons Phillips and Ben R. Phillips Distinguished Professorship in Musical Theatre, is a two-timer no more.
Green college guide features WCU
For the third consecutive year, Western Carolina University has been listed by The Princeton Review as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in North America.
Pride of the Mountains to participate in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains is one of only 10 marching bands selected from across the nation to perform in the 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York City.
WCU’s own Flynt endows business scholarship
Associate Dean Ken Flynt established the fund in memory of a late son to benefit students majoring in sport management.
WCU names Douglas Keskula dean of health, human sciences
Douglas Robert Keskula, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Allied Health Sciences at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga., is the next dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Western Carolina University.
Faculty and staff honored at awards event
Western Carolina University celebrated some of the standout contributions employees made during the 2012-13 academic year on Friday, April 19, at the annual spring Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards event.
Two students named top presenters at inaugural WCU Discovery Forum
Western Carolina University students Andrew Benton and Aaron Marshall were recognized as having the best presentations during WCU’s inaugural Discovery Forum, an event designed to encourage young people to share innovative ideas for making their communities better places to live, held Monday, April 22.
Manners receives NATA’s Gail Weldon Award of Excellence
Jill Manners, director and associate professor of Western Carolina University’s athletic training program, has been named this year’s recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Gail Weldon Award of Excellence.
