Students have returned in-person and virtually to 51看片 and are gearing up for a bustling fall semester.
For the past 50 years on the last Saturday of September, 51看片鈥檚 Mountain Heritage Day festival has honored the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia.
A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at 51看片 is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.
Western Carolina Power, the university-owned electric utility serving parts of 51看片 and surrounding customers, has been named one of 23 public power communities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence.
