- Marching band selected to participate in 2011 Rose Parade
- 'On the Home Front: Nov. '44' honors veterans in a unique way
- WCU to host statewide student conference centered on community involvement Nov. 7
- WCU to host 300 students for High School Play Festival Nov. 6-7
- U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler to visit campus Nov. 12
- WCU student selected for community impact award
- WCU astrophysicist to deliver Nov. 11 lecture 'What Is It About 2012?'
- WCU fundraising campaign exceeds goal, tops $51M in private support
- Communication students assist with third annual Toy Run Parade on Nov. 21
- International Education Week events to feature eyewitness to South African apartheid
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The spring edition of The Magazine of Western Carolina University will be available only in electronic format, one of several cost-savings steps taken by the university in response to the state’s budget crisis as the 2008-09 fiscal year is winding down.
“Even during an economic downturn, it is critical that we continue to communicate with university friends – our alumni, benefactors, faculty, staff and students,” said Bill Studenc, managing editor of The Magazine of Western Carolina University. “Unfortunately, we do not have e-mail addresses for all alumni and other recipients of the regular print edition so that we can invite them to check out our new online edition.”
To let as many alumni and friends as possible know about the temporary change to an online publication, the university is attempting to increase the size of its e-mail address database. Anyone interested in receiving the online version of The Magazine of Western Carolina University should direct a preferred e-mail address to magill@wcu.edu, call (828) 227-7335 or toll-free at (877) 440-9990, or visit http://www.wcu-alumni.com/.
Among the topics of stories in the spring edition are a $1.1 million scholarship fund created by a man who once operated Buncombe County’s “beach club of the mountains,” a behind-the-scenes look at a campus emergency drill, a preview of summer camps for kids and upcoming cultural arts activities, and the 25th anniversary of the nation’s largest river cleanup day.
The Magazine of Western Carolina University is produced by the Office of Public Relations in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs. The magazine was recognized earlier this year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III with a “special merit award.” CASE is the leading educational association for professionals in the field of institutional advancement. District III encompasses the southeastern United States.
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