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Digali'i, WCU's Native American students organization, will host the innaugural Eastern Band of Cherokee Alumni Celebration as part of Homecoming 2009, Oct 17. Read more here.
The Summer and Fall 2009 course listings are available here!
The Southern Anthropological Society has announced their Call for Papers for the 2009 meeting in Wilmington, NC. Read more here.
The Cherokee Language program was featured on the All-Western Radio on October 11, 2008. Listen to the program here (Quicktime file).
WCU and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finalize an agreement to work with Northeastern State University of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation on Cherokee language, culture, and history.
In the Cherokee syllabary, the characters above spell "study".
What Sets Us Apart?
The WCU-Cherokee Center, an important part of our program.
Partnerships with regional educational centers
Events and festivals within the Native American community
Study at the Source
Our Cullowhee, N.C. campus is at the heart of the spiritual and cultural homeland of the region's largest Native American population, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Uniquely located amidst rich cultural and academic resources, our interdisciplinary program is multi-faceted. In partnership with the Cherokee community, we offer students and scholars a wide range of academic and support services.
Come join us! Study at the source.
Photo: Students excavate a feature at an archaeological site near Spikebuck Mound in Hayesville, NC during the 2007 Summer Field School.