Amy Kunst, an earth sciences education student, is the first recipient of a scholarship started by geology professor Steve Yurkovich for geology and earth sciences education students.

Western Carolina University痴 Office of Admission has extended the tuition deposit deadline for the 2008 fall semester until Aug. 1 in response to concerns expressed by prospective freshmen and their parents in the face of an economic downturn that threatens to drag on into the summer.

Gas prices are soaring, and so is enrollment in academic programs offered online by Western Carolina University.

More than 400 participants are expected on the campus of Western Carolina University during the 25th anniversary of the 鼎ullowhee Conference: Native Plants in the Landscape,� to be held Wednesday, July 23, through Saturday, July 26.

Western Carolina University will host the 19th annual Mountain Artisans Summertime Fine Art and Craft Show in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center on Saturday, July 5, and Sunday, July 6.

Western Carolina University will provide a showcase for the artists and young musicians of the state痴 westernmost counties with the inaugural Summer Arts Festival, a free event beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center on Western痴 campus.

Western Carolina University student William Styles will get a first-hand look at the political process above and beyond what he is learning in the classroom as a senior majoring in political science when he attends the Democratic National Convention in August.