Western Carolina University

The Western Carolina University ( WCU also called ) is a state university in Cullowhee in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The college was founded in 1889. Currently, 10,491 students are enrolled. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.

History

1888, the citizens Cullowhees the Cullowhee Academy was founded by a Board of Trustees, which was also known as Cullowhee High School in 1891. It contained boarders also from neighboring counties and other states. The first director was Robert Lee Madison, who immediately sought a teacher training at the school and in 1893 approved and funded by the North Carolina legislature. It was the first publicly funded normal school in North Carolina. In 1905 the state took over the building and property of the institution, converted it into a state institution and renamed it Cullowhee Normal & Industrial School. The name was then changed in 1925 in Cullowhee State Normal School. Until the mid- 1920s here over two thousand teachers were trained.

The school gradually developed into a junior college. In 1929, she was led by the legislature as a four-year model ( four-year institution ) under the name Western Carolina Teachers College and was regarded as a model for other regional colleges in the country.

The demand for further courses led to an expansion of schooling. A postgraduate course and the Master of Arts in Education were added to the curriculum in 1951. In 1953 the school operated under the name " Western Carolina College ". The North Carolina General Assembly (North Carolina General Assembly) then designated in 1967 under the present title of " Western Carolina University ." On 1 July 1972, the WCU member of the comprehensive universities 16 University System of North Carolina.

Faculties

  • Applied Sciences
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Education and related workers
  • Economics
  • Honors College

Sports

The sports teams are the WCU Catamounts. The university is a member of the Southern Conference.

Known teachers

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