Check out Hunter Library's latest news about services and resources to support learning, teaching, and research at WCU.
The May Day festival was a major event at Western from 1931 through the early 1970s. The annual crowning of the May queen took place at the Woodland Stage, the natural amphitheater between the Madison Building and Moore Hall. The festival began as a formal affair that included live music,… Read more »
Hunter Library has been named WCU’s Best Student Employment Program for 2018-2019. The award honors campus departments that implement exemplary policies, practices, and procedures to encourage professional development and growth among student workers. Library student employment units coordinate numerous initiatives throughout the year to educate, support, and recognize student workers…. Read more »
Sloan Despeaux, associate professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named the 2019-2020 Hunter Scholar at the Faculty Scholarship Celebration on Thursday, February 21. Her research project entitled “The Educational Times Database: Exploring the Circulation of Mathematical Knowledge through Questions and Answers” will involve creating a… Read more »
Hunter Library recently opened a new Parent Room to meet the needs of library visitors with small children. The private room is furnished with a changing table and comfortable seating for lactation. Visitors wishing to use the room may stop by the circulation desk or call 828-227-7485 for more information… Read more »
The 30th annual Faculty Scholarship Celebration exhibit features a selection of works from 337 WCU faculty members who produced scholarship in 2018. Featured works include Mae Claxton’s book Teaching the Works of Eudora Welty, Ahmed Al-Bayati’s article “Inventory of Nanomaterials in Construction Products for Safety and Health,” and Eleanor Blair’s… Read more »
Hunter Library’s new Gender & Sexuality Studies research guide helps students investigate interdisciplinary research projects in those areas. The guide walks researchers through the process of finding overview and seminal works, research articles, films, data sources, and primary source materials on women’s studies, masculinity studies, intersectional gender analysis, LGBTQIQA+ research,… Read more »
Shantel Jacobs of Raeford, N.C., and Sarah Edwards of Newnan, G.A., were named Hunter Library’s outstanding student workers for the 2018-2019 academic year. Haylee McConnell of Lawndale, N.C., was nominated by her supervisors for WCU’s Student Worker of the Year award, a university-wide competition. The award winner has the opportunity… Read more »
Hunter Library offers a variety of accessibility services for users with specific visual or auditory needs. These services include the PEARL Instant Text Reader Station, which scans print documents to convert text to audio. The station software provides a selection of reader voices in 18 languages and varied listening speeds… Read more »