by Anna Bowie | May 7, 2025 | Department News Slider, Events, News, Uncategorized
The Western Carolina University Department of Communication hosted its second annual Speak Your Mind: Public Speaking Competition on Wednesday, April 30, in the UC Theater. Speak Your Mind encourages confidence in public speaking among undergraduate students and...
by Anna Bowie | Apr 30, 2025 | Alumni Spotlight, News
Western Carolina University communication department alumnus, Ryan Carpenter, shared his career journey and insight as an audio professional. Ryan Carpenter graduated from WCU in May 2024 with a B.S. in communication, concentrating in broadcasting, and a minor in...
by Anna Bowie | Mar 31, 2025 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News
Dr. Mindy Weathers of the communication department will receive tenure this spring at Western Carolina University. Weathers has been a professor at WCU for two years and was a tenured Associate Professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dedication...
by Anna Bowie | Feb 28, 2025 | Department News Slider, News
Drs. Georgia Ennis and Vincent Russell received a Provost grant for research on social media use by indigenous Ecuadorian women this summer in Napo, Ecuador. The one-week social media workshop will provide training for members of the Association of Upper Napo Kichwa...
by Anna Bowie | Jan 31, 2025 | Department News Slider, News
The Western Carolina University Department of Communication received donations totaling $1,600 for student opportunities at the end of the fall 2024 semester. The donations came from responses to the department head’s note in the December 2024 Communication...