by Laura Overby | Apr 29, 2026 | Department News Slider, Events, News
Western Carolina University’s Department of Communication held its third annual “Speak Your Mind” public speaking competition on Thursday, April 23. This competition is intended to showcase and encourage the public speaking skills of students who have taken the Comm...
by Laura Overby | Mar 30, 2026 | News
Students from Western Carolina University’s Mock Trial club received several awards at the Atlanta American Mock Trial Association Regionals Tournament on Feb 27 to March 1. Mock Trial is a competitive club where students act as attorneys and witnesses in simulated...
by Laura Overby | Feb 28, 2026 | Faculty Focus
Communication professors Matt Binford, Candy Noltensmeyer and Katerina Spasovska have begun the next phase of their research project which will explore how people across the country understand the news and determine credibility, and how Artificial Intelligence changes...
by Laura Overby | Feb 2, 2026 | News
The semester has just started, but public relations students at Western Carolina University are already preparing for the Certificate in Principles of Public Relations Examination in a new class being offered this semester. This semester, public relations students at...
by Laura Overby | Nov 30, 2025 | News
Retired public relations professional Janet Oppenheimer was honored at the 30th anniversary celebration for the Public Relations Student Society of America at Western Carolina University on Nov. 8 for her contributions to the public relations concentration at WCU....
