by Jessica Posa, Josie Spence | Jan 20, 2022 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News, Recent Updates
Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer presented her “Last Lecture” on Thursday, Nov. 18 after receiving the 2020 student-nominated Faculty of the Year Award. Noltensmeyer is an associate professor of communication at Western and teaches a variety of courses in human communication...
by Jessica Posa, Josie Spence | Nov 13, 2021 | Department News Slider, Events, Faculty Focus, Recent Updates
WCU Communication professor Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer was nominated for the 2020 Faculty of the Year Award, which is the only award decided solely by students at Western. Because of her nomination, Noltensmeyer will deliver the 2021 Last Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 18 at...
by Jessica Posa | Sep 10, 2021 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News, Recent Updates
The Communication Department at Western Carolina University made some faculty changes and additions to prepare for the new academic year. Matthew T. Binford and Charles Vincent Russell joined the Communication Department as Assistant Professor of Practice and...
by Jessica Posa | Aug 9, 2021 | Faculty Focus, Recent Updates
Republished from The Sylva Herald Cullowhee, NC — Betty Farmer, professor of communication at Western Carolina University and business consultant and trainer, has earned a Social and Emotional Intelligence Coaching Certification from the Institute for Social...
by Patrick Clemons, Jessica Posa | May 16, 2021 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, Recent Updates
Coming up on his 26th year at WCU, Dr. Jim Manning, associate professor of communication, has announced he will be retiring after the end of finals week, May 14, 2021. Manning joined the then Communication & Theatre Arts Department in 1993 as the technical...
by Patrick Clemons, Jessica Posa | Mar 18, 2021 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus
Dr. Scott Eldredge, associate professor of communication at Western Carolina University, was recently granted the 2019-2020 Faculty Excellence in Community Engagement award by WCU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL). “Western Carolina...