by Mykala Anderson | Dec 15, 2024 | News
Western communication alumni Gavin Stewart and Tanner Holland helped provide public information throughout Hurricane Helene relief and management efforts. Stewart is Gaston County’s digital media specialist and Holland worked for the NCDOT communication...
by Anna Bowie | Dec 13, 2024 | Department News Slider, News
Students from the communication and psychology departments attended the National Communication Association’s (NCA) conference in New Orleans on November 21. Communication students Anna Bowie and Ashley Elliot and psychology student Hannah Huddleston had the...
by Mykala Anderson | Dec 2, 2024 | News
Communication professors Grace Cheshire and Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks rebranded the first-year seminar class, COMM 190, to incorporate topics like social media and conspiracy theories. Cheshire and Parks are entering their third year teaching communication at Western...
by Anna Bowie | Dec 2, 2024 | News
WCU Communication Department faculty and students ran a homecoming alumni live remote on Nov. 2, outside the Center for Applied Technology. The live remote was designed to promote homecoming and WCU’s radio station, 95.3 WWCU, through interviews with alumni about...
by Mykala Anderson | Oct 30, 2024 | News
This story is a collection of our communication department student workers’ thoughts and emotions on the events of Hurricane Helene. Although we are back to school now and are grateful our students and staff are safe we understand the hurt that remains in our...
by Mykala Anderson | Oct 30, 2024 | News, Student Features
Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina on September 26, leaving many areas without power, water, or service for a week or more. However, the radio station, 95.3 WWCU, produced live content to keep the community informed. In the first days following Helene, the...