by Laura Overby | Oct 20, 2026 | Department News Slider, Events
Hurricane Helene was a once-in-a-1000-years storm that devastated Western North Carolina. The land of the sky became islands in the sky. Towns and communities were washed away, but the people remained. Now, a new Appalachian comic book is bringing stories of the...
by Laura Overby | Aug 31, 2026 | Department News Slider, Recent Updates, Student Features
For the first time ever, 10 WCU students had the opportunity to take two COMM 493 Special Topics courses on a week-long trip to Vienna and Prague in May this year. The courses, International Communication: Democracy & Media and Social Media Storytelling: On...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
