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...
by Anna Bowie | May 13, 2024 | Department News Slider, News
Western Carolina University’s Communication Department introduces a new concentration starting in the fall 2024 semester. Communication department professors Dr. Vincent Russell, Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer, Nora Radway-Moore, Dr. Melinda Weathers, and Cynthia Wray saw the...
by Phuong Vo | May 13, 2024 | News
The communication department hosted its first department-wide Student Showcase at the Apodaca Science Building on May 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Community members, alumni, university leaders, faculty and staff as well as all the communication students attended the...
by Anna Bowie | Apr 29, 2024 | Department News Slider, Events
Western Carolina University’s communication department hosted its first public speaking contest on April 25. Mykala Anderson and Cora Haste planned and executed the event. As part of their honor contract, they “planned the event from start to finish,” said Anderson....
by Mykala Anderson | Mar 30, 2024 | News
Members of the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band went to Ireland to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day parade from Tuesday, March 12 to Monday, March 18. Two of those students were communication majors, Ashley Elliott, a junior in Health Communication, and Jacob...
by Anna Bowie | Mar 26, 2024 | Department News Slider, News
The Shannon Christy Memorial Scholarship Fund gained a $2,500 donation in February 2024 at Western Carolina University. The donation came from Western Carolina University’s 2023 Spring Campaigns Class fundraiser to endow the fund. The class reached out to WCU alumni,...
