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 Mykala Anderson | Oct 30, 2024 | Service Learning, Student Features
A senior communication student, Ashley Elliott organized crisis care packages for children in the surrounding Western North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene’s destruction. “While collecting supplies for immediate needs like food and water were...
by Anna Bowie | Apr 29, 2024 | Student Features
Kaitlyn Burns, a communication major at Western Carolina University, was crowned Miss North Carolina Collegiate USA 2024 on April 6 at NC State University’s JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. Burns is a senior in Communication with a concentration in public...
by Mykala Anderson | Jan 30, 2024 | Student Features
Reaghan Wiltbank, junior at Western Carolina University, presented at the Carolina Communication Association conference at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro over winter break, and was a finalist for the Mary E. Jarrard Award, top undergraduate paper....
by Juily Harbhajan | Mar 31, 2023 | Department News Slider, News, Student Features
Madison Pait is a senior at Western Carolina University majoring in communication with a concentration in broadcasting and minoring in hospitality and tourism management. She chose communication as her major because she wants to connect and help others in the...
by Maci Cooper | Feb 24, 2023 | Student Features
Saydie Bean is a senior at Western Carolina University, majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism and a minor in professional writing. Bean chose communication as her major because she has always loved journalism. “ For two years in high school, I...