by Laura Overby | Sep 7, 2026 | Service Learning, Student Features
This summer, The Solutions Journalism Network selected The Western Carolinian and the Western Carolina Journalist to be one of the eight college media organizations to participate in this year’s Student Media Challenge reporting project and to receive a $7,500 grant...
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 Julian Vanderhoef | May 8, 2026 | Student Features, Uncategorized
The communication department was presented with the highly sought after Academic Program of Excellence Award on Tuesday, April 28.The Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards and Recognitions takes place every year towards the end of the semester.The Academic Program of...
by Julian Vanderhoef | May 1, 2026 | Student Features, Uncategorized
Both 95.3WWCU and WheeTV simulcasted Greening Up the Mountains on Saturday, April 25.Students arrived in downtown Sylva hours before the start of the event in order to help set up booths and equipment.Although it started to rain just as the team was about to go...
by Julian Vanderhoef | Mar 2, 2026 | Student Features
February marked the first off-campus WheeTV production of the semester.WheeTV was invited to cover Asheville’s Mardi Gras parade on Sunday, February 15.Despite the rainy weather, the team of 12 students was eager to participate in the event.Hours before the start of...
by Julian Vanderhoef | Feb 2, 2026 | Student Features
January marked the return of Stray Cats to 95.3WWCU.Hosts Dom Saini and Owen Flemming are back covering this semester’s basketball games.Stray Cats first started last semester with the team covering most of Western’s football games. Morgan Korson, one of the original...
