by Josephine Spence | Nov 29, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight, Uncategorized
Western Carolina University May of 2021 graduate Waleed Kahlil majored in communication with a concentration in public relations and minored in computer information systems. “I chose communication as a major because I wanted to bring people together through a common...
by Josephine Spence | Nov 4, 2022 | Department News Slider, News
WCU students will have a live coverage of the 2022 midterm elections highlighting local Jackson County elections. The live news program starts at 7:30 p.m. on election night, Nov. 8, and will be streamed on the Western Carolina University Communication Department’s...
by Josephine Spence | Oct 31, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight, Department News Slider, News
Caleb Peek, a Western Carolina University alumnus, came to campus on Oct. 24 to speak to Professional Development and Senior Seminar classes about his professional journey and offer advice to the students. Peek graduated in May of 2017 with a double major in...
by Juily Harbhajan | Oct 31, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight
Jessica Posa graduated from Western Carolina University in the spring of 2022 with a degree in Communication with concentrations in Public Relations and Journalism and two minors in Business Law and Hospitality & Tourism. Posa was originally a Graphic Design...
by Josephine Spence | Oct 31, 2022 | Student Features
Jacob Scrattish is a senior at Western Carolina University, majoring in communication with a concentration in broadcasting and minoring in film studies. “I chose broadcasting for my major because I took a radio broadcasting course in my senior year of high school, and...
by Josephine Spence | Oct 30, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight, Department News Slider, Events, News
Kimberly Gleiser, Community Engagement Manager at the Hospice of Davidson County, spoke to the Introduction to Professional Development and Senior Seminar course students on Oct. 10 about her current job and what it’s been like navigating through life post graduation....
by Juily Harbhajan | Oct 27, 2022 | Department News Slider, News
The Society of Professional Journalists at WCU is attending the MediaFest22 in Washington, D.C., from Oct. 27-30. MediaFest22 is a conference organized by The Society of Professional Journalists with the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media Association...
by Josephine Spence | Sep 30, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight
Philip Jackson, North Carolina National Forest Service Public Information Officer, spoke to students in COMM 296 – Intro to Professional Development and COMM 496 – Seminar in Professional Development on Monday, Sept. 12. Jackson graduated from Western...
by Juily Harbhajan and Josie Spence | Sep 30, 2022 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News, Recent Updates
Nora Radway-Moore Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Nora Radway-Moore, did not immediately know what she wanted to study or do once she graduated. In college, she “was placed in a public speaking class which felt like a nightmare for me,” she said. Though by the...
by Juily Harbhajan | Sep 29, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight
Dan Sewell, a first-generation, graduated from Western Carolina University in 2020 with a degree in Communication with a concentration in Broadcasting and a minor in Social Work. He chose Communication as a major because of his ambition to be on the air. After...