by | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
by | Aug 31, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight, News
In the fall of 2016, Brandon Truitt graduated from Western Carolina University with two degrees, one in Communications with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism and the other in Political Science. He chose Communications based on the pursuit of a dream. “I have...
by Dr. Scott Eldredge | Aug 29, 2022 | Department News Slider, News, Recent Updates, Uncategorized
From Dr. Scott Eldredge, Communication Department Head Hello and Welcome to Western Carolina University’s Fall semester and start of the 2022-2023 Academic Year! The start of the Fall semester is always my favorite time of year to be here on campus in our beautiful...
by Jessica Posa, Josie Spence | May 2, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight, Student Features
This semester, Western Carolina University alum Keegan Wiggins shared her experiences with political journalism and her international master’s program to Dr. Katerina Spasovska’s News Reporting II class. Wiggins graduated from Western Carolina University in 2020 with...
by | May 2, 2022 | Alumni Spotlight
In 2015, Janson Silvers graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in Communication and concentrations in Broadcasting and Public Relations. He chose Communications because he knew he wanted to be a reporter. “Originally, the goal was to be a sports...