by Jessica Posa, Josie Spence | Nov 13, 2021 | Department News Slider, Events, Faculty Focus, Recent Updates
WCU Communication professor Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer was nominated for the 2020 Faculty of the Year Award, which is the only award decided solely by students at Western. Because of her nomination, Noltensmeyer will deliver the 2021 Last Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 18 at...
by Jessica Posa, Josie Spence | Nov 4, 2021 | Department News Slider, News, Recent Updates
WCU’s digital television studio hosted a commercial shoot for G&T Communications on Friday, October 1. The HD television studio, located in the Center for Applied Technology building, is part of the Communication Department facilities at WCU. Communication...
by | Sep 10, 2021 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News, Recent Updates
The Communication Department at Western Carolina University made some faculty changes and additions to prepare for the new academic year. Matthew T. Binford and Charles Vincent Russell joined the Communication Department as Assistant Professor of Practice and...
by | Sep 7, 2021 | News, Recent Updates
The Center for Career and Professional Development is hosting a Creative Careers Panel and Networking event Thursday, Sept. 9 from 4-6 p.m in the Illusions room on the third floor of the UC. Creative Careers is a panel with professionals that use their creative skills...
by | Aug 9, 2021 | Faculty Focus, Recent Updates
Republished from The Sylva Herald Cullowhee, NC — Betty Farmer, professor of communication at Western Carolina University and business consultant and trainer, has earned a Social and Emotional Intelligence Coaching Certification from the Institute for Social...
by Patrick Clemons, Jessica Posa | May 16, 2021 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, Recent Updates
Coming up on his 26th year at WCU, Dr. Jim Manning, associate professor of communication, has announced he will be retiring after the end of finals week, May 14, 2021. Manning joined the then Communication & Theatre Arts Department in 1993 as the technical...
by Patrick Clemons | Apr 10, 2021 | Recent Updates, Student Features
On Tuesday, March 30, members of WCU’s Communication Department gathered to recognize recipients of the 2021-2022 scholarships. “It was incredibly challenging that we had so many really wonderful applicants and its really telling that all of you really wonderful young...
by Patrick Clemons, Jessica Posa | Mar 18, 2021 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus
Dr. Scott Eldredge, associate professor of communication at Western Carolina University, was recently granted the 2019-2020 Faculty Excellence in Community Engagement award by WCU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL). “Western Carolina...
by | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Recent Updates
Last Minute Productions and the Department of Campus Activities Marketing Team have several job positions open for the next academic school year. Positions at Last Minute Productions: LMP Operations Manager LMP Arts Coordinator LMP Virtual Coordinator LMP Special...
by Patrick Clemons, Jessica Posa | Feb 25, 2021 | Department News Slider, News, Recent Updates
For the first time in its 73-year history, the student-run radio station at Western Carolina University is silent. But not for long. Feb. 1, 2021, marked a new challenge for Western students as WWCU FM began the transition to its new frequency of 95.3 FM, with the...