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 Mykala Anderson | Feb 28, 2026 | News
The Department of Communication at Clemson University hosted its annual Social Media Week Conference, Monday, Feb. 23, to Thursday, Feb. 26, and for the first time, invited other universities. Western Carolina University invited communication students from all...
by Laura Overby | Feb 28, 2026 | Faculty Focus
Communication professors Matt Binford, Candy Noltensmeyer and Katerina Spasovska have begun the next phase of their research project which will explore how people across the country understand the news and determine credibility, and how Artificial Intelligence changes...
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...
by Laura Overby | Feb 2, 2026 | News
The semester has just started, but public relations students at Western Carolina University are already preparing for the Certificate in Principles of Public Relations Examination in a new class being offered this semester. This semester, public relations students at...
by Mykala Anderson | Jan 31, 2026 | Events
WWCU 95.3 is a student-ran radio station that serves the Western North Carolina region and provides a variety of programming. “Our main goal is to increase our visibility to not only the broader Jackson county community, but to the student body and staff at WCU,” said...
by Julian Vanderhoef | Dec 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, November 22 WheeTV covered the return of Asheville’s annual holiday parade.Last year the parade was temporarily rebranded as the Asheville Holiday Jamboree because of the damage Hurricane Helene left to the area.In past years WLOS would cover the event...
by Mykala Anderson | Nov 30, 2025 | News
Mark your calendars! Tuesday, Dec. 2, is Giving Tuesday, a day when community members and supporters pledge donations to help expand programs and student opportunities nationwide. Donations to the Department of Communication provide students with opportunities to...
by Laura Overby | Nov 30, 2025 | News
Retired public relations professional Janet Oppenheimer was honored at the 30th anniversary celebration for the Public Relations Student Society of America at Western Carolina University on Nov. 8 for her contributions to the public relations concentration at WCU....
by Mykala Anderson | Nov 30, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Saturday, Nov. 8, the Department of Communication celebrated 30 years of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at Western Carolina University. This celebration honored Betty Farmer, professor of communication, for her time at Western and her...