by Maci Cooper | Mar 1, 2025 | News
Professor Don Connelly is offering a professional podcasting course at Western Carolina this semester to teach students the skills needed to plan, produce and distribute high-quality podcasts while exploring career opportunities in the growing podcasting industry. The...
by Mykala Anderson | Feb 28, 2025 | News
Each February, generations of Catamounts celebrate I Love WCU month by giving to programs, reflecting on their time at Western and participating in service projects. This year, the department participated by having students share their love for WCU and experiences...
by Anna Bowie | Feb 28, 2025 | Department News Slider, News
Drs. Georgia Ennis and Vincent Russell received a Provost grant for research on social media use by indigenous Ecuadorian women this summer in Napo, Ecuador. The one-week social media workshop will provide training for members of the Association of Upper Napo Kichwa...
by Anna Bowie | Jan 31, 2025 | Department News Slider, News
The Western Carolina University Department of Communication received donations totaling $1,600 for student opportunities at the end of the fall 2024 semester. The donations came from responses to the department head’s note in the December 2024 Communication...
by Mykala Anderson | Jan 31, 2025 | Alumni Spotlight
Tanner Holland, an alumnus of the Western Carolina University communication department, shared career advice for students and described what it’s like to be a multi-media professional. Holland graduated in 2022 with a communication degree, concentrating in...
by Maci Cooper | Jan 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Nora Radway Moore, an instructor of Nonverbal Communication, helps students unlock the often-overlooked power of nonverbal behavior in both their personal and professional lives. “Nonverbal communication is an extremely powerful tool that we often overlook,” said...
by Mykala Anderson | Dec 15, 2024 | News
Western communication alumni Gavin Stewart and Tanner Holland helped provide public information throughout Hurricane Helene relief and management efforts. Stewart is Gaston County’s digital media specialist and Holland worked for the NCDOT communication...
by Mykala Anderson | Dec 13, 2024 | Alumni Spotlight
Communication department Alumni Gavin Stewart is the Digital Media Specialist for Gaston County Government in North Carolina. Stewart graduated in 2018; he was drawn to the communication department because he was interested in production, enjoyed interviewing and was...
by Anna Bowie | Dec 13, 2024 | Department News Slider, News
Students from the communication and psychology departments attended the National Communication Association’s (NCA) conference in New Orleans on November 21. Communication students Anna Bowie and Ashley Elliot and psychology student Hannah Huddleston had the...
by Mykala Anderson | Dec 11, 2024 | Faculty Focus
End of Semester Dept Head Letter From Dr. Scott Eldredge, Communication Department Head Greetings and Happy Holidays from the Western Carolina University Department of Communication!!! It has been a busy, and I’ll admit, a bit hectic and crazy Fall semester here at...