by Mykala Anderson | Oct 30, 2024 | News
This story is a collection of our communication department student workers’ thoughts and emotions on the events of Hurricane Helene. Although we are back to school now and are grateful our students and staff are safe we understand the hurt that remains in our...
by Mykala Anderson | Oct 30, 2024 | News, Student Features
Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina on September 26, leaving many areas without power, water, or service for a week or more. However, the radio station, 95.3 WWCU, produced live content to keep the community informed. In the first days following Helene, the...
by Mykala Anderson | Oct 30, 2024 | Service Learning, Student Features
A senior communication student, Ashley Elliott organized crisis care packages for children in the surrounding Western North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene’s destruction. “While collecting supplies for immediate needs like food and water were...
by Mykala Anderson | May 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
From Dr. Scott Eldredge, Communication Department Head Greetings from the Communication Department here at Western Carolina University! We are now coming to the end of the Spring semester and the 2023-2024 Academic year. One of my favorite things about this...
by | May 13, 2024 | Department News Slider, News
Western Carolina University’s Communication Department introduces a new concentration starting in the fall 2024 semester. Communication department professors Dr. Vincent Russell, Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer, Nora Radway-Moore, Dr. Melinda Weathers, and Cynthia Wray saw the...
by Mykala Anderson | May 13, 2024 | Scholarship
The first distribution of the Faw Annual Scholarship and the Richard Gainey Annual Scholarship has been decided for Fall 2024. The scholarships were announced during Homecoming Week in October 2023. Chris and Cathy Faw donated a total of $100,000 with the intent of...
by | Apr 30, 2024 | Events
Matt Binford, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, and his student in COMM 355 class collaborated with Justin Kennedy, Professor in the School of Music, and his students in the electronic music ensemble to present Velocitties Technology Ensemble...
by | Apr 29, 2024 | Student Features
Kaitlyn Burns, a communication major at Western Carolina University, was crowned Miss North Carolina Collegiate USA 2024 on April 6 at NC State University’s JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. Burns is a senior in Communication with a concentration in public...
by | Apr 29, 2024 | Department News Slider, Events
Western Carolina University’s communication department hosted its first public speaking contest on April 25. Mykala Anderson and Cora Haste planned and executed the event. As part of their honor contract, they “planned the event from start to finish,” said Anderson....
