by Mykala Anderson | Nov 29, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight
Lucy Jones graduated from Western Carolina University with her degree in Communication and concentrations in public relations and journalism in December 2018. Jones was drawn to communication because of its enormous range of career opportunities that are built upon...
by Maci Cooper | Nov 29, 2023 | Events, Recent Updates
The Department of Communication at Western hosted a Communication Weekend celebration on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28 to honor the 75th anniversary of WWCU FM 95.3 radio station. “It was great to see all the alums and find out what they have been doing and...
by Mykala Anderson | Nov 29, 2023 | Faculty Focus
Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks, communication professor, presented at the National Communication Association Convention, in Harbor, Maryland, Nov. 16-19. Wisnewski-Parks started at WCU in the Fall of 2022, teaching Foundations of Communication. He has continued to work on...
by Maci Cooper | Oct 31, 2023 | Faculty Focus
Associate Professor, Dr. Vincent Russell, gave a virtual presentation called “Radical Community-Based Learning: Tapping into Students’ Sense of Justice” on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 to the Department of Economic and Management Sciences at North-West University in...
by Mykala Anderson | Oct 31, 2023 | News
Society of Professional Journalists, SPJ, and staff representatives of the Western Carolinian attended the SPJ National Convention, from Sept. 28 to Sept. 30. Students included Saydie Bean, Liam Bridgemen, Stewart Butler, Cora Haste, Marrah Ste. Marie and Abigail...
by Mykala Anderson | Oct 31, 2023 | Events, Faculty Focus, News
Associate Professor, Donald Connelly and the Department of Communication celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the radio station, 95.3 WWCU FM on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28 at Western Carolina University. In the fall of 1947, three students, Phillip...
by Maci Cooper | Oct 31, 2023 | News
The WCU Public Relations Student Society of America chapter, PRSSA, attended the International Conference, ICON, from Friday, Oct. 13 to Monday, Oct. 16 in Nashville, Tennessee. “Each day was an exciting opportunity to attend award and networking breakfasts, keynote...
by Maci Cooper | Sep 29, 2023 | Faculty Focus, News
Associate Professor, Dr. Katerina Spasovska, received a Fulbright Award that gives her the opportunity to teach and conduct research related to journalism programs in Kosovo and Macedonia. The Fulbright Award is a prestigious award for teaching and research. It has...
by Mykala Anderson | Sep 27, 2023 | Faculty Focus, News
Matt Binford, Assistant Professor of Broadcasting, received an award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) at their annual conference in August and worked on two major country music concert tours throughout the summer. Binford...
by Maci Cooper | Sep 27, 2023 | Faculty Focus, News
Dr. Melinda “Mindy” Weathers is one of the two new faculty that has joined the communication department this semester at Western Carolina University. “I chose Western because of the university’s strong commitment to academic excellence and its diverse and talented...