by Mykala Anderson | Apr 29, 2024 | Faculty Focus
Dr. Mindy Weathers, Associate Professor of Health Communication, presented her Social Media and Environmental Communication research at the 2024 International Communication Association (ICA) Regional Conference in Warsaw, Poland, March 13 to 15. Weathers’ presentation...
by Mykala Anderson | Mar 30, 2024 | News
Members of the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band went to Ireland to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day parade from Tuesday, March 12 to Monday, March 18. Two of those students were communication majors, Ashley Elliott, a junior in Health Communication, and Jacob...
by Mykala Anderson | Mar 26, 2024 | Service Learning
COMM 355, TV Production II, hosted a live broadcast at Smoky Mountain High School, SMHS, on February 28. The broadcast featured live music from a collaboration between a professional jazz quartet, members from the Western Carolina University band, as well as students...
by Anna Bowie | Mar 26, 2024 | Department News Slider, News
The Shannon Christy Memorial Scholarship Fund gained a $2,500 donation in February 2024 at Western Carolina University. The donation came from Western Carolina University’s 2023 Spring Campaigns Class fundraiser to endow the fund. The class reached out to WCU alumni,...
by | Mar 25, 2024 | Alumni Spotlight
Bryan Queen, a professional in broadcasting and news, has just been promoted to News Director in February 2024 at News 13/WLOS, in Asheville, North Carolina. Queen has been in the broadcasting field for over 25 years and has been nicknamed, “Breaking News...
by | Feb 28, 2024 | Faculty Focus
Dr. Betty Farmer, professor of communication and organizational consultant, presents The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Crisis Communication at the International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference on March 11, in Orlando, Florida. With more than 30...
by Mykala Anderson | Feb 28, 2024 | Events
Marrah Ste. Marie, Event Coordinator for SPJ, is organizing a joint bake-off fundraiser with HomeBase on April 17 in the University Center. The fundraiser is an event where different clubs and organizations at Western will compete against each other to discover who...
by Mykala Anderson | Feb 28, 2024 | Alumni Spotlight
Lili Stapel, a Western Carolina University communication alumna, became the Multimedia Content Specialist for the North Carolina Forest Service, NCFS, on January 8, 2024. Stapel graduated from Western in the fall of 2022 with a concentration in journalism and a minor...
by Anna Bowie | Jan 30, 2024 | News
Western Carolina University’s TV studio installed a new Allen and Heath DLive C3500 audio board in the Center of Applied Technology over 2023’s Winter Break. The new audio board offers “more features, modern design [and is] more relevant to the current state of live...
