by Maci Cooper | Mar 29, 2023 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus
Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer presented at a conference for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, March 1 in Savannah, Ga. Dr. Noltensmeyer presented on “Tell me a story: Student Perceptions of the Effect of Story on Learning” and was a...
by Maci Cooper | Mar 29, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight
Rebecca Hart graduated in May 2022 from Western Carolina University with a double major in political science and communication with a public relations concentration and a minor in leadership. Hart chose communication because she felt a communication degree would...
by Juily Harbhajan | Feb 28, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight, Uncategorized
In December 2022, Tanner Holland graduated magna cum laude from Western Carolina University with a degree in communication, with a concentration in public relations, and a minor in political science. Holland knew he wanted to go into communications after he interned...
by Juily Harbhajan | Feb 28, 2023 | Department News Slider, Events, Uncategorized
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) at WCU held a bake sale on Valentine’s Day and gave all proceeds to HomeBase to help students in need. Below is an excerpt about HomeBase that Saydie Bean, events & projects director of SPJ, wrote for The Western...
by Maci Cooper | Feb 24, 2023 | Student Features
Saydie Bean is a senior at Western Carolina University, majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism and a minor in professional writing. Bean chose communication as her major because she has always loved journalism. “ For two years in high school, I...
by Juily Harbhajan | Jan 27, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight, Uncategorized
In May of 2022, Sara Stanley graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in communication with a double concentration in broadcasting and journalism. She chose communication based on her passion for being the “voice for the unheard.” Throughout her life,...
by Juily Harbhajan | Jan 27, 2023 | Department News Slider, Events, News, Uncategorized
In the Fall 2022 Semester, Dr. Farmer’s Case Studies class hosted a mentoring event with the Public Relations Society of America Western North Carolina Chapter (PRSA WNC) on Tuesday, November 29 at Biltmore Park in Asheville. The PRSA WNC Mentoring Event provided...
by Juily Harbhajan | Dec 1, 2022 | Faculty Focus
Lindsay Mathis earned her B.S. in Anthropology at Western Carolina University and began working as the administrative support assistant for WCU’s Communication Department in December 2017. Originally from Asheville, Mathis grew up watching the Pride of the Mountains...
by Juily Harbhajan | Dec 1, 2022 | Student Features
Hayden Huffman is a senior at Western Carolina University, majoring in communication with a concentration in public relations and minoring in sociology. Huffman chose communication as his major because he always had a passion for sharing stories and information, and...
by Josephine Spence | Nov 30, 2022 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News, Recent Updates, Uncategorized
Communication department professors Gabriel Wisniewski-Parks and Nora Radway-Moore are currently mentoring two Western Carolina University students as they prepare Fall 2022 commencement speeches. Wisniewski-Parks is assisting Ezri Villiard, who is graduating with an...