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 | 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 | 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...
by Mykala Anderson | Sep 27, 2023 | Faculty Focus, News
Logan Johnson, Broadcast Production Manager, is the newest faculty in the communication department. Johnson graduated from Western Carolina University, in May of 2023, with a bachelor’s in science in Communication, with concentrations in Broadcasting and Public...
by | May 11, 2023 | Department News Slider, Events, News
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 2022-2023 Academic year. One of my favorite things about this time of...
by | May 10, 2023 | Department News Slider, News
The Patrick Lee Carmody Fund Scholarship: Eliza Lavway The Patrick Lee Carmody Fund provides support for scholarships for Western Carolina University students who are majoring in communication with a broadcasting concentration (radio/television program). The Patrick...
by | May 10, 2023 | Department News Slider, News
The PRSSA chapter at WCU took a field trip at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29 to WLOS ABC News Station in Asheville. PRSSA, or Public Relations Student Society of America, is a student organization dedicated to supporting young PR professionals to succeed in developing...
