Department News

Dr. Mindy Weathers Receives Tenure

Dr. Mindy Weathers of the communication department will receive tenure this spring at Western Carolina University. Weathers has been a professor at WCU for two years and was a tenured Associate Professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dedication...

Provost Grant Received to Research Social Media Use in Indigenous Women

Drs. Georgia Ennis and Vincent Russell received a Provost grant for research on social media use by indigenous Ecuadorian women this summer in Napo, Ecuador. The one-week social media workshop will provide training for members of the Association of Upper Napo Kichwa...

Donations to the Department of Communication Provide Student Opportunities

The Western Carolina University Department of Communication received donations totaling $1,600 for student opportunities at the end of the fall 2024 semester. The donations came from responses to the department head's note in the December 2024 Communication Department...

The Impact of The Radio Station

Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina on September 26, leaving many areas without power, water, or service for a week or more. However,...

Students Take on Hurricane Relief

A senior communication student, Ashley Elliott organized crisis care packages for children in the surrounding Western North Carolina...

Kaitlyn Burns Crowned Miss North Carolina Collegiate USA

Kaitlyn Burns, a communication major at Western Carolina University, was crowned Miss North Carolina Collegiate USA 2024 on April 6 at NC State...

Dr. Mindy Weathers Receives Tenure

Dr. Mindy Weathers of the communication department will receive tenure this spring at Western Carolina University. Weathers has been a professor at...

Communication Professors Present Research about AI at SoTL Conference

Professors Candary Noltensmeyer, Katerina Spasovska and Matt Binford presented at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on February 25 at Georgia...

End of Semester Department Head Letter From Dr. Scott Eldredge

End of Semester Dept Head Letter From Dr. Scott Eldredge, Communication Department Head Greetings and Happy Holidays from the Western Carolina...

Alumni Appreciation: Tanner Holland

Tanner Holland, an alumnus of the Western Carolina University communication department, shared career advice for students and described what it's...

Alumni Appreciation: Gavin Stewart

Communication department Alumni Gavin Stewart is the Digital Media Specialist for Gaston County Government in North Carolina. Stewart graduated in...

Alumni Appreciation: Hayden Huffman

Alumni Hayden Huffman is the marketing coordinator at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Huffman graduated in May of 2023 with...

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