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Communication Students Take New Summer Classes in Vienna and Prague

by Laura Overby | August 31, 2026 | Department News Slider, Recent Updates, Student Features | 0 Comments

For the first time ever, 10 WCU students had the opportunity to take two COMM 493 Special Topics courses on a week-long trip to Vienna and Prague in May this year. The courses, International Communication: Democracy & Media and Social Media Storytelling: On...

Communication Department hosts Third Annual Public Speaking Competition

by Laura Overby | April 29, 2026 | Department News Slider, Events, News | 0 Comments

Western Carolina University’s Department of Communication held its third annual “Speak Your Mind” public speaking competition on Thursday, April 23. This competition is intended to showcase and encourage the public speaking skills of students who have taken the Comm...

The Communication Department Hosted Its Second Annual Public Speaking Competition

by | May 7, 2025 | Department News Slider, Events, News, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The Western Carolina University Department of Communication hosted its second annual Speak Your Mind: Public Speaking Competition on Wednesday, April 30, in the UC Theater. Speak Your Mind encourages confidence in public speaking among undergraduate students and...

Student Features

WCU Student Newsrooms participate in Student Media Challenge Through The Solutions Journalism Network

by Laura Overby | September 7, 2026 | Service Learning, Student Features | 0 Comments

This summer, The Solutions Journalism Network selected The Western Carolinian and the Western Carolina Journalist to be one of the eight...

Communication Students Take New Summer Classes in Vienna and Prague

by Laura Overby | August 31, 2026 | Department News Slider, Recent Updates, Student Features | 0 Comments

For the first time ever, 10 WCU students had the opportunity to take two COMM 493 Special Topics courses on a week-long trip to Vienna and...

Communication Department Receives Academic Program of Excellence Award

by Julian Vanderhoef | May 8, 2026 | Student Features, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The communication department was presented with the highly sought after Academic Program of Excellence Award on Tuesday, April 28.The Faculty...

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Communication Professors Lead New Deliberative Student Fellowship

by Laura Overby | August 31, 2026 | Faculty Focus, Service Learning | 0 Comments

Professors of Communication Vincent Russell, Grace Cheshire, and Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks will bring public deliberation to WCU through the new...

Dr. Betty Farmer Retires After 33 Innovative Years

by Mykala Anderson | May 8, 2026 | Faculty Focus | 0 Comments

Betty Farmer, professor of communication, will be professor emeritus starting July 1, after 33 years at Western Carolina University. Throughout her...