Department News

Spring 2023 End of Year Department Head Letter

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...

Communication Department Scholarship Winners

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...

PRSSA Field Trip to WLOS in Asheville

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...

Student Spotlight: Madison Pait and WCJ

Madison Pait is a senior at Western Carolina University majoring in communication with a concentration in broadcasting and minoring in...

Student Spotlight: Saydie Bean WCJ and The Western Carolinian

Saydie Bean is a senior at Western Carolina University, majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism and a minor in...

Student Spotlight: Hayden Huffman and PRSSA

Hayden Huffman is a senior at Western Carolina University, majoring in communication with a concentration in public relations and minoring in...

Faculty Accomplishments: Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks

Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks, communication professor, presented at the National Communication Association Convention, in Harbor, Maryland, Nov. 16-19. ...

Dr. Vincent Russell Gives Virtual Presentation to University in South Africa

Associate Professor, Dr. Vincent Russell, gave a virtual presentation called “Radical Community-Based Learning: Tapping into Students’ Sense of...

Department of Communication Celebrates 75th Anniversary of WWCU

Associate Professor, Donald Connelly and the Department of Communication celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the radio station, 95.3 WWCU FM on...

Alumni Spotlight: Lucy Jones

Lucy Jones graduated from Western Carolina University with her degree in Communication and concentrations in public relations and journalism in...

Alumni Spotlight: Julia Duvall

In December of 2015, Julia Duvall graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in communication, with a concentration in public...

Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Hart

Rebecca Hart graduated in May 2022 from Western Carolina University with a double major in political science and communication with a public...

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