Department News

$2,500 Closer to Supporting Communication Catamounts that Are Passionate for Nature

by | March 26, 2024 | Department News Slider, News | 0 Comments

The Shannon Christy Memorial Scholarship Fund gained a $2,500 donation in February 2024 at Western Carolina University. The donation came from Western Carolina University’s 2023 Spring Campaigns Class fundraiser to endow the fund. The class reached out to WCU alumni,...
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Spring 2023 End of Year Department Head Letter

by | May 11, 2023 | Department News Slider, Events, News | 0 Comments

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...
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Communication Department Scholarship Winners

by | May 10, 2023 | Department News Slider, News | 0 Comments

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...
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Student Features

Reaghan Wiltbank Presented Autoethnography Paper at Undergraduate Communication Conference

by | January 30, 2024 | Student Features | 0 Comments

Reaghan Wiltbank, junior at Western Carolina University, presented at the Carolina Communication Association conference at the University of...
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Student Spotlight: Madison Pait and WCJ

by | March 31, 2023 | Department News Slider, News, Student Features | 0 Comments

Madison Pait is a senior at Western Carolina University majoring in communication with a concentration in broadcasting and minoring in...
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Student Spotlight: Saydie Bean WCJ and The Western Carolinian

by | February 24, 2023 | Student Features | 0 Comments

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

Dr. Farmer presents a paper on “The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Crisis Communication”

by | February 28, 2024 | Faculty Focus | 0 Comments

Dr. Betty Farmer, professor of communication and organizational consultant, presents The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Crisis...
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Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer Serves as a Faculty Relations Fellow

by | January 30, 2024 | Faculty Focus | 0 Comments

Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer, Associate Professor of Communication, serves as a Faculty Relations Fellow at Western Carolina University, WCU, together...
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Dr. Weathers Received the Provost’s Scholarship Development Award

by | December 14, 2023 | Faculty Focus | 0 Comments

Dr. Melinda Weathers, health communication professor, received the Provost’s Scholarship Development Award on November 17 at the Western Carolina...
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Alumni Spotlight

Alumni Feature: Bryan Queen

by | March 25, 2024 | Alumni Spotlight | 0 Comments

Bryan Queen, a professional in broadcasting and news, has just been promoted to News Director in February 2024 at News 13/WLOS, in Asheville, North...
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Alumni Feature: Lili Stapel

by | February 28, 2024 | Alumni Spotlight | 0 Comments

Lili Stapel, a Western Carolina University communication alumna, became the Multimedia Content Specialist for the North Carolina Forest Service,...
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Alumni Spotlight: Lucy Jones

by | November 29, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight | 0 Comments

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