The Western Carolina University Department of Communication received donations totaling $1,600 for student opportunities at the end of the fall 2024 semester.<\/p>\n
The donations came from responses to the department head’s note in the December 2024 Communication Department Newsletter. The note mentioned that any support is helpful and enhances student\u2019s educational experience.<\/p>\n
Communication department head Dr. Scott Eldredge expressed the importance of sharing support calls on social media. \u201cWhat really helped was the postings and then re-posting we did on LinkedIn and Facebook we did where the posting was made by the department’s official social media pages, and then I was able to re-share on my personal pages,\u201d said Dr. Eldredge.<\/p>\n
A wide range of donors responded to this call, including generous alumni, professionals who work with and advise WCU students and personal friends of faculty.<\/p>\n
When asked why these donors responded, Dr. Eldredge said, \u201cWe spend a lot of time talking about all the opportunities we strive to provide for our students, and they wanted to help us get there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The support will bring the communication department a new radio newscast opportunity. The newscast will allow students to practice writing and reporting skills while providing news to additional audiences in a new format.<\/p>\n
This practice is valuable as \u201cjournalists today need to be versed in a wide variety of technology and platforms, and this helps them for a multi-media world,\u201d said Dr. Eldredge.<\/p>\n
The donation further supports students by allowing a small stipend to be given to students who work on the radio newscast because it is extracurricular.<\/p>\n
Dr. Eldredge hopes the radio newscast can be a year-round programming offered by the communication department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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