The Department of Journalism and Communication Studies is proud to announce the formation of a new honors program for Communications students. The Department of Journalism and Communication Studies is starting a chapter of Lambda Pi Eta. Lambda Pi Eta is the official honorary society of the National Communication Association, and it is also a member [...]
Communications Faculty Visits Sago Mine Memorial
September 19, 2011 by
West Liberty University Instructor Ryan McCullough recently visited the Sago mine disaster memorial and the Sago Baptist Church in Sago, West Virginia. He also visited the memorial to the mining disaster in Philippi, WV. Mr. McCullough was joined by Aron Massey, Instructor of Geography, in WLU’s department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Their visit was [...]
WLU Speech and Debate Team
August 31, 2011 by
The WLU Speech and Debate Team will hold an informational meeting for interested students. When: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Where: Fine Arts 210 Membership is open to ALL currently enrolled WLU students. Speech and Debate Provides you an opportunity to: –Compete against other colleges and universities in an academic forum –Travel to [...]
Communication Department Appoints New Faculty Member
August 21, 2011 by
The Communication department recently appointed Christian D’Andrea as our newest faculty member. Christian comes to West Liberty by way of Harvard and Oxford and has some exciting plans for our students. This fall Christian will be hosting West Liberty University students on his television series, Hurricane Hunters. Hurricane Hunters will premiere in 2012 on the [...]
WLU Student Featured in “Super 8″ Film
May 1, 2011 by
As anyone can tell you in “the business”, big breaks don’t happen too often. And, what’s even more rare, is for the proverbial big break to happen two thousand miles away from Hollywood in the panhandle of West Virginia. But, for John Polverini, a West Liberty University student, that’s exactly what happened. Last September Polverini [...]
Communication Department Annouces New Concentration
April 20, 2011 by
The College of Arts and Communication is pleased to announce that they have added Communication Studies as a new degree concentration. Communication Studies is being added in addition to the department’s current concentrations of Broadcast and Journalism. The Non-Comprehensive degree concentration will no longer be offered, although the students currently enrolled in this program may [...]
The Hillywood Show
April 20, 2011 by
An Interview with The Hillywood Show CLICK HERE TO WATCH INTERVIEW The Hillywood Show® is the brainchild of internet celebrities and comedy sister duo Hilly & Hannah Hindi. Each parody features satire sketches, character impersonations, song and d…
Dustin Heavilin Visits Campus
March 28, 2011 by
Dustin Heavilin, a 2003 communication graduate, visited campus on March 28 to speak with students about his recent successes as a moviemaker. Dustin’s script for Ronnie Hoffman: Limo Driver was acquired by Seacoast Entertainment Arts, a Canadian-based distribution and production company. Dustin visited Jasmine Garcia’s Writing for Radio and TV class to speak with her [...]
Live Television Planned by WLTV-14 from WVIAC Tournament
March 3, 2011 by
West Liberty Television will have its first ever live remote broadcast from the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum from the 2011 WVIAC Basketball Tournament. Via streaming technolgies, WLTV-14 will deliver a live broadcast from Charleston to its WLTV-14 studios that will air on WLU’s Comcast Cable Channel 14 and will be available via the web: http://wlu.nmtvsports.com [...]
Comm Alumns Land Multi-Million Dollar Deal
February 24, 2011 by
In October of 2010 MMG (Mercenary Media Group) shot a twenty-five minute pilot for their first full length feature film Ronnie Hoffman: Limo Driver. Parties involved with the film include West Liberty University illuminists Mark “Adam” Leonard and Dustin “Scooter” Heavilin. Both graduated with Communication degrees (Leonard/Journalism) (Heavilin/Theatre). Heavilin will be the second lead role [...]
