In a word, MUW’s Department of Communication is all about Convergence.

The media convergence curriculum in the Department of Communication prepares you, the student, to examine your world.

Media convergence in the curriculum gives graduates the capabilities to move from one medium to another, thereby making them more marketable in a field where media convergence is a growing trend.

Communication students at MUW have a record of success:

● In 2007, The Spectator was awarded first place in the news writing category at the Southeast Journalism Conference.

● In 2006, six students placed in the Mississippi Press Association’s Best Newspaper Contest, with wins for Best General News Story and Best Column.

● In 2005, eight students placed in the Mississippi Press Association’s Best Newspaper Contest, including a 1st place in Feature Writing and a 1st place for Editorial Writing.

● In 1999, The Spectator, MUW’s student newspaper, received the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC) Student Newspaper of the Year Award.