Shelley Wigley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of
Communication, College of Liberal Arts

Service Learning Course(s):

• Public Relations Campaigns (PREL 4316)

“My favorite part is seeing the student get excited and realizing what they’re doing matters and impacts other people."

Dr. Shelley Wigley has been teaching at UTA since the fall of 2008. She has a background in nonprofits and has always had a passion for helping the community and helping others. This passion led her to join the Faculty Fellows Program. Because of her involvement in the program, her students have been able to have a more hands-on experience in her classes. She has loved seeing her students excited when they realize they are doing something that matters and positively impacts other people.

She has partnered with organizations such as Meals on Wheels, The Womens and Gender Studies Program, Movin’ Mavs, Innocence Project, and The Lockheed Martin Career Development Center to name a few. One experience that stands out is a project where her students worked with a nonprofit organization that helps young women who have been through an abusive situation but have never really dealt with it. With the help of her students, the organization was able to raise money through a fashion show.

Dr. Wigley advises faculty interested in service learning to find what fits their classes the best. She believes that service learning fits better in some courses that in others, so finding what works for you is the best way to help your students get the most out of the experience.