Happy College of Communication Week!
April 2-6, 2012 is officially College of Communication Week. THAT'S THIS WEEK, Y'ALL!
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We hit the roller rink [and a few children]!
Balancing play and professionalism is a goal shared by many Comm Council members. We are the voice of the college, and we represent all of its students in the Senate of College Councils, but we are more than a legislative body—we are a family, and the best families have fun. Our executive board has recently produced yet another way for members to come together and play: Friday Funday, and it's basically perfection.
Read more...FA Week Spotlight: Bharath Chandrasekaran
Bharath Chandrasekaran, Ph.D., joined the CSD faculty in Fall 2010. He received his bachelor's degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Sri Ramachandra University, and his master’s degree in Speech Sciences from Purdue University. He completed his Ph.D. in Integrative Neuroscience from Purdue University in 2008 and a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University in the Communication Neural Systems Research Group and the Auditory Neurosciences Lab.
Read more...FA Week Spotlight: Dave Junker
Although Dave Junker was raised in Minnesota, the University of Texas at Austin is lucky to call him one of their finest professors. Dr. Junker is not only a fascinating educator, but a fascinating person as well. Teaching a range of classes in the UT Communication School like Writing for Public Relations, Public Relations Techniques and culture classes including Black Music and the Media, makes Junker one of those professors from whom a student never stops learning. Dr. Junker teaches his courses with an enthusiasm that can only come from someone who truly loves their profession. Read below for a private...
Read more...FA Week Spotlight: John Daly
Dr. John Daly (Ph.D., Purdue University, 1977) is the Liddell Centennial Professor of Communication, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, TCB Professor of Management, and an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy. He has published more than one hundred articles and chapters in scholarly publications, and completed six books. Dr. Daly's interests focus on practical ways of improving the communication skills of individuals. Thus, he has examined topics such as shyness, personality difference in communication, communication difficulties people experience in their personal and professional relationships,...
Read more...FA Week Spotlight: Cindy McCreery
Cindy McCreery is an assistant professor of screenwriting in the Radio-Television-Film department. She is a graduate of the Walt Disney/ABC Feature Writing Fellowship program. McCreery has sold feature projects to New Line Cinema, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, National Geographic Films, Warner Brothers, and MGM. She has also optioned projects to several production companies including Radar Pictures, Mike Tollin Productions, Unique Entertainment, and Broken Road Entertainment. The Disney Channel greenlit her most recent project, UNPLUGGED, which will go into production in April,...
Read more...Morning Munchies on the Comm Plaza!
Hey everyone! Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 7, our student outreach committee will be hosting Morning Munchies and making FREE pancakes on the Comm Plaza!
Read more...FA Week Spotlight: Chase Quarterman
Chase Quarterman is the instructor of J319 The Principles of Graphic Design, a course in the School of Journalism. He earned a B.S. in Graphic Design from Mississippi College in 2003 and a M.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. For the past 10 years Quarterman has worked in the fields of design, art, advertising, and illustration. His paintings have been collected internationally, most recently by the Mississippi Museum of Art. He also teaches courses in design and art direction at the Art Institute of Austin.
Read more...Faculty Appreciation Week Spotlight: Maria Rivera
The Senate of College Councils and it's respective councils are celebrating Faculty Appreciation Week this week. Communication Council is participating by showcasing the several of our great faculty members here on this blog with our "spotlight" and in the CMA lobby, with displays about different instructors and their research. We'll begin with Maria Rivera.
Read more...Comm Orgs, get ya dolla dolla billz
Are you a member of a registered College of Communication organization? Do you need some extra money to fund an event? Do you need extra finances to get your organization started? Can you think of another reason your organized might need some dolla dolla billz?
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