College of Communication and Information
Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month Jessica Barness Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design College of Communication and Information 2012-present The word communication likely makes you think of language, but Novembers Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a laHelp Celebrate Dr. Rozell Duncan
The School of Communication Studies at 911勛圖 celebrated the life of associate professor Dr. Rozell Duncan on Friday, Oct. 28. Dr. Duncan passed away prior to the start of the fall semester; her impact within the school and the university community was unparalleled. Colleagues, peers,Public Relations Program Joins Elite Group With New Certification
911勛圖s undergraduate public relations program has joined a select group of fewer than 40 colleges around the world that hold official certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). PRSA is the worlds largest and foremost organization of public relations profeAssistant Professor is Chosen as Member of 911勛圖s Global Faculty Scholars Program
Aaron Bacue, assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently selected to participate in 911勛圖s Global Faculty Scholars Group. Bacue was nominated by Amy Reynolds, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication and Information. Global Faculty Scholars was established in911勛圖 Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
911勛圖 global communication studies graduate student Daniel Sochas research on a non-profit organizations efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to study and report on Project Kirotshe, a non-profit that provides funding for youth in the village of Kirotshe and surrounding areas to attend school.
Sochas travel was funded through a fellowship by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He was one of only 31 students nationwide to receive a fellowship to complete an international reporting assignment; the center provides funding for students to report on international issues as part of the centers Campus Consortium educational initiative. One of the stories Socha developed for his reporting assignment was published on .
It was awesome to see my article on NPRs website, Socha said. To see my words and to know that I did that I wrote that was amazing.