The debate team had another fantastic year with a number of notable accomplishments. Representation in the National Debate Tournament In March, Brendan Brower and Clayton Russo qualified for the 2017 National Debate Tournament at the University of Kansas. According to debate advisor Dr. Eric Morris, "It is challenging to qualify, and they qualified on the basis of their … [Read more...]
Dr. Stephen Spates, assistant professor in the department of communication, successfully defended his dissertation “Exploring Workplace Connections of Employees with Multiple Role Expectations: Accommodating Communication Behaviors of Hospital Chaplains” at the University of Tennessee. Recent accomplishments Publication Spates has the following 2017 peer-reviewed … [Read more...]
Dr. Carrisa Hoelscher, assistant professor of communication, recently published two national peer-reviewed articles and one peer-reviewed book chapter. Dr. Hoelscher's 2017 publications Hoelscher, C. S., Kramer, M. W., Nguyen, C., Cooper, O. D. & Day, E. A. (2017). Decision making and communication in a statewide interagency task force: An investigation of … [Read more...]
The Council on General Education and Interdisciplinary Programs (CGEIP) has selected Dr. LeAnn Brazeal for the 2017 General Education Assessment Award for her leadership in assessment for improvement and for employing effective and innovative practices to help students achieve success in general education in COM 115: Fundamentals of Public Speaking. In 2016-2017, CGEIP … [Read more...]
First-generation college students – those who are first in their family to go to college – face many hurdles in their quest for a higher education. For Shelby Morrison, the biggest struggle was the financial burden. “I’ve had to pay for college solely on my own, so I’ve taken out quite a bit of student loans for my degree,” said Morrison, a senior from Wood River, … [Read more...]