Spencer Harris, visiting assistant professor, recently received a National Top Paper award from the National Communication Association for his paper entitled, "Predicting the Singularity: A Transcendent Form of Argument." Harris' passion for communication began early for him. Harris spent ten years as a debater and debate coach, which intensified his passion. "I've always … [Read more...] about Arguing for singularity lands visiting professor top paper award
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Gary Iman, communication instructor, has started taking his classes online. And its not like your traditional online class. Iman works hard to produce supplemental and style videos to make the learning experience more interactive for his online students. With a handful of upgraded equipment, Iman is leading the pack in helping students achieve degree completion online. "I am … [Read more...] about COM takes courses online
Stevie Stryker, district Web manager for Nixa Public Schools and COM alumna, was selected to present at the National School Public Relations Association Seminar in Baltimore, Maryland, this summer. Roughly 600 school public relations/communications professionals, school superintendents, school principals and school board members from all 50 states, Canada and the DoDEA overseas … [Read more...] about COM alumna selected for summer Goldmine panel
The Citizen Scholar Award was initiated in 2007 as a special Board of Governors program to recognize outstanding citizen scholars at Missouri State University. Each year, six winners are selected by Board members and recognized for their outstanding accomplishments and strength of character. The award is given to students who have contributed to the university, advanced the … [Read more...] about COM students selected for Citizen Scholar Award
Death, heights and public speaking— they are three of the most cited fears. But Dr. LeAnn Brazeal, assistant professor of communication at Missouri State University, has several tips for conquering the fear of public speaking and becoming a master of the microphone. … [Read more...] about Nothing to fear but fear itself: conquering public speaking jitters