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...] about Publication and recognition for Stephen Spates
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...] about LeAnn Brazeal recognized with General Education Assessment Award
A faculty member, an alumna and a student from the communication department will participate in a first-generation informational panel on April 28. Panelists to share their experiences as first-generation students The discussion is designed to help first-generation freshmen and sophomore college students have productive conversations with family and friends when they … [Read more...] about COM faculty, alumna and student offer advice to first-generation students
A film created by a Missouri State communication instructor will be on a short list of feature-length movies screened at the upcoming 20th Annual International Family Film Festival in Los Angeles Nov. 6-8. Competing with filmmakers from across the world “Heaven Won’t Wait” is a 3D Christian film written and directed by per-course faculty Dr. Sandra K. House. It will … [Read more...] about Hollywood festival to screen communication instructor’s 3D film
Communication department instructor Heather Walters was presented two awards at the 2015 National Speech and Debate Association Leadership Awards Banquet in Dallas, Texas, last June, for her coaching efforts with the Greenwood Laboratory School debate team. Awards earned for successful leadership, recruitment efforts Walters, also assistant director of MSU’s debate team, … [Read more...] about Communication instructor awarded for debate team leadership