Dr. Eric Morris, associate professor of communication and coordinator of Missouri State's award-winning debate team, recently shared the Debate Bears' latest achievements. National Debate Tournament The team of Caitlyn Wicks & Colton Smith received a Second Round At-Large bid to the 2018 National Debate Tournament at Wichita State University. National Forensic … [Read more...] about Debate Bears continue to excel
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
Students in Didem Koroglu's communication classes are participating in a service learning project with the potential to have significant impact on our community. They're partnering with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO) to increase public engagement with the 2017 Springfield-Greene County Community Focus Report, which investigates 11 "red flag" and "blue ribbon" … [Read more...] about Students gather data that may shape Greene County
Communication Week is a signature event for Missouri State University’s Department of Communication. It focuses on highlighting communication teaching and research, as well as bringing together students, alumni and community members to network. This year, the week-long event themed “Make Your Missouri Statement” will take place on campus from Feb. 21-24. Dr. Shawn Wahl, … [Read more...] about COM Week 2017 features distinguished researchers and alumni
How would traditional education change if more emphasis was placed on investing in strengths rather than correcting weaknesses? This is a question Nora Cox thinks about often. … [Read more...] about Building a team? Support strengths in each member