Did you know every two minutes a child with cancer receives a diagnosis of cancer? However, only 4 percent of government cancer research funding goes to study childhood cancer. These are some of the facts that four groups of Missouri State University public relations students are trying to bring awareness about. This year as part of their COM 509 Proseminar in Public … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Mission in Action: Bears With Purpose
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...] about A great year for Missouri State Debate
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
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...] about Carrisa Hoelscher’s 2017 publications
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