The communication department's annual week-long series COM Week ended today with alumni Darin Kent advising students to use their communication education to set themselves apart from other job candidates. "The way you communicate with folks is what they remember --- how you interact with them and talk to them. I learned those things right here (at Missouri State)." Using … [Read more...] about Final COM Week speaker: Listen actively, sell yourself
Alumnae speakers Lisa Cox, public affairs officer for Springfield Police Department, and Meaghan Younker, talent acquisition for Leggett & Platt. spoke during Thursday's COM Week luncheon to a record-breaking crowd of about 80 students, faculty and staff. Younker offers resume, interview advice Younker, who has bachelor's and master's degrees at Missouri State, said her … [Read more...] about COM Week speakers: Skills learned in class used everyday
The communication department welcomed alumni Kris Inman, training and education manager for Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications, and Jason Stouder, vice president of Progressive Bike Ramps, to campus today during the annual, week-long COM Week. Inman: 'Go for what you want to do' Inman took the podium first to talk about his decision to go back to college … [Read more...] about COM Week speakers: Follow passion, challenge fears
The luncheon/lecture part of the communication department's annual week-long COM Week series started strong with more than 60 students, faculty and staff attending today's presentation featuring Dr. Daniel Mansson. Mansson, an assistant communication professor at Pennsylvania State University-Hazelton, gave advice on how to be a successful in a graduate program. He spoke … [Read more...] about Speaker gives grad school advice at COM Week
Communication graduate student Nick Nickols and guest scholar Dr. Daniel Mansson will speak at the COM Week launch colloquium "Celebrating Communication Research" at 11:50 a.m. Feb. 23. The presentations will be held in Craig Hall 337 and all communication students, faculty and staff are invited. Dr. Mansson will also be the first COM Week speaker with his presentation … [Read more...] about Colloquium to kick off COM Week