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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPRINGFIELD—Twelve Missouri State Communication MA students will present research at the annual Sooners Communication Conference March 4 and March 5, 2011. Masters students Theresa Lochhaas, Erin Pridemore, Nathan Ross, Shireen Bedi, David Van Bebber, Lauren Ashley, Jinghua Bi, Moulay Moukrime, John Bowman, Bruce Hartley, Tiffany Haney, and Krissy Lewis … [Read more...] about NEWS: Communication Graduate Students to Present Research at Conference
Registration started Monday for the spring semester, can you feel the stress/relief/anxiety in the air? It's that time of the year when faculty and students meet to plan for the upcoming semester and check their progress towards graduation. Some of you have registered already, and others have a few weeks to wait until their window opens. I thought that it would be a good … [Read more...] about Things you should know
This was the first year I participated in COM Week events. I had heard of it before, but never made it to any of the events. I began the week with some preconceived expectations and assumptions, but I also set my mind to it that I would go to every event the week had to offer. I am so thankful that I did because COM Week far surpassed anything that I expected from … [Read more...] about A student reflects on COM Week 2010