Communication & Theatre Arts News

Faculty Research Colloquia
Students and faculty are invited to attend these brown-bag lunch get-togethers where faculty will discuss current research projects in progress. Open discussion and a free flow of ideas are encouraged. All sessions are scheduled from 12:20 – 1:20 p.m. in BAL 3062

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
“The HPV Vaccine – Family Concerns and Media Framing”
Maggie Pitts and Burton St. John III, Assistant Professors of Communication

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
“Digging Up Science: Representations and Responses in Image and Discourse”
Jenifer Alonzo, Assistant Professor, Theatre
Craig Stewart, Assistant Professor of English

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
“Studying the Communication Worlds of Children”
Tom Socha, Associate Professor of Communication
Avi Santo, Assistant Professor of Communication

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
“Researching Women’s Perspectives and Perspectives of Women on National and International Fronts”
Fran Hassencahl, Assistant Professor of Communication
Jennifer Fish, Associate Professor and Chair of Women’s Studies

ProComm Information
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Call for Applications
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
The Department of Communication & Theatre Arts invites student applications for research assistants beginning summer and fall semesters 2007. Students will work with department faculty on faculty research projects, and in the process, receive three course credits (COMM 369 – Research Practicum) and invaluable experience.

Requirements:
-Minimum GPA of 3.25
-Completion of core classes and six-hours of upper-level classes in the major
-Acceptance into the program by individual faculty members

Click here for applications; click here for faculty research areas.

Welcome from the Chair

Greetings—we are delighted that you are visiting our departmental website! Please take a moment to explore our degree programs in Communication, Dance, and Theatre, our wide-ranging curricular, creative, and research interests, and our many related extracurricular activities, such as hosting incoming scholars, artists, and professionals, as well as producing a wide array of plays, dance concerts, debate and forensics events, films and multimedia productions, and an annual film and video festival.

Communication and Theatre Arts is the fastest growing department in the College of Arts and Letter. Our department strives to produce creative, culturally aware, and effective communicators and artists. We are student-centered in an approach that is both theoretical and applied, providing the conceptual grounding for lifelong learning and career flexibility, along with opportunities for professional training and off-campus internships.

If you are already a member of our departmental or university community, please use this site as an information resource. If you are just visiting, feel free to discover the many opportunities in and outside the classroom that we provide. Contact us anytime. Let us know how we can be of service to you. We look forward to meeting you soon as students, colleagues, and friends.

Dr. Gary Edgerton