After 10 years of teaching in the Schieffer College, instructor Carrie Moore says teaching her Advanced Public Speaking course this fall is like being the choreographer, director, producer and cinematographer of an event every time she steps into her classroom. That’s because some of her students are learning from Moore in the physical classroom, while others… Read more »
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Student Turns Passion for Musicals Into Graduate Research Project
By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 Student Laine Zizka has turned her passion for musicals into a thought-provoking research project for her master’s degree in Communication Studies at the Bob Schieffer College of Communication. Inspired by her childhood memories of her family’s love of musicals, Zizka says she “never passed up an… Read more »
Senior Wins First Place at Texas Oratorical Contest
By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2020 Michael Brown, a senior Communication Studies major in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication, won first place at the recent Battle of Flowers Oratorical Contest for his speech titled, “A Tiger by the Tail: Tex Hill and the Flying Tigers.” In previous years, Brown… Read more »
TCU Orators to Compete in Battle of Flowers Contest
By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2020 Two TCU students are headed to San Antonio this month to compete in the annual Oratorical Contest of the Battle of Flowers competition in San Antonio, Texas: Michael Brown and Cage Sawyers. Brown is a senior communication studies and entrepreneurial management double major and Sawyers is double-majoring… Read more »
Putnam Announces Retirement
By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Michael Putnam, a Communication Studies instructor, is retiring after six years at TCU. During his time at TCU, he taught Communicating Effectively; Organizational Communication; and Interviewing. Putnam was an instructor at the University of Texas at Arlington for 20 years before coming to TCU. “Since I… Read more »
Alumna Hosts Schieffer College Students at JPMorgan Chase Headquarters
By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 TCU Schieffer College alumna and Board of Visitors member Elizabeth Jenswold ‘89 recently hosted two dozen Schieffer students at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s regional headquarters in Plano, Texas. Jenswold, head of human resources for the chief administrative office in the commercial bank, gave students in Communication… Read more »
Application Now Open for COMM and STCO Study Abroad Trip
By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Schieffer College students: Are you interested in a spring break study abroad opportunity? The Bob Schieffer College of Communication is heading to Poland, Germany and The Netherlands for spring break 2020. Students will have the opportunity to visit places such as Old Town Warsaw, Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau,… Read more »
Comm Studies Class Hosts Food & Culture Conversation Day
By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 This semester, students in the Intercultural Communication class hosted Food and Culture Conversations Day focused on diasporic communities in Africa and how people communicate and reveal identities through food. The “What’s Next?” grant, awarded by Schieffer College Dean Bunton, encouraged Dr. Debi Iba, Communication Studies instructor,… Read more »
Students Explore Complex Definitions of Family in Communication Studies Course
As students head home for the holidays, they will likely be spending large amounts of quality time with their family. For five semesters now, Assistant Professor Kristen Carr has taught Family Communication, a course designed to explore complex definitions of family, family interaction from different theoretical lenses, the role of family rituals, narratives, and storytelling in… Read more »
Communication Studies Professor Wins Early Career Award
Dr. Qinghua “Candy” Yang, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies, received the 2018 Association of Chinese Communication Studies Early Career Award at the National Communication Association’s convention this month. This award honors a scholar who is at the early stage of his or her career and has already played an important role in… Read more »