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Five Things to Know About Schieffer College

In the Schieffer College, we believe rolling up our sleeves and getting our hands dirty is the best way to learn, so we want our students to pursue as many experiential learning opportunities as possible. Here are five things you may not know about how our Schieffer College takes learning beyond our building’s walls.

Schieffer College Celebrates Student Creativity and Research

  By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 Students in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication showcased their work at the Research and Creative Festival on April 12. This year’s updated approach accepted poster boards as the preferred format, allowing students to visually showcase their excellent projects and creative works completed within… Read more »

Scholarship Students “Thank-It-Forward”

student writing a thank-you note to her scholarship donor

By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 Dean Kristie Bunton hosted the second annual Bob Schieffer College of Communication’s “Thank-It-Forward” event this past week. This event recognized Schieffer College students who received one or more of the college’s 38 named endowed scholarships this year. More than $250,000 in endowed scholarship funds were… Read more »

Students prepare for Texas’ oldest and most prestigious oratorical contest

photo of Michael Brown

By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 Since 2013, Communication Studies Instructor Carrie Moore has developed success in San Antonio’s Annual Battle of Flowers Oratorical Contest. She has been a consistent mentor and guide for these students in preparation fro this competition. According to the event’s website, this contest is one of… 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… Read more »