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Strategic Communication Major Publishes Third Children’s Book

A photo of Liv Shin holding up her book, “Kendall: A Story of a Young Boy With Autism.”

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Liv Shin, a junior strategic communication major from Lake Oswego, Oregon, has already made her mark on TCU’s campus. Liv runs her own publication company, Shindig Publishing LLC, has published three children’s books, and won Top Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Submission at the 2019 Bob Schieffer… Read more »

Associate Professor Earns Best Research Paper Award

A photo of Dr. Jong-Hyuok Jung holding his research paper award.

Jong-Hyuok Jung, an associate professor of strategic communication, received the best research paper award at the Korean Advertising Society’s Global Colloquium in Seoul this summer. The title of the research paper he presented at the academic conference is, “A Study of Mobile Payment Service: U.S. Consumers Motivations and Intentions.” During his visit to Seoul, Jung… Read more »

Associate Professor George Receives Fulbright Fellowship

A headshot of Dr. Amiso George.

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Dr. Amiso George, TCU strategic communication associate professor, has received the Fulbright Global Scholar Fellowship to spend part of next year at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Dr. George will develop strategic communication courses for the journalism and business departments and teach… Read more »

Roxo Designs ‘Forte Awards’ for Fort Worth Chamber

A photo of the signage at the 2019 Forte Awards.

  By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce partnered with Roxo, TCU’s student-run advertising and public relations agency, to develop details for a small business awards presentation this past spring. Roxo’s faculty advisor, Sarah Angle, shared how students had the opportunity to develop the logo, name, design,… Read more »

20 students graduate from the Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU

A group photo of the CPC cohort 6.

Twenty professionals from across Texas and the nation graduated this summer from the Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU. About 30 other professionals are currently enrolled in the CPC program and will graduate later this year or in summer 2020. The CPC program has been working for more than seven years with communicators from cities,… Read more »

Student Places Second in National Poster Contest

A poster of a young man crying with the words, "Brothers don't harm brothers" in the upper lefthand corner.

Jessica Spencer, a senior strategic communication major, placed second in the 2019 national poster competition for HazingPrevention.org and its annual anti-hazing week program for the 2019-2020 academic year. Jessica received recognition for her poster, titled “Brothers Don’t Harm Brothers,” and a $100 cash award. “I chose the brothers theme for the poster because that’s what fraternities… Read more »

Schieffer Student-Author Invited to Read Books at Drake University

Student Liv Shin visits with a member of the Schieffer College Board of Visitors member.

Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, has invited Liv Shin, a junior Strategic Communication major and children’s author from Lake Oswego, Oregon, to read her books at the university’s library on July 24. Shin has authored two children’s books, “Kendall: A Story of a Young Boy With Autism,” and “Naomi: A Story of a Young Girl… Read more »

TCU Team Places Third at NSAC Competition

a group photo of the TCU NSAC team

By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 A team of 20 students from TCU’s Strategic Communication department received three awards after competing in the 2019 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Shreveport, Louisiana. They were one of 14 teams participating in the competition, which is sponsored by The American Advertising Federation (AAF)… Read more »

Alumna Paints Tribute to TCU’s First African-American Faculty Member

photo of Melissa Perkins '18 standing next to the portrait

  By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019 Melissa Perkins, a 2018 graduate of the Strategic Communication program, paints tribute to the late Professor Allene Jones. Perkins initially expressed her talent for digital painting to Dr. Jacqueline Lambiase, professor of Strategic Communication. During her time as a member of ROXO, TCU’s student-run… Read more »

Registration Open for 2020 Certified Public Communicator™ Program Cohort

Registration is now open for the 2020 cohort of the TCU Certified Public Communicator™ program. This unique, post-baccalaureate, graduate-level residential program takes place over two summers (one week each in 2020 and 2021), plus a two-day winter session with strategic communication faculty from TCU’s Department of Strategic Communication. During the program, professional communicators working for city,… Read more »