Starting May 15, 2013 Mr. Sam Crostic will no longer serve as Department Advisor for the Department of Communication Studies.
Students wishing to be advised for summer sessions should contact advisors in the College of Liberal Arts.
Starting in Fall 2013 Dr. Sarah Blithe will be advising students. Please contact her at sblithe@unr.edu.
The Department of Communication Studies would like to congratulate the graduating members of Lambda Pi Eta:
Andrea Killebrew
Gus DeBacco
Samantha Johnson
Ken Bridwell
We hope that you will be successful in all your future endeavours.
Andrea Killebrew
Gus DeBacco
Samantha Johnson
Ken Bridwell
We hope that you will be successful in all your future endeavours.
The Department of Communication Studies is pleased to host the 2013 Western States Communication Association annual conference. The conference titled “Going Global: Communication in the Network Era” will be held in Reno February 15th -19th. The conference will be held at The Nugget Hotel and provides an excellent opportunity for students, faculty, and communication scholars to meet and share information about their research and the exciting changes taking place in the field of communication.
More information about the conference can be found here:
http://campusguides.unr.edu/content.php?pid=298252&sid=2518057
And here:
http://www.westcomm.org/conventions/wsca-2013-Reno/Reno.asp
The Department of Communication Studies is happy to announce that its chair Dr. Gwen Hullman has been elected to serve on the University of Nevada, Reno Faculty Senate. This honor further highlights the department’s commitment to the university and being engaged in the civic process of its governance.
The Department of Communication Studies is proud to announce that Dr. Sarah Blithe has received recognition for her work. Her dissertation entitled “Investigating the Glass Handcuff: Gendered Discourses, Occupational Identities and the Leave-Taking Practices of Men in Technical Occupations” was presented at the OSCLG Conference at the University of Puget Sound on Friday, Oct. 12. and was the Honorable Mention for the 2012 Cheris Kramarae Outstanding Dissertation Award of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender
The Department of Communication Studies welcomes its new faculty member Dr. Sarah Blithe. Dr. Blithe joins the department from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her work focuses on difference, balance, and organizational communication in classroom and corporate contexts. She publishes her work in both academic journals and professional pieces. Her work takes an applied approach, seeking to make a difference in organizational life. Her recent research focuses on motherhood and leave policy in organizations.
The Department of Communication Studies would like to welcome its new faculty member Dr. R.E. Davis. Dr. Davis joins the department from The University of Oklahoma. His work examines the way that social movements create and display their political objectives in online spaces.
The Division of Communication Studies is in the process of being renamed to the Department of Communication Studies. This name change reflects the department’s growth and commitment to serving the needs of students, the university and the community.
Communication Studies Has Moved
The Division of Communication Studies has moved from the Church Fine Arts Building to the Ansari Business Building. Communication Studies and Debate are located in the southwest corner of the 6th floor (Main Division Office: AB 624). Our Division Office phone number will remain the same: (775) 784-6839. Office hours are Mon-Thurs 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
The Division of Communication Studies has moved from the Church Fine Arts Building to the Ansari Business Building. Communication Studies and Debate are located in the southwest corner of the 6th floor (Main Division Office: AB 624). Our Division Office phone number will remain the same: (775) 784-6839. Office hours are Mon-Thurs 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Communication Studies Re-organization
July 1, 2010 marked the beginning of the Communication Studies Division at UNR. Previously, the Speech Communication program was housed in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre in the School of the Arts. The re-organization proposal, recently approved by the Board of Regents, recommends that the Speech Communication program be separated from the Theatre program, and be renamed the Division of Communication Studies. The new division is now part of the School of Social Research and Justice Studies, which includes Sociology, Criminal Justice, and the Sawyer Center for Justice Studies. Many faculty from these areas also participate in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program.
The new ‘place’ highlights an ongoing transition from a primarily performance-based program to a social science program focused on studying the process of communication in addition to teaching communication skills. Students will find a more streamlined curriculum in two major areas: public advocacy and relational dispute resolution as well as more rigorous preparation standards for upper-division coursework. The curriculum changes reflect current issues related to communication processes, our affiliation with the School of Social Research and Justice Studies, and timely career aspirations for our undergraduate students.
July 1, 2010 marked the beginning of the Communication Studies Division at UNR. Previously, the Speech Communication program was housed in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre in the School of the Arts. The re-organization proposal, recently approved by the Board of Regents, recommends that the Speech Communication program be separated from the Theatre program, and be renamed the Division of Communication Studies. The new division is now part of the School of Social Research and Justice Studies, which includes Sociology, Criminal Justice, and the Sawyer Center for Justice Studies. Many faculty from these areas also participate in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program.
The new ‘place’ highlights an ongoing transition from a primarily performance-based program to a social science program focused on studying the process of communication in addition to teaching communication skills. Students will find a more streamlined curriculum in two major areas: public advocacy and relational dispute resolution as well as more rigorous preparation standards for upper-division coursework. The curriculum changes reflect current issues related to communication processes, our affiliation with the School of Social Research and Justice Studies, and timely career aspirations for our undergraduate students.