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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Communication Studies Student Earns International Media Attention for Research Efforts
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student Anna Hoffman’s research efforts on the Irish language recently caught the attention of international media with publication on The WorldPost of the Huffington Post website. The article, “To Have Irish: The Irish are scrambling to save the most prized part of their cultu…
School of Communication Studies
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Communication Students Invade UK, Ireland for Education Abroad Experience
Fifty ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students from the College of Communication and Information participated in education abroad programs in Europe this spring, visiting Northern Ireland, Ireland and England in May. Three of the college’s classes studied specialized areas in communications in both the U.K…
Kent Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards
Creative teams across ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation’s 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing…
Kent Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Michele Ewing Inducted Into Elite National Professional Fellowship
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) inducted ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Michele Ewing, APR, into its College of Fellows at the 2014 International Conference in Washington, D.C. Ewing is a public relations associate professor in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) a…
Kent Campus
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Jeffrey T. Child Associate Professor of Communication College of Communication and Information 2007-present Jeffrey T. Child is an associate professor of communication and associate director of the School of Communication Studies in the College of Communication and Informatio…
Kent Campus
CCI Students Lead Incoming Freshmen through University Orientation
Eight College of Communication and Information students led the class of 2017 through their Destination ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ (DKS) experience as Flashguides this summer. Making up nearly 40 percent of the Flashguides, CCI students worked with peers in other colleges to bring 25 groups of freshmen and their fa…
School of Communication Studies
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition as Top Student Chapter
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) named ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ the winner of the 2014 Outstanding Chapter award at its National Conference in Washington, D.C. PRSSA, a national organization composed of students interested in public relations and communications nationwide, pre…
School of Media and Journalism
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Journalism School Kicks Off Big Data and Privacy Week on Sept. 15
Data breaches that compromise accounts and invade privacy occur almost daily. Universities are in a unique position to educate their students, faculty and staff about the importance of securing their own data and online identities. On Sept. 15-18, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at K…
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Journalism School Kicks Off Big Data and Privacy Week on Sept. 15
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Dean Named Provost at Columbia College Chicago
Kent, OH – Feb. 26, 2014 – Stanley T. Wearden, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication and Information at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, has been named senior vice president and provost of Columbia College Chicago, effective July 1. Wearden will retire on June 30, 2014, after 30 years at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, fiv…
School of Communication Studies
Senior Communication Studies Students Take Lead in International Business Strategy Game
Ph.D. candidate in the College of Communication and Information and adjunct instructor Rocki Basel introduced her Small Groups and Teams class to a business simulation game called The Business Strategy Game. One team climbed to nineteenth place in a global market after it started in last place in th…
School of Communication Studies