Department News:
February 2019
Publications:
Miller, E. C. & Townes, J. E. (2019). ‘The Protestant contention’: Religious freedom, respectability politics, and W. A. Criswell in 1960. Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 22, 33-58.
Events:
Dr. Shavonne Shorter, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, was selected to be profiled as the inaugural "Focus on Faculty" spotlight in the Winter 2019 edition of Bloomsburg The University Magazine. In the piece she discussed how to communicate with those we disagree with, tips on email use, and advice for those who have a fear of public speaking.
Dr. Shorter also recently gave an invited lecture at Kutztown University on the Inclusive Future Faculty national initiative that was created in response to her dissertation research. The IFF as it is known for short, is a project which aims to increase the low number of underrepresented minority (URM) professors in the professoriate. URM students interview URM professors to learn more about the realities of being a professor. Videos are then posted to YouTube for all to view and can be found here IFF Videos.
Dr. Paula Hopeck and Dr. Robert J. Green gave a lecture titled “Shaping the Sensibilities of the 'Good Life' at the End of Life: How Brittany Maynard Rejuvenated the Death with Dignity Movement" as a part of the ICS BU Explores Symposium on February 13th, 2019.
Communication Studies alumnae Sara Hagen and Allison Whitman presented at the Husky Leadership Summit on how student organizations can become organization of the year. Both were past officers of the National Communication Association Student Club which was the 2018 Organization of the Year. Current advisor Dr. Paula Hopeck presented alongside them as did former advisor Dr. Shavonne Shorter.
Dr. Elizabeth Petre presented at the closing event of the Husky Leadership Summit on February 23rd, 2019. Dr. E. Petre and Dr. Kai Kuang served on the Husky Student Leadership Summit Committee.
Drs. Robert J. Green, David Heineman, Paula Hopeck, Eric Miller, Elizabeth Petre, and James Petre participated in a panel titled “Conceptions of the Good Life” as a part of the ICS BU Explores Symposium on February 27th, 2019.
Service:
Dr. Shavonne Shorter was elected to serve as an At-Large Director for the National Communication Association Legislative Assembly. In this capacity Shorter will serve as a trustee of the organization and in so doing will be responsible for organizational governance.