Department News:
March 2015
Publications
Miller, E.C. (2015). Righteous Rhetoric: Sex, Speech, and the Politics of Concerned Women for America, by Leslie Dorrough Smith. (Book Review). Rhetoric Review, 34, 155-158.
Presentations
Hanley-Tejeda, D. (March, 2015). Rigor as Folk: Learning from the Poetry of Sterling A. Brown. Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education, Harrisburg, PA.
Shorter, S. (March, 2015). Innovating to Diversify the Professoriate: The Inclusive Future Faculty Initiative. Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education, Harrisburg, PA.
Scholarly Achievement
Dr. Lauren MacKenzie was honored as the Research Fellow of the Month by the Institute for the Study of Culture & Language at Norwich University. The description can be found here.
Dr. James Tomlinson was interviewed for an article on Pennlive.com about the expansion of wireless Internet access in Pennsylvania. Tomlinson reflected on how conditions have changed since he published research on the subject in 2001. Read the article here.
Student Achievement
Dr. Mary King's Communication and Health Campaigns course is working to spread the word about their communication-inspired responsible drinking campaign, #BUResponsibly, sponsored by a grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Follow the campaign and #BUResponsibly events on Twitter @BUResponsibly.
Communication studies majors Boenell Kline and Albra Wheeler and minor Stephanie Weicker were honored as "Outstanding Women of Bloomsburg," an award sponsored by the Bloomsburg University Women's Resource Center, Commission on the Status of Women, and W.I.S.E. (Women Inspiring Strength and Empowerment). Boenell was honored in the courage category, Albra was honored for service, and Stephanie was honored for leadership. Congrats to all three!
Communication studies major Rachael Scicchitano participated in this year's Husky Leadership Summit and blogged about the experience for BloomU Explore. Read her post here.