Department News:
Summer 2017 News
New Faculty
The Department of Communication Studies is joined this fall by Drs. Skye Chernichky-Karcher, Robert J. Green, Paula Hopeck, Shuzhen Huang, Elizabeth A. Petre, and Ninxing Wang. Welcome!
Sabbatical
Dr. Anna Turnage was granted a sabbatical for Fall 2018. Congrats, Dr. Turnage!
Publications
Miller, E. C. (2017). The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America, by Francis FitzGerald. (Book Review). Politics and Religion 10: 741-743.
Miller, E. C. (2017). Rhetorics of Religion in American Fiction: Faith, Fundamentalism, and Fanaticism in the Age of Terror, by Liliana M. Naydan. (Book Review). Journal of Communication and Religion 39: 113-114.
Professional Development
Dr. Erin Brummett and Dr. Kai Kuang attended this year’s Lilly Conference in Bethesda, MD on June 1st - 4th. The conference focused on evidence-based teaching and learning. While there, Dr. Brummett and Dr. Kuang attended several sessions that primarily addressed cultural diversity within the classroom and effective strategies for culminating inclusive classroom environments. They will be taking the knowledge gained from that experience and presenting a session for students on improving interpersonal and intercultural relations on the BU campus during the upcoming Liberal Arts Symposium on October 6th.
Service
Dr. Shavonne Shorter was elected to the Board of Directors for The Women's Center, Inc. in Bloomsburg, PA.