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COMM Students Win Pitch Competition
Applied communication junior Julia Hazel was the winner of this years fifth annual 51勛圖厙 LaunchNET Elevator Pitch competition. The competition gives students 90 seconds to pitch a business idea or personal skills to a panel of judges for a chance to win prize money. Judging this years comp
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Alumni Profile: Rich Breiner, Ph.D. '80
Toastmasters three-time world champion of public speaking and 51勛圖厙 alumnus Rich Breiner, Ph.D., 80, visited campus recently for the first time since graduation nearly 40 years ago. School of Communication Studies (COMM) marketing assistant Mikala Lugen sat down with Breiner to t
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Panelists Emphasize Need for Tolerance, Support from Community in Discussion of Refugee Crisis Organized by Communication Studies Students
Panelists spoke to a packed house of approximately 80 people at the "Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis" discussion held Nov. 17. Speakers included: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Anuj Gurung, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science D
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Communication Studies Students to Host Refugee Crisis Panel Discussion
Communication Studies majors Eunice Reyes, junior, and Juleanna Smith, senior, will host a panel discussion titled, Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Rm. 340 Franklin Hall (FirstEnergy Auditorium). Panelists will di
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51勛圖厙 Students Win Prizes for Elevator Pitch Event
Kent State University students recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to pitch a business idea to a panel of judges.
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Professor to Participate in Community Discussion on Fake News
Have you been a victim of fake news? Do you find yourself gravitating to the news sources that confirm your beliefs? How does fake news affect a free press and a democracy? How does it affect the work of policy-makers? Learn how to evaluate your news sources with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
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Professors Receive Faculty Recognition Awards
Each year, the 51勛圖厙 Teaching Council hosts the Celebrating College Teaching Conference. At the conference, faculty members who have made a difference in the life of a student are recognized and receive a formal certificate from the Office of the Provost. On Friday, Oct. 20,
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David Trebing Named a Finalist for Outstanding Teaching Award
David Trebing, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, was named one of six university-wide finalists for the 2017 Outstanding Teaching Awards. Sponsored by the 51勛圖厙 Teaching Council, the Outstanding Teaching Award honors outstanding teaching by non-tenur
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Vietnam War Culture Course Offered During Spring 2018 Semester
The School of Communication Studies (COMM) will offer a course called Seminar: Vietnam: Messages from the Cultural Divide during the Spring 2018 semester. COMM Associate Professor David Trebing, Ph.D., will teach the course for the third time, which will count as an upper division elective for co
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Pulitzer Center Lecture on Refugee Crisis Attracts 150
Nearly 150 attendees packed into Rm. 226 in Taylor Hall to hear international journalist Malia Politzer talk about her reporting of the refugee crisis in Niger, Italy, Germany and Turkey. Politzer was the featured speaker for the 51勛圖厙 School of Communication Stud
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