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Jan. 17, 2014
Dr. Dominic A. Infante, Professor Emeritus in the School of Communication Studies at 91ÖÆƬ³§ University died January 12, 2014, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, following a long illness. He was 73.
Dom, as he was known to faculty and staff in the School, was an…
Dec. 13, 2013
Communication Studies professor James Ponder, Ph.D., challenged his students to conduct a campaign. That was the only instruction he gave to his Communication and Influence class for its semester-long project: Conduct a campaign.
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Dec. 13, 2013
As Chairman of the Country Music Association Board of Directors, Ed Hardy is among the influential leaders in the ever-growing field of country music. A 1971 91ÖÆƬ³§ University graduate in General Speech, Hardy attributes his success in large part to his experience as a…
Dec. 4, 2013
Caroline D'Angelo, social media editor at the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, spoke to two courses in the School of Communication Studies. D'Angelo visited campus to moderate the panel presentation, Social Media and Democracy: Giving a Voice to the Silenced, which featured…
Nov. 21, 2013
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…
Nov. 7, 2013
Communication Studies students, Kaitlyn Fridley, Erica Torre, Kyle Jones, Mary Betz and Victoria Humphreys make up the team of Lambda Pi Eta officers for the 2013-2014 school year.
Lambda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association's official honor society at four-year…
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Oct. 22, 2013
Dedicated fans of Community saw a television show worthy of an internet-based grassroots campaign to save a favorite show. Rekha Sharma saw a case study that demonstrated the power fans wield when interacting with show's producers and a TV network to influence a program's…
Oct. 14, 2013
The School of Communication Studies at 91ÖÆƬ³§ University has a new website and logo, viewable at www.kent.edu/comm. Launched in October, the school aims to provide a web presence that is reflective of the experience students have in…
Oct. 7, 2013
Justina Kennefick, student in the School of Communication Studies, is contributing to a communications campaign as part of the Communication and Influence course, taught by James D. Ponder, Ph.D. The campaign is for a fundraising event benefiting Autism Speaks. The Beta Tau…
Sept. 25, 2013
McKenzie Pittman, a master’s student in the School of Communication Studies at 91ÖÆƬ³§ University, will receive the inaugural Dominic A. Infante Communication Scholarship at the 2013 Centennial Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The annual event takes place during…