USU Communication Studies - Speech Comm

02/16/2020

Which movie scenes best illustrate a communication studies concept or theory?

02/03/2019

Well this month the Communication studies (formerly speech communication) will accept its first group of graduate students in our new Master's program. There continues to be a lot of growth and changes, but one thing stays the same. We get the very best students USU has to offer!

01/17/2017

Congratulations to all of our December 2016 graduates! We commend your hard work and wish you the best of luck in this next phase of life!

04/17/2014

The college of Humanities and Social sciences is looking for a "Communications Director" A key responsibility will be producing the college magazine "Liberalis" that overviews activities in the college. It would be good to look at one. It is a full time position. The quicklink to the job info that you may send to potential candidates is
http://jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=60096

Or if you have questions contact Brad in the department

04/07/2014

It was CHaSS week this last week and the college had various events. The alumni talk on Friday was quite good and had lots of ideas that supported the value of a broad education, but the idea I think I liked best was to make sure you always have higher gratitude than expectations. You can have a lot of positive expectations, just have even more gratitude.

12/05/2013

This job just came by my e-mail and i thought I would pass it on in case someone was interested.
Sunrise Engineering in Draper Utah is seeking the services of a full-time Marketing Coordinator. This position requires superb strategic planning for proposals and written communication skills, organization skills and the ability to manage multiple project deadlines. A bachelor’s degree in ""communication,"" or related fields is required. Marketing experience in the A/E/C industry will be considered a plus. An advanced skill level in InDesign and Photoshop is required with knowledge and demonstrated ability in the Microsoft Office Suite.

Send Brad Hall an e-mail if you would like more info.

04/30/2013

Thanks to everyone who came to our celebration dinner! Congratulations to all our graduates! We will miss you!

04/26/2013

On the radio yesterday they were talking about the strong connection between writing and reading. This was interesting becasue I had just gotten a link sent to me that was discussing how much reading improved writing. So with summer coming on, I encourage you to do some reading just for FUN. :-) Two quick suggestions 1. an very entertaining nonfiction book that has lots of "communication" connections is "Made to Stick" by Chip and Dan Heath. 2. a fiction book I found to be humorous, light and just good for a change of pace from much of what I usually read, is "Warbreaker" by Brandon Sanderson. Feel free to offer any other suggestions. I always love to hear about a great book.

04/19/2013

I just saw some interesting research that indicates self control is an exhaustible resource. So we can run out of it without breaks that give variety and do not require concentrated self control (one of the problems with new year resolutions). This research supports the notion of taking breaks during the day from concentrated problem-solving, etc.. Often a bit of time or a break can help us handle difficult communication situations better. This helps explain why. Even with good intentions giving ourselves short breaks away from stressful situations helps us handle them better and we can avoid saying something we really wish we had not. So smile and take a little break.

04/05/2013

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness. -- Leo Tolstoy
I think that is why the Communication studies program is such a joyful one. It encourages us to look beyond ourselves to others.

09/12/2012

As many of you know, I serve as a board member on the Mali Rising Foundation, a charitable foundation which builds schools in Mali, Africa. Our foundation is currently participating in the Chase Community Giving program. Under that program, Chase is giving away $5 million to local charities. The rules are fairly simple with the charities which get the most Facebook "likes" getting the money. As of yesterday, we stood in 179th place among the participating charities. Today we dropped to 246th place. We have to be in the top 196 places to receive any grants from Chase.

Please consider helping us out by voting for the Foundation today. The link is below. Please also feel free to spread the word to those you know. This would be a great opportunity for students, schools, and organizations looking for a good cause to support without requiring any donation other than 2-3 minutes of your time.

http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charity/view/ein/20-1927457?ref=70b29a0056

Mali Rising Foundation(MRF), in Utah seeks to empower children living in impoverished rural villages of Mali. MRF has committed its efforts and resources to building middle schools that are cost-effec ...