McDANIEL COLLEGE: Department of Communication

Hoover Library

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Our library is undergoing renovations. We are creating collaborative learning spaces for our students.

A Campus Landmark

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It's a tradition each year for incoming freshmen to ring the bell during Convocation and for outgoing seniors to ring the bell at graduation.

McDaniel Campus

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For those of you who haven't heard, we are starting a new Cinema Studies major this year! Our Department is now the Communication and Cinema Department.

Fall 2008 Pictures

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Conferences

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CONFERENCES: SEPTEMBER 2008- MARCH 2009

September 4-7, 2008
Conference, Society of Professional Journalists, in Atlanta, Ga. Contact: SPJ, 3909 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 46208; (317) 927-8000, fax (317) 920-4789, http://www.spj.org.

September 5-6, 2008
"The Integration Debate: Competing Futures for American Cities," conference, John Marshall Law School, in Chicago, Ill. Contact: http://www.sentencingproject.org.

September 18, 2008
"Proactively Planning for a Career in Academic Advising," online seminar, National Academic Advising Association. Contact: Nacada, 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 225, Manhattan, Kan. 66502; (785) 532-5717, fax (785) 532-77732, nacada@ksu.edu, http://www.nacada.ksu.edu.

September 21, 2008
"They Spoke Out: American Voices for Rescue from the Holocaust," national conference of the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, at Fordham University School of Law, in the Bronx, NY. Contact: smail@fordham.edu, http://www.wymanInstitute.org.

September 24-26, 2008
Office of Women in Higher Education Regional Forum for Community College Leaders, American Council on Education, in Utah. Contact: http://www.acanet.edu

September 24-27, 2008
Annual conference, National Society for Experiential Education, in Orlando, FL. Contact: NSEE (800) 803-4170, infor@nsee.org, http://www.nsee.org.

September 25-26, 2008
"Oral History: a Dialog With our Times," annual conference, International Oral History Association in Mexico. Contact: Megan Hutching, megan.hutching@mch.govt.nz, http://www.ioha.fgv.br.

October 2-3, 2008
"Challenges and Tensions in International Research Collaborations," conference, University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: Melissa S. Anderson, (612) 624-5717, mand@umn.edu, http://www.international.umn.edu/oriconf

October 4, 2008
"Technology of Small Things," conference, Humanities and Technology Association, at City University of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York, NY. Contact: Howard Meltzer, hmeltzer@bmcc.cuny.edu, http://www.humanitiesandtechology.org.

October 9, 2008
"The First Amendment and Online Issues in Higher Education," online seminar, Naspa-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Contact: Joseph DeSanto, jdesanto@naspa.org, http://www.naspa.org

October 9-11, 2008
"Building on 30 Years of Achievement: Leadership, Scholarship, and Service," Association of Black Women in Higher Education meeting, at Princeton University, in Princeton, NJ. Contact: ABWHE National Office, P.O. Box 210, Princeton, NJ 08540, (609) 258-5494, http://www.abwhe.org.

October 30- November 1, 2008
Annual meeting, North American Case Research Association, in Durham, N.H. Contact: Marlene Reed, Marlene_Reed@baylor.edu, http://www.nacra.net

October 30- November 1, 2008
National conference, Community College Humanities Association, in Chicago, Ill. Contact: http://www.ccha-assoc.org.

October 30-November 1, 2008
Regional conference, Community College Humanities Association, in Baltimore, Md. Contact: http://www.ccha-assoc.org.

October. 30-November 1, 2008
Regional conference, Community College Humanities Association, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Contact: http://www.ccha-assoc.org.

October 31- November 1, 2008
"Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life Across the Life Span," annual meeting, Pennsylvania Sociological Society, at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, in Harrisburg, Pa. Contact: Chad Kimmel, 1871 Old Main Drive, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pa. 17257; cmkimm@ship.edu, http://www.pasoc-society.org.

November 5-7, 2008
"Chairing the Academic Department," seminar, American Council on Education, in Austin, TX. Contact: ACE, 1 Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036; (202) 939-9408, meetingservices@ace.nche.edu.

November 5-8, 2008
"Research and Practice: Embracing Connections," annual conference, Association for the Study of Higher Education, in Jacksonville, Fla. Contact: ASHE, Michigan State University, 425 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, Mich. 48824; (517) 432-8805, fax (517) 432-8806, ashe@coe.missouri.edu, http://www.ashe.ws.

November 6, 2008
"Significant Conversations: the Art and Science of Communication in Transformational Advising," online seminar, National Academic Advising Association. Contact: Nacada 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 225, Manhattan, Kan. 66502; (785) 532-5717, fax (785) 532-7732, nacada@ksu.edu, http://www.nacada.ksu.edu.

January 4-7, 2009
"Understanding the Value," annual conference, National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, in Anaheim, Calif. Contact: http://www.nacce.com.

January 16-17, 2009
"Holistically Reclaiming Your Greatness," National African-American Student Leadership Conference, at Rust College, in Holly Springs, Miss. Contact: A.J. Stovall, Division of Social Science, Rust College, 150 Rust Avenue, Holly Springs, Miss. 38635; (662) 252-8000 ext. 4311, fax (662) 252-5332, aj_Stovall@yahoo.com, http://www.naaslc.org.

January 21-24, 2009
"Leadership for the Future: Meeting Global Challenges on College Campuses," annual meeting, American Conference of Academic Deans, in Seattle, Wash. Contact: http://www.acad-edu.org.

January 21-24, 2009
"Ready or Not: Global Challenges, College Learning, and America's Promise," annual meeting, Association of American Colleges and Universities, in Seattle, Wash. Contact: AACU, 1818 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009; (202) 387-3760, fax (202) 265-9532, http://www.aacu.org.

January 22-25, 2009
"TheatreFest 2009," annual convention, Texas Educational Theatre Association, in Houston, Tex. Contact: (214) 651-1234, fax (214) 742-8126, http://www.tetatx.com

January 26, 2009
"Evolution, the Environment, and Responsible Knowledge," conference, University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Fla. Contact: stanlick@mail.ucf.edu, http://ifphilosophyconference.wordpress.com.

January 31, 2009
"Annual Southern Conference on Children," Georgia Southern University, in Statesboro, Ga. Contact: Janice Reynolds, (912) 478-1755, Continuing Education Center, Georgia Southern University, http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/scoc.html.

February 4, 2009
"Success with Parent Education: Dialoguing with the New Student and their Parents at the Collegiate Level," online seminar, National Academic Advising Association, Contact: Nacada, 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 225, Manhattan, Kan. 66502, (785) 532-5717, nacada@ksu.edu, http://www.nacada.ksu.edu.

February 5-6, 2009
Annual meeting, American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, in Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: AABSS, (813) 253-3333, ext. 3341, fax (813) 258-7237, http://www.aabss.org.

February 11-13, 2009
"What is on the Horizon?" Academic Chairpersons Conference, Kansas State University, in Orlando, Fla. Contact: Sharon Brookshire, (785) 532-2566, sharonb@k-state.edu, http://www.dce.ksu.edu/academicchairpersons.

February 13-14, 2009
"Exploring the Tough Questions: From Inquiry and Dialogue to Better Student Learning," conference, Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning, in Bloomington, Minn. Contact: Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning, 2356 University Avenue West, Suite 230, St. Paul, Minn. 55114; (651) 646-6166, collab@collab.org, http://www.collab.org.

February 13-14, 2009
"Southern Conference on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education," Georgia Southern University, in Savannah, Ga. Contact: Sybil Fickle, (912) 478-5557, http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu.

February 18-21, 2009
Chairing the Academic Department Workshop, American Council on Education, in San Diego, Calif. Contact: http://www.acanet.edu.

February 21-24, 2009
"E-Learning 2009," annual conference, Instructional Technology Council, in Portland, Ore. Contact: (202) 293-3132, http://www.itcnetwork.org.

February 21-24, 2009
International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections, Social Science Research Council, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact: http://www.ssrc.org.

February 26-28, 2009
"General Education, Assessment, and the Learning Students Need," conference, Association of American Colleges and Universities, in Baltimore, Md. Contact: AACU (202) 387-3760, http://www.aacu.org.

February 26-March 1, 2009
"Deep in the Heart of Aging: Promoting Healthy Futures through Education and Training," annual meeting, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, in San Antonio, Tex. Contact: AGHE, (202) 289-9806, http://www.aghe.org.

March 1-4, 2009
"National Youth at Risk Conference," Georgia Southern University, in Savannah, Ga. Contact: Dan Rea, College of Education, Georgia Southern University, danrea@georgiasouthern.edu, http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu.

March 4-6, 2009
Annual meeting, Association of Deans and Directors of University Colleges and Undergraduate Studies, in Savannah, Ga. Contact: AD&D, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. 47306; http://www.bsu.edu/web/adandd/index.html.

March 5-8, 2009
Annual meeting, Eastern Psychological Association, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact: http://www.easternpsychological.org.

March 11-12, 2009
"Leadership, Policy, and Innovation in a Collaborative World," annual conference, Consortium for School Networking, in Austin, Tex. Contact: (866) 267-8747, info@cosn.org, http://www.k12schoolnetworking.org.

March 11-13, 2009
"The SoTL Commons: A Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning," Georgia Southern University, in Statesboro, GA. Contact: Center for Excellence in Teaching (912) 681-0049, wbmitch@georgiasouthern.edu, http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu.

March 13-15, 2009
"Access and Success," annual conference, Community College Baccalaureate Association, in Reno, Nev. Contact: Beth Hagan (239) 947-8085, BHagan7@aol.com, http://www.accbd.org.

March 13-15, 2009
Annual meeting, Far West Popular Culture Association and American Culture Associations, at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: Felicia Campbell, Departmetn of English, University of Nevada, (702) 895-3457, Felicia.campbell@unlv.edu, http://english.unlv.edu/pop_cult_ass.html.

March 15-18, 2009
"Innovations 2009," annual conference, League for Innovation in the Community College, in Reno-Tahoe, Nev. Contact: http://www.league.org.

March 21-22, 2009
Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, International Alliance of Teacher Scholars, in Greensboro, N.C. Contact: http://www.lillyconferences.com.

March 22-27, 2009
Annual meeting, Association of American Geographers, in Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: http://www.aag.org.

March 26-28, 2009
Annual meeting, National Association of Schools of Theatre, in Chicago, Ill. Contact: NAST (703) 437-0700, info@arts-accredit.org, http://nast.arts-accredit.org.

March 26-29, 2009
Annual meeting, Association for Asian Studies, in Chicago, Ill. Contact: AAS (734) 665-2490, http://www.aasianst.org.

Call for Papers

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Undergraduate and Graduate Poster Sessions
2009 Eastern Communication Association Convention

Sheraton Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA
April 22 - April 26, 2009

100th Annual Convention
"Defining Moments: A Century of Communication"

Deadline for Submission: December 15, 2008

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit papers for possible presentation in one of two poster sessions at the 100th annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association in Philadelphia, PA from April 22 - April 26, 2009.

This year's convention theme, "Defining Moments: A Century of Communication," is a celebration of communication scholarship, teaching, and service as exemplified by the century of membership in the Eastern Communication Association. As noted on the ECA web site (www.ecasite.org), this theme encourages students to celebrate, in poster form, the roots of ECA and reflect on the significant changes that have shaped the current state of our discipline.

Papers submitted for poster sessions may address any area of communication and may be analytical, critical, empirical, philosophical, or theoretical in nature. Poster sessions allow students to interact face-to-face with conference attendees. The posters act as visual representations of student research. Imaginative and creative displays are encouraged.

The deadline is December 15th, 2008 to make it easier for students to submit an excellent paper from the fall semester. Faculty members should encourage students to submit excellent work from this semester or previous semesters. Many future communication scholars present their first conference papers at ECA poster sessions. This experience is an excellent way for students to begin their professional conference activity. This experience also serves as an excellent introduction to ECA.

Submissions should be sent electronically to the 2009 Poster Session Planner, Adam C. Earnheardt (Youngstown State University), at acearnheardt@ysu.edu.

Submissions should include:

A detachable cover page with title, author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information such as mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
A one-page abstract of the paper;
A statement of professional responsibility (see below) *.

In addition, papers should:

Be clearly marked as "undergraduate" or "graduate" level;
Include an indication if the paper is a "debut";
Not exceed 25 double-spaced pages.

*Statement of Professional Responsibility: In submitting the attached paper, I/we recognize this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/we agree to present this paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/we further recognize all who attend and present at ECA's annual meeting must register and pay required fees. If the paper is a multi-authored paper, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention.

Please send papers electronically to acearnheardt@ysu.edu.

Adam C. Earnheardt
Coordinator of Undergraduate/Graduate Poster Sessions
Youngstown State University
Department of Communication
1 University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555
330-941-1845

Video Commercial Contest

2008-05-12T11:23:00.003-04:00

Honda of Bowie has set up an interesting contest that might be a great project for some of your students. This contest asks for them to create a thirty second commercial for Honda of Bowie and the winner will receive a 2009 Honda Civic. The winner will also have their commercial used in an actual tv ad campaign. Below is the link for more details, but if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

www.youtube.com/bowieautoguys
http://www.hondaofbowie.com/EVP.cfm?pageid=126909&pagetype=26&featureid=-1

Thanks,

Paul

Paul Hively
Account Executive
The Caplan Group
Ph:410.992.7579 x107 Fax:410.992.9643

Videopalooza 2008

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The Department of Communication is celebrating its annual exhibition of student films. The films will be shown in Decker Auditorium on Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8. Videopalooza is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, May 7

6:30 pm "Behind the Lens" by Michael Chittenden
7:15 pm "Untitled" by Steve Eggers
8:00 pm "Fresh Grad" by Emica Boutilier, Cal Calcagni, Michael Crittenden, Kenny Ditto, Steven Eggers, David Nasongkhla, Ben Keating, and Jonathan Slade

Thursday, May 8

6:30 pm "Playing in the Dark" by Taylor Hebden
7:15 pm "Player's Thumb" by Billy Duffy
8:00 pm "How You Land" by David Nasongkhla
8:45 pm "Optional Start: A Wrestling Team Rebuilds" by Aaron Janowski

Call for Papers

2008-05-08T11:15:00.001-04:00

The 2008 New Media & the Global Diaspora Symposium at Roger Williams University is an interdisciplinary humanities conference addressing the global migrations of the past 100 years and the role media has played in transmitting "living traditions," particularly as these traditions are subject to loss, gain, and interpretation. What impact do media have on the forging and sustaining of cultural identities? How can the humanities guide us to understand why "living traditions" are at the nexus of questions about the global diaspora? This three-day event will feature paper and roundtable sessions, an International concert, and culminate in a tour of Newport, Rhode Island, a significant immigrant destination for nearly 400 years.

The symposium is a plenary experience; no overlapping presentations will be scheduled. Symposium participants hear all presentations and stay for the entire program in order to build the kind of feedback and informal discussions that mark the nature of this event. Most presentations are given a time slot of 20 minutes. This format allows for a respondent and audience questions. We are very pleased that the proceedings of this symposium will be published in our new peer-reviewed journal Reason & Respect: civil discourse in a global context, to be published beginning Fall 2008.

The organizers of the 2008 Symposium invite the submission of position papers addressing one of the following topics:

· Locating Interdisciplinarity: Technology and the Humanities

· Real Places-Virtual Spaces: Creating Cultural Communities

· Exploring Gender at the Crossroads of Media and Culture

· Seeing Diaspora: Media, Community and Visual Rhetoric

Paper Submissions
Authors should submit complete papers (not to exceed 20 pages). As these papers will be blind peer-reviewed, please follow the submission instructions carefully:

Papers should have a top sheet with the Title, Name of the author(s), Email address, Affiliation and Position.

The abstract section should give a clear sense of the scope of the paper and the method of inquiry used.

Please remove all identifying information from the body of the paper.
Please EMAIL your paper submission to roconnell@rwu.edu.

All papers must received by June 15, 2008.
Authors will be notified by July 15, 2008.
Registration is now OPEN
new media symposium logo 2008 Register for the Symposium
Regsitration is open for all participants and attendees.

Accommodation is not available on campus as classes will be in session. However, there are a number of small hotels and bed & breakfast inns in the Bristol area. Please check the Accommodation page on the website for location and pricing. We are negotiating a limited number of rooms at the Bristol Harbor Inn for a special conference rate. Details to follow.

Symposium Details
New Media & the Global Diaspora
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
October 2-4, 2008
On-site check-in begins at 12:00 pm Thursday.
Deadlines
PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
June 15, 2008

REGISTRATION:
August 1, 2008 - Participants
September 15, 2008 - Attendees
New Media & the Global Diaspora
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809

We hope you will join us for our 2nd Symposium on New Media & the Global Diaspora.

Roxanne M. O'Connell
Director, New Media & the Global Diaspora Symposium

Call for Papers: Rock Music on Film and Video Conference

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We invite panel and individual-paper proposals for the Rock Music on Film and Video Conference, to be held at Plymouth State University (Plymouth, New Hampshire) October 10-11, 2008.

The members of the conference committee are seeking contributions that examine the diverse uses of rock music in noteworthy cinematic and televisual artifacts, from any historical era and from any area across the globe. Possible topics include (but are certainly not limited to) film sound and the cinematic star vehicle; rock music as subject; rock and music videos; direct cinema, cinema verite, and the "rockumentary"; the rock musical; and rock music as soundtrack and genre device. Participants are encouraged to interpret the conference theme broadly and innovatively. Individual presentations will be limited to 20 minutes in length.

We encourage submissions from scholars, educators, and students at all levels, and from disciplines including anthropology, communication, cultural studies, film studies, history, LGBT studies, media studies, popular culture, sociology, and television studies. Given adequate participant interest and high-quality submissions, we intend to publish selected papers (with author's permission) in a special anthology pertaining to the conference theme. As a bonus, please note that the conference dates correspond with the ideal time to enjoy New England's breathtaking fall foliage!

Persons submitting individual-paper proposals are asked to submit a one-page abstract with complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, daytime telephone number). Panel proposals (featuring three paper-presentations total) should include panel title, brief description of panel theme, name of the panel chair, one-page abstracts of each paper in the panel, and complete contact information for each presenter on the panel (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, daytime telephone number). In order to be considered, all proposals must be received no later than July 7, 2008.

Please mail or e-mail conference proposals to: Rock Music on Film and Video Conference, Attn: Kylo-Patrick Hart, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Plymouth State University, 17 High Street, MSC 60, Plymouth, NH 03264; krhart@plymouth.edu

For specific inquiries prior to submitting a proposal, please contact Kylo-Patrick Hart at (603) 535-3122 or krhart@plymouth.edu

Student Publishing Opportunity

2008-05-08T08:59:00.001-04:00

The Rocky Mountain Communication Review is an online, peer reviewed student-run journal that is published by the University of Utah Department of Communication. We have recently begun to publish non-traditional forms of scholarship including films and interactive media. If any of your students are interested in publishing in these areas, please pass on the following call for works:

RMCR is pleased to announce that it seeks nontraditional forms of scholarship to broaden the scope of the journal and to address a growing enthusiasm for technological innovations in the communication discipline. The electronic format of the journal offers an outlet for a wide range of submissions. Scholars should consider the full spectrum of critically informed creative possibilities that online publishing can offer. Works that would serve graduate students as
beginning scholars and teachers are sought. Examples include recorded technologically enhanced performance pieces, linear and interactive documentaries, e-games, interactive websites, visual and digital rhetoric.

Given the innovative nature of such submissions, traditional review processes may not apply. RMCR will work with the author/developer to ensure an impartial review of the project. All entries and suggestions should be directed to Rulon Wood at rulon.wood@utah.edu

Deadline: June 1

Communication Department Party

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The Communication Department's annual end of the year party will be held today from 4:30 on the third floor of Lewis Hall around the Communication suite. All Communication majors are invited. Join us for good food, good conversation, and hopefully good music.

Congratulations

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Senior Communication major, Paul Boyd, was crowned Mr. McDaniel at the Alpha Nu Omega sorority's 5th Annual Mr. McDaniel fund raiser last night. Wear your crown proudly, Paul!

Senior Seminar Presentations

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Senior seminar presentations for Dr. Trader's section are performed in Lewis, 323. The schedule of presentations is as follows:

DATE	TIME	SPEAKER	TOPIC
APRIL 29	5:00-5:30	Christine Boynton	News information seeking
	5:30-6:00	Kelsea McDermott	Gender communication
	6:00-6:30	Katey Grogan	Negative communication at work

May 1	5:00-5:30	Jessica Carlozo	Interpersonal relationships
	5:30-6:00	Cal Calcagni
	6:00-6:30	Kevin West	Sports news information seeking

May 6	5:00-5:30	Kirk Jefferson	Technology want nots
	5:30-6:00	Lindsay Fairchild	Music and productivity
	6:00-6:30	Marley Rozegar	Synesthesia and communication

May 8	5:00-5:30	Mike Lingg	Graphical representations of theories and learning
	5:30-6:00	Casey Calari	Restaurant incivility
	6:00-6:30	Sheri Fox	Tattoos and identity management

The Case For Wikipedia

2008-04-04T15:40:00.002-04:00

Use of Wikipedia among higher education students is somewhat controversial. People cite Wikipedia's collaborative nature as being suspect. The common assumption is that anyone can publish anything at anytime. Yet, this simply isn't true. Wikipedia follows the same logic as academic peer-reviewed journals in the adoption of its content. Content is tentatively adopted or altered subject to approval by other users and moderators. As with all knowledge, content in Wikipedia is only as good as the people providing the content. A recent study provides some evidence that content is credible. To read this article, click on the following link.

http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue11_11/chesney/index.html

Study Abroad Opportunity: Rhetoric in Athens, Greece, Fall Semester 2008

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Study rhetoric in the land of Aristotle! Greece: the Birthplace of Persuasion (equivalent to a 300-level persuasion course) and Greek Worldviews in Words and Images (equivalent to a 400-level rhetorical criticism course), as well as courses in intercultural communication, the history of ancient Greek monuments, and beginning modern Greek language will be offered September-December 2008 in Athens, Greece.

Field trips to the islands of Crete and Aegina, the ruins at Delphi and Olympia, the Acropolis of Athens, and art and archaeology museums will be led by Southern Oregon University associate professor of communication Alena Amato Ruggerio. Students will stay in shared apartments in the Mets district of Athens, within walking distance of Syntagma Square and in view of the Parthenon.

The program is sponsored by AHA International, based at the University of Oregon. Application deadline for U.S. undergraduate students is June 1. Visit:

http://ahastudyabroad.org/programs/greece/athens/introduction

or contact Mark Trachtenbarg at AHA International at (800)654-2051 ext. 453 or markt@uoregon.edu for more information.

Design Contest

2008-03-29T12:34:00.000-04:00

College Media Advisers’ annual publication, the Best of Collegiate Design, which showcases the best work produced by student media designers, is seeking entries for the 2007-8 edition. Contest Period/Deadline: Entries must have been published between April 1, 2007 and April 30, 2008, in a student publication.

ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 2, 2008.. Late entries will not be accepted.

Download a copy of the entry form BY CLICKING HERE.

For more information, contact Amy Kilpatrick.

McDaniel Free Press

2008-03-29T06:47:00.002-04:00

For those of you who are unaware, the McDaniel Free Press now has an interactive online presence. McDaniel College as a small private liberal arts college should have a vocal and active student body that freely discusses issues of interest to young people, and this new electronic version of the Free Press provides an excellent vehicle via which this dialog can occur.

Check it out, and get involved.

Study Abroad Scholarships

2008-03-28T23:25:00.000-04:00

Scholarships are available to McDaniel students who apply to a study abroad program that is offered by Academic Programs International (API). API has programs in Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, and the U.K. For more information on study abroad programs and the application process, call or visit: International Programs Office in Hill Hall 105 (x 3376).

Writing Contest

2008-03-27T12:08:00.000-04:00

The Center for the Study of Aging (CSA) at McDaniel College invites current undergraduate and graduate students to submit entries to win cash prizes.

Theme: How has your life been impacted by someone over the age of 60?

Format: The entry can be in any original written format. This includes, but is not limited to, a written essay, short story, poem or lyrics. The length should not exceed 500 words.

Prizes: Cash Prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st place winner $300, 2nd place winner $200 and 3rd place winner $100.

How to enter: To enter, fill out the form below, then submit your original writing (Word document, PDF, or .rtf) as an attachment by clicking on the browse button. Once attached, make certain you click on Submit.

Submissions will be judged on the basis of creativity, style, and strong personal perspective by a panel of three McDaniel College faculty members. Once submitted, a courtesy email will be sent acknowledging receipt of entry.

The competition begins now and ends at 11:59 pm on Monday, April 7, 2008.

Check http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/its/gerontology/writing_contest.htm for more details.

Job Announcement

2008-03-26T16:56:00.000-04:00

If you have production/editing experience, there are two internships with the Baltimore Ravens that might interest you.
If you live in the Chicago area, there is also a similar internship with the Chicago Bears. A Communication alum works for the Bears and has indicated a preference for a McDaniel student.
If you're interested in the Ravens or Bears, contact Dr. Lemieux.

Summer Media Institute in Boulder, CO

2008-03-25T17:24:00.001-04:00

Naropa University and Spiritual Cinema Circle, a division of Gaiam, Inc., have entered into a joint venture, the Conscious Media Institute (CMI), which will hold its first educational program on the university's campus in Boulder, CO from June 18 to 24. This year's workshop, "Awakening the Visionary Film Artist: A Weeklong Intensive," will explore the emerging genre of "conscious media," and provide participants with the screenwriting and contemplative skills to develop innovating and inspirational film projects. Media professionals, media/film school faculty and graduate students interested in integrating their personal values with filmmaking-whether as screenwriters, directors or producers-are encouraged to attend. The workshop consists of formal instruction, experiential exercises, and attendance at the 2008 Gaia Film Festival; creative assignments will culminate in the writing of a narrative or script treatment to be developed afterwards into feature-length scripts aligned with the conscious media genre. For more information, visit: www.naropa.edu/consciousmedia.

Please help with senior sem :)

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SENIOR SEM RESEARCH

Please fill out this really brief survey. It's really easy because all of the questions are based on your own experiences & opinions!

It shouldn't take any more than 5 minutes...Thank you!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eZnc_2fQXteJLVrJpvYIcW6w_3d_3d

Guest Speaker

2008-03-25T10:26:00.003-04:00

Mark Crispin Miller will be on campus April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in McDaniel Lounge to give a guest lecture about the "lethal emptiness of campaign coverage--and 'political' coverage generally--by analyzing how the journalists invariably skirt the all-important issue of election fraud and vote suppression, and tend instead to barf up (excuse me) all sorts of wholly groundless 'explanations' for why this one 'lost' and that one 'won'".

Mark your calendars now. :)

Job Announcement

2008-03-25T10:19:00.002-04:00

Megaphone Project, an award-winning video producer located in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a talented and versatile Executive Director who can excel at both the business and creative aspects of this newly created post. The roles will be varied: chief administrator and manager, strategic thinker, spokesperson, producer, advisor and mentor to other staff and crews, marketing expert, message master, policy translator, primary contact with foundations and donors, board liaison, and all-around key to the continued success of this vital organization. A flexible nature, entrepreneurial, can-do spirit, and high energy would be assets for this demanding and exciting job.

In Baltimore's advocacy community, Megaphone has developed a sterling reputation for creating powerful messages via short video documentaries that stimulate change. The founding director will be moving on, creating the need for a new organizational head.

For more information: www.idealist.org/en/job/269422-106

Megaphone Project Search Committee

Senior Seminar Presentations

2007-11-14T18:16:00.001-05:00

DATE	PLACE	PRESENTER	TITLE
11/16	LEWIS 330	Alyssa Gagen	A rhetorical analysis of women in media: The past 50 years of magazine advertisements
11/28	LEWIS 325	Dwayne L. Whittington	Attitudes toward interracial couples on the hill
11/28	LEWIS 325	Estefania Luraschi	The sky is falling! Prophecy, prediction, and apocalyptic literature
11/30	Lewis 325	Erica Boutilier	Sleeping beauties and seductive villainesses: A critical analysis of gender and cultural reflections in Disney animated films
11/30	Lewis 325	MC DeSimone	Quiero ser parte de tu cultura: Becoming American—What is lost and found in assimilating into American culture, an ethnography of McDaniel College’s tutoring organization, Palabras to Words.
12/3	Lewis 325	Kate Becker & Alyse Hollomon	Male and female talent compliments: What is the common response?
12/5	Lewis 325	Jon Gregory	A gender analysis in the firehouse
12/5	Lewis 325	Paul Boyd	Group communication and community within a Mosh-Pit
12/7		Christine Hechmer	He said, she said: The dichotomy of online dating
12/7		Geoff Peckham	Popular culture and personal identity: An analysis of American college students

11:30 – 12:30

Public Speaking Contest

2007-11-14T18:04:00.000-05:00

2007 McDaniel College Public Speaking Contest
Thursday, December 6, 2007
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Decker Auditorium, McDaniel College

In 1996 the annual Public Speaking Contest was revived after a 60 hear hiatus. This year marks the 12th year since its revival. As with past years, the rules are as follows:

Contestants must be currently enrolled in a Public Speaking course at McDaniel College. The four contestants are selected by their peers and instructor.
The speech must be a ten-minute persuasive speech. The list of banned topics that apply to the Public Speaking course also applies to the Public Speaking Contest.
Since the event focuses on speaking skills, the use of visual aids is highly discouraged.
The final ranking of contestants is determined by a three-judge panel of faculty members.

Prizes are as follows:

First Place: $60.00 cash
Championship Trophy
Champion’s name inscribed on the Communication Department’s Plaque

Second Place: $45.00 cash

Third Place: $35.00 cash

Fourth Place: $25.00 cash

An assortment of beverages and light snacks will be provided prior to the event.

Please note: All students that are currently enrolled in a Public Speaking course are required to attend the event. If you have other obligations, you will need to make the necessary arrangements. Since attendance at the event is a requirement, failure to attend will have a negative affect on your course grade.

Excerpts from the External Departmental Review

2007-10-28T17:30:00.000-04:00

"The Communication Department is outstanding in a number of areas, including the dedication of its faculty to their role as teacher/scholars, the strength and rigor of the curriculum design and delivery, and the rapport among the members of the department.

First, we view the department faculty’s dedication to their roles as teacher/scholars as exemplary. Clearly, every member of the department sees teaching as their primary responsibility at McDaniel, and each one is clearly interested in teaching well, improving their teaching, and meeting students’ academic needs. We see this dedication exemplified through activities such as Professors Lemieux and Slade working through their summer breaks to redesign biology laboratory space into a working television studio. When asked about this volunteer time, both Lemieux and Slade remarked that although a course release would have been a welcome reward, both were excited about the contribution they had made, and both were proud of the outcome. Likewise, both of these professors have participated in the McDaniel Budapest program, and Professor Slade’s efforts in setting up a working video editing studio in Budapest are extraordinary. In addition, Professor Vance advises the college radio station, Professor Lemieux serves on the APC, Professor Trader is preparing to resurrect the Information track in the Communication major, and Professor Meyer has begun important translation work in her professional activity. All of these efforts, coupled with their rigorous course loads and heavy advising ratios (35:1 as compared to the college’s average of approximately 13:1) impress us as extraordinary. This department is very hard working.

A hard working department should be expected to produce a rigorous curriculum, and the McDaniel Communication Department has done just that. The curriculum is strong, covering many important aspects of the field. Despite this variety, however, the curriculum is focused, allowing students to understand how the field of communication can be conceptualized, and how the courses they take fit into this vision. Because the discipline of communication is so broad, the McDaniel department has been wise to focus their curriculum on the social science perspective of messages, in particular, production, reception and analysis of messages. In addition, the department’s focus on film theory and analysis, along with video and television production, is both standard in the field and certainly desirable in a small liberal arts college. Despite the legitimate concern that faculty colleagues outside of the discipline might have about the “technical” or “pre-professional” nature of some of the courses, the Committee found that these courses were in fact firmly grounded in the liberal arts, combining skills-related training with liberal arts goals such as ethical, aesthetic, and democratically-oriented media production. For instance, Professor Slade’s media writing and production courses are deliberately designed and taught with lower tech equipment so that students can focus on the writing and speech of storytelling rather than the “bells and whistles” of technology.

While the focus of the department is tight, the variety of courses is impressive. Each department member, as mentioned, prepares and delivers a wide variety of courses each year,offering students many different opportunities for exploring their own intellectual curiosities and academic needs. A related strength of the Communication program is that this well-designed curriculum is delivered and thoughtfully constructed for what we unanimously considered extraordinary rigor. The requirement of two four-credit-hour research methods courses is, in our experience, unique to McDaniel, and is extremely impressive. As a committee, we have examined the methods courses quite closely by asking many questions and reviewing the syllabi. The courses cover a great deal of ground in a semester’s time, similar to the methods courses that we experienced as master’s students. We were impressed with the faculty’s expectations of their students in these courses, and even more impressed with the students’ acceptance of this requirement. We were surprised that no students had negative comments about the research requirements, and in fact, a few of them explained their projects to us with enthusiasm.

Following up on the two-course methods requirement, the Senior Seminar is also extremely rigorous. All graduating communication students are required to complete a research project or create an original film production. This important capstone project is also not found at other liberal arts colleges (including ours). The Seminar speaks to the commitment of the faculty in the department, since it essentially involves ten to twelve independent studies each time a faculty member teaches the senior seminar. The faculty report that the students choose to design projects quite evenly across qualitative, quantitative and creative/film orientations, suggesting that student interests are quite balanced across the entire spectrum of the major. Students who complete McDaniel’s Communication Program will be extremely well prepared for both graduate school and media-related professions because of their ability to systematically analyze and create messages.

We believe that much of the success of the department is due to the faculty’s warm relationships with one another. These are hard-working colleagues who seem to genuinely enjoy their work, their time together as a department, and their commitment to one another and their students. This is evidenced by the very design of their department offices, with a commissioned piece of artwork on the wall and the business card displays of their graduates. The professional and personal rapport among the faculty should be noticed and celebrated at McDaniel, as we saw it as one of the most remarkable qualities of this small group. They work with few resources, and they do it happily, professionally, and extraordinarily well."

WMCR Now Streaming on Intranet

2007-10-09T18:38:00.000-04:00

This is a general announcement

While we continue to resolve our AM broadcast issues you can find WMCR streaming through iTunes. if anybody has the link please add it or I'll post it asap. Also look for many new shows on the air after fall break. Many shows will be returning Including A-10 turntable , Redneck Ruckus, and The No Nonsense Sports Show.

WMCR Radio
"We Rock The Hill"

Logo Design Contest

2007-09-30T11:50:00.000-04:00

Students,

The Communication Department at McDaniel College invites you to design a new logo for the Department's website and blog. The new logo should reflect your definition of what communication is really all about. Dimensions for the graphic are: 750 (length) x 150 (height) in pixels. The designer of the selected logo will also be featured on our website.

Submit your designs to rtrader@mcdaniel.edu by November 1, 2007. Graphics can be in jpg, png, or gif format and should be optimized for the web.

The Communication Faculty

College Football & Communication

2007-09-30T11:47:00.000-04:00

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-09-13-historic-ranking_N.htm

Check out the link above to Dr. Lemieux's new college football ranking system.

Guess Where This is on McDaniel's Campus

2007-09-27T09:20:00.001-04:00

Welcome

2007-09-26T22:43:00.000-04:00

Welcome to all McDaniel College students, faculty members, and alumni. Email Dr. Robert J. Trader at rtrader@mcdaniel.edu if you'd like to become a member of of our online community.