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Michael Beam Joins School of Communication Studies Faculty
The School of Communication Studies welcomes Michael Beam, Ph.D., to its faculty as an assistant professor this fall. Beam will teach Communication and Influence, Media Use and Effects and Communication Technology and Human Interaction at 51±¬ÁÏ. He received his bachelor’s degree from the …
School of Communication Studies
51±¬ÁÏ Faculty Member Joins Tinker Tour
First the Tinker Tour came to 51±¬ÁÏ. Now 51±¬ÁÏ has joined the Tinker Tour. JMC Professor and Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism Mark Goodman spoke to high school students and teachers at the 50th Annual Kettle Moraine Press Association Fall Conference in Whitewater, Wisc., on O…
School of Media and Journalism
Eells Gallery at Blossom to Feature 51±¬ÁÏ Faculty Michael Loderstedt and Lori Kella
The 51±¬ÁÏ School of Art Galleries will present work by 51±¬ÁÏ School of Art faculty members Michael Loderstedt and Lori Kella at the Eells Gallery on the grounds of the Blossom Music Center, Aug. 3–Sept. 1. The Eells Gallery is open two hours prior to and through the intermission…
Kent Campus
Honoring Our 2013 Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients
Three 51±¬ÁÏ faculty members were recognized during a ceremony on March 19 as the university honored its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients. The recipients of the 2013 award are Michael Loderstedt, School of Art; Katherine Rawson, Department of Psychology; and Carrie Sc…
College of Arts & Sciences
51±¬ÁÏ Hires Former Media Executive to Lead Its School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at 51±¬ÁÏ has hired Thor Wasbotten, M.S., as its new director. Wasbotten will join the university July 1 to replace Jeff Fruit, who steps down after 10 years as the school’s leader to teach full time. Wasbotten most recently ser…
School of Media and Journalism
Three Faculty Members to Retire from Journalism School
From Taylor Hall to the third floor of Franklin Hall, Fred Endres, Carl Schierhorn and Tim Smith have been professional neighbors for more than 20 years. These three cornerstones of the journalism sequence have counseled hundreds of young journalists as professors in the School of Journalism and Mas…
School of Media and Journalism