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Louise Gissendaner

Communication Studies to Honor Fifth Third Bank Vice President at Homecoming

Fifth Third Bank Vice President Louise Gissendaner will receive The Distinguished Alumni Award from Kent State University School of Communication Studies at Homecoming. The award, which celebrates alumni who have made a significant contribution to the field of communication, will be presented during…

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Michael Beam

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 Kent State. He received his bachelor’s degree from the …

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Kim S. Phipps, Ph.D., President of Messiah College

School of Communication Studies To Honor Distinguished Alumni at Annual Homecoming Awards

KENT, OH – The School of Communication Studies will recognize three alumni for their contributions to the field of communication and bestow the Dominic Infante Scholarship during its annual Homecoming Awards and Reception Friday, Oct. 17, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balco…

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Hillary Walker (left); Shannon French (right)

School of Communication Studies Welcomes New Fall Interns

The School of Communications Studies introduced two new Public Relations and Marketing interns for the fall of 2014. Hillary Walker and Shannon French are seniors in Applied Communication Studies working towards Bachelor of Arts degrees from Kent State University. Walker and French's duties inclu…

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L to R: Joe Watson, his daughter Sydney and wife Carol

School of Communication Studies Alumnus Earns Distinguished Teaching Award

Baker University awarded School of Communication Studies alumnus Joe Watson, Ph.D., one of its prestigious teaching awards for his extraordinary dedication to broadening the horizons of students and exhibiting superior moral judgment and character in the classroom. Watson, associate professor of …

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School of Communication Studies Announces New Study Abroad Opportunity

Kent, OH – September 4, 2014 – The School of Communication Studies announces a new study abroad program for graduate students. The Global Scholar Exchange program is a study abroad initiative that fosters an international partnership between the School of Communication Studies and the prestigious Ca…

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Kent State Offers New Dual Master’s Degree

Kent State University’s School of Communication Studies and College of Business Administration offer an opportunity to obtain two degrees at once: a Master of Arts in Communication Studies (M.A.) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), beginning this fall. This unique dual-degree program i…

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Patrice Buzzanell

Cowperthwaite Visiting Scholar Explores Research on Mentoring in Business and Academe; Influences of Career Development

Patrice M. Buzzanell, Ph.D., professor of Communication in the Brian Lamb School of Communication (and professor of Engineering Education by Courtesy) at Purdue University, is the 2014 Cowperthwaite Summer Visiting Scholar at the School of Communication Studies at Kent State. Buzzanell’s public pres…

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Kent State University Offers New Dual Degree

Kent, OH – July 16, 2014 – Kent State University’s School of Communication Studies and College of Business Administration offer an opportunity to obtain two degrees at once: a Master of Arts in Communication Studies (M.A.) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), starting this fall. This un…

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Carole A. Barbato, Ph.D.

Communication Studies Professor Carole A. Barbato Dies

The Vindicator - Tributes: Carole A. Barbato, Ph.D. POLAND - Carole A. Barbato, Ph.D., 64, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, April 30, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Carole was born May 13, 1949, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Thomas and Fedora Napolitano Teminsky. …

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