2018 College Report

- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES ABOUT US Te Department of Communication Studies prepares students to succeed in diverse cultural, professional, social, and personal settings as skilled researchers, writers, speakers, problem solvers, and leaders. Te undergraduate degree ofers areas of study in Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, and Persuasive Communication as well as Teacher Certifcation. Te Department is also the home for three interdisciplinary minors: Leadership, Political Communication, and Health Communication. Te nationally ranked Masters program ofers research emphases in Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, Persuasion and Political Communication, Rhetorical Studies, as well as Training and Development. OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCOLADES 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN  FORENSICS AND DEBATE  National fellowships with the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory  Masters students regularly present at national conferences and publish peer-reviewed articles, winning 3 Top Paper awards  Nearly 100% of masters’ students pursuing a Ph.D. are accepted to top doctoral programs. Tey now teach at schools such as: DePaul University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Georgia, University of Texas, University of Oklahoma, University of Arizona, University of North Carolina, and Penn State University  WINNER 20 OF THE LAST 22 TEXAS INTERCOLLEGIATE FORENSICS ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENTS  COMMWeek (30 years), features national and international guest speakers, as well as networking and professional development opportunities  Via the LBJ Debate Society and Elton Abernathy Forensics Society, Texas State is the only U. S. university annually invited to debate at Oxford University  Students participated at World Universities debating Championships in Turkey and Malaysia  SINCE 2004, 6 WINNERS OF THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION ORATORICAL CONTEST, PLUS 4 SECOND PLACE FINISHES RECENT GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr. Michael Ward (Oxford), Dr. Jennifer Teiss (Rutgers), Pam Cox (VP Whataburger), Andrew Lazo (CS Lewis Scholar), Joe Hamlin (Cleveland Browns), Susan Ramirez, (President/CEO Austin Angels), Dr. Jesse Fox (Ohio State) ALUMNI (See also Distinguished Alumni) RON ALVES SR. Subcontract Manager, Lockheed Martin DR. BRITTANI CROOK User Experience (UX) Researcher at Facebook ERNIE DOMINGUEZ CEO, D&K Partners LLC ANNE GRADY Motivational speaker and author of 52 Strategies for Life , Love & Work JEFF HAHN Principal, Hahn Public Communications (Austin) JOE HOFFER Lawyer/Partner, Schulman, Lopez, & Hofer LLP BRANDON LEE Founder & CEO, Yip Yip Inc. & Author of 99 Powerful Questions For Business Owners & Leaders DR. VIRGINIA MCDERMOTT Associate Dean/Interim Dean, High Point University STEPHEN MCINTOSH Talent Management, Saudi Aramco BRIAN MILLER Senior Manager, Sales Communication, United Airlines RICK PALMER Senior Learning Design & Development Manager, 7-Eleven Corporation SHAWN TURNER former White House Deputy Press Secretary LIZZIE VELASQUEZ Motivational speaker and author of three books COLLEGE REPORT 2018 | 29