College of Fine Arts and Communication 2023 Report

• Outstanding/Innovative Master’s Degree Program Award , Master’s Education Section of National Communication Association (2018) • M.A. program ranked in the top 20 or higher in terms of number of times published research is cited (#17), average citations per faculty member (#20), and average citations per faculty post Ph.D. (#14) • Recent faculty awards for online teaching, distinguished professor, distinguished article of the year in instructional communication, dissertation of the year in health communication, lifetime achievement in Family Communication, top 20 most read articles in interdisciplinary journals , Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award, Ethnography Division Early Career Award, Organizational Communication Division Outstanding Teaching Award, Friend of Student Success Award, Carrol and Barbara Hickey Award, Anita Taylor Outstanding Published Article Award • Faculty Awards include being named a Piper Professor (x2), a University Distinguished Professor (x2), a Regents Professor, a Regents Teacher, and have won the Presidential Award for Teaching (x8), Presidential Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities (x4), and the Presidential Award for Service (x7) • Co-led Study Abroad programs in London/Paris (4 years) Rome/Vienna (2 years), and Portugal/ Germany (2 years) • 2 team National Championships in Forensics and Debate (2018 and 2011). 2023 national team awards: second place at the National Online Forensics Championship and third place limited entry at the American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament • Nearly 100% of masters’ students pursuing a Ph.D. are accepted to top doctoral programs • Masters’ students, faculty, and alumni regularly present at national conferences and publish peer-reviewed articles, winning 6 Top Paper awards at NCA in 2022 • Faculty National Leadership Positions : President, Editor, Preconference Planner, and Activism & Social Justice Division Program Planner of the largest communication associations in the US, the National Communication Association and South States Communication Association • Department hosted TEDx Texas State University for the 7th time in spring 2023 Recent Accolades 41 College of Fine Arts and Communication