November December 2020 College News

FACULTY ACCOLADES Ann Burnette delivered a talk on the arguments used by woman sufrage leaders at the program “Selling Sufrage: Words and Symbols to Win the Vote and the ERA.” Te occasion was a fundraising event for the Turning Point Sufrage Memorial Association, which is raising money for a national memorial to commemorate the movement that secured women’s right to vote. She was also interviewed as an expert on presidential communication by the Washington Post for a piece entitled, “From ‘my generals’ to ‘my Kevin,’ Trump's preferred possessive can be a sign of afection or control.” Michael Burns was the keynote speaker at Te Ohio State University's Academic Leadership Forum. [ 1 ] He guided the provost and every vice president, dean, and chair/director at Ohio State through a workshop focused on best practices for conducting interdisciplinary research. Tis workshop was based of of the CoSearch program he developed with Marian Houser. Manusheela Pokharel [ 2 ] published “Cancer information overload: Discriminant validity and relationship to sun safe behaviors,” in Patient Education and Counseling . Her article, “Health communication roles in Latino, Pacifc Islander, and Caucasian Families: A qualitative investigation” was recently published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling . STUDENT ACCOLADES M.A. students Sean Dyhre , Jorlanditha Austin , and Noah Dawson travelled with Dr. Stephanie Dailey to the Organizational Communication Mini Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [ 3] College of Fine Arts and Communication | 9 4 National advocate and expert, Mattee Jim 5 M.A. alum Shanna Schultz, a corporate communication specialist for international legal services provider, Epiq 6 B.A. alum Rob Patterson, an Associate Professor in the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia 8 | November & December | College News Resistance.” During this presentation, faculty and students learned about the institutional discrimination and violence faced by indigenous transgender and non-binary people in their communication in personal, professional, and civic lives. Te event featured national advocate and expert, Mattee Jim [4] (Dineh, Is of the Zuni People Clan and born for the Towering House People Clan), who shared examples of Native American trans and non-binary experiences, organizing, outreach, and resilience. Te Career Readiness Program, led by Dr. Michael Burns , hosted seven events this semester, all featuring Texas State Alumni. Te frst event was entitled “Make Your LinkedIn Stand Out,” featuring M.A. alum Shanna Schultz . [ 5 ] She is the corporate communication specialist for international legal services provider, Epiq. In this capacity, she manages Epiq’s corporate social media presence and content development alongside media relations. Te second event was a Time Management Workshop led by M.A. alum Elizabeth Miller . Elizabeth is currently the Assistant Vice President of Corporate Training for DHI Mortgage, the fnancial services arm of D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder in America. Te third event was a Resume Workshop featuring alumna Annie Breaux . Annie is a Talent Acquisition Consultant for Sthree (Specialist Stafng Solutions) where she places the top graduates, recruiters, and sales talent across multiple Progressive and Sthree's brands. Te fourth event was a Virtual Networking Event featuring faculty and alumni. During this session, alumni and students met and developed their professional and personal networks. Tese relationships form reciprocal connections between our students and the alumni who can share advice about strategies for quickly advancing in professional and academic endeavors. Te ffth event focused on Non-Governmental Organizations and Nonprofts and featured B.A. alum Rob Patterson . [6] Dr. Patterson is an Associate Professor in the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia where he has taught for the past 16 years. Te sixth event was entitled, How to Stand Out at Your First Job or Internship and was led by alumnus Justin Garcia . Justin currently works at Amazon Web Services and he discussed best practices, lessons learned and how to get started on the right foot when starting a career. Te seventh event was a workshop entitled "How to Leverage Your COMM Degree” featuring M.A. alum Seth Weiss . Seth began his professional career as consultant/business analyst and is now a software engineer at YETI in Austin. HAVE AN IDEA ?! CONTACT MatthewWinn, M.A. Proposal Development 512.245.0040 mwinn@txstate.edu RESOURCE GUIDE: Lisa Fossum, M.P.A. Award Management 512.245.6719 lisa@txstate.edu Te Resource Guide was created to help faculty fnd and obtain funding and provide support in managing awards for research and creative projects. C3 The Center for Communication, Collaboration & Creativit y (C3) SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR GRANT Te 2021 MIRG program will support multidisciplinary research projects that are aligned with one of the university’s six Big Ideas: Training with AR/VR, Translational Health, Materials with Intelligence, Harnessing Big Data, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or Human Expression. • Anticipated funding: 1-3 awards, ranging from $15,000-$30,000 • Award project period: 12 months, earliest start date May 31, 2021 • Eligibility: Must involve at least two faculty members representing an interdisciplinary efort and who have a proven history of success working in collaboration with one another. • Deadline: January 31, 2021 • How to Apply: Contact your college Pre-Award Research Coordinator, Matthew Winn , at mwinn@ txstate.edu or phone: 512-245-0040 HAPPY HOL IDAYS FROM THE C3 TEAM! Te C3 Research Center team would like to wish all faculty and staf a Happy Holidays and to express our excitement in helping our amazing researchers and creative faculty fnd and manage their project funding in the new year! We will be back after the Holidays on January 2nd. • Matthew Winn , Pre-Award Research Coordinator, can help you with your research or creative idea that needs external funding. Contact Matthew via email: mwinn@txstate.edu or phone: 512-245-0040 • Lisa Westerbeck Fossum , Post-Award Research Coordinator, ofers post-award services such as guidance on how to set up and manage your funded project, how to receive updates and track your progress and spending. Contact Lisa via email lisa@ txstate.edu or 512-245-6719