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4 | November & December | College News FACULTY ACCOLADES Jasmine Austin was awarded the prestigious National Communication Association Presidential Citation Award, one of the highest honors in the discipline. This accolade recognizes her exceptional leadership in fostering a more community- and culturally-centered approach within the field of communication. The award celebrates Jasmine for bringing great distinction to the NCA and for significantly contributing to its mission of promoting inclusive dialogue and scholarship. Jasmine also welcomed Amanda Franklin, data manager at Sisu Youth Services, to her Communicating Diversity classes as a guest lecturer this semester. Sisu Youth Services is a low- barrier identity affirming shelter for young adults (ages 13-24) in Oklahoma City. Amanda’s presentation focused on the intersectionality of social class and sexuality. She also has access to a huge data base of Oklahoma’s unhoused populations and is willing to partner with interested students on a publication using that data. Ann Burnette moderated a forum for San Marcos Mayoral and City Council races on October 17, 2024. The forum included two mayoral candidates, four candidates for San Marcos City Council Place 5, and two candidates for San Marcos City Council Place 6. The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Hays County. She also served as a panelist on a Civic Engagement panel, "Insights and predictions for the 2024 presidential election," on October 30. The Civic Engagement panel is part of the Student Civic Engagement project sponsored by the Departments of History and Political Science, as well as the Office of Student Inclusion and Engagement. Ann delivered a lecture, "Rhetorical framings of Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign" to the Penn State University Colloquium, and a lecture entitled, "Why LBJ is relevant today" to the Bluebonnet Lions Club in San Marcos. Casey Chilton delivered a presentation entitled, “Inspiring others to believe what you believe (quickly)” to the Texas Youth Preparedness Council as they prepare to solicit funding from community partners to aid in the development of their projects. 2 3 COMMUNICATION STUDIES Communication Studies, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Studies, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political Communication, & Teacher Certif ication in Communication Studies Stephanie Dailey participated in the Organizational Communication Research Escalator, reading and mentoring three doctoral students’ research in progress Eger's undergraduate LGBTQ+ Communication course participated in a semester-long Wiki Education program Rebekah Fox along with a group of research communication scholars participated in a research meeting in Boulder, CO 1