Tag: Dec16

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Wigton nominated to serve on University Committee of Fraternities and Sororities

Lecturer Michael Wigton advises Happy Strong Healthy, which just published its third issue. “Please join us for a release party Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Speer Room at Reiman Gardens,” he writes. “It is free and open to the public.” Also, Merry Rankin (ISU Director of Sustainability) recently recognized and thanked the … Continue reading Wigton nominated to serve on University Committee of Fraternities and Sororities

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Wald reports research, teaching and service news

Assistant Professor Dara Wald reports the following: Research: Her first-authored manuscript comparing risk perceptions and tolerance for invasive species in Florida and Hawaii was published in Conservation Biology, a top journal in the conservation field with a wide range of readers interested in sustainability challenges (4.16 Impact Factor). Wald is a collaborator on a new … Continue reading Wald reports research, teaching and service news

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Pritchard reports paper submission, media appearance

Assistant Professor Andrew Pritchard submitted a paper to AEJMC’s Southeast Colloquium on a student’s First Amendment suit over ISU’s harassment policy. The paper addresses procedural issues involved in establishing a First Amendment violation by a policy that has not yet been enforced against the plaintiff. Pritchard also was interviewed on WHO-TV about the First Amendment … Continue reading Pritchard reports paper submission, media appearance

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Newell’s Media Planning class published in The Gazette

Associate Professor Jay Newell placed the ISU Media Planning students’ research/think piece on the dramatically changing role of Iowa television in presidential political advertising on the front of Sunday’s editorial section of the Cedar Rapids Gazette (circulation 55,000). The story links to a Greenlee webpage with photo and student credits, as well as access to … Continue reading Newell’s Media Planning class published in The Gazette

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Munger Oakes presents at Women’s Leadership Retreat

In November, Lecturer Lisa Munger Oakes served as a presenter at the Women’s Leadership Retreat, held on campus, discussing the power of verbal and non-verbal communication. She also served as the featured speaker at the Des Moines-Area Professional Chapter of the Association of Women in Communication’s November meeting, in a talk titled “Persuasive Communication to … Continue reading Munger Oakes presents at Women’s Leadership Retreat

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Huggins, Huss welcome guest speaker

Lecturer Catherine Huggins and Lecturer Nathan Huss will have a guest speaker—Nathan Johnson, Vice President of Marketing Services at Strategic America—address 336 Account Management classes. Also, on Thursday, Dec. 8, the 434 Advertising Campaigns class will be participating in their final presentations to the client (Tikly). Emma Walsmith, Founder and CEO of Tikly, will be … Continue reading Huggins, Huss welcome guest speaker

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Dimitrova reports graduate program news, research, service and publication

Graduate Director Daniela Dimitrova reports the following: Graduate students in JLMC 592 had the opportunity to meet three former master’s students this semester: Gladys Nortey, Taylor Wen and Matt Neznanski. Alumni shared helpful tips and advice with the new cohort. Served as an external reviewer for promotion/ tenure for a faculty member at Bilkent University, … Continue reading Dimitrova reports graduate program news, research, service and publication

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Boyles presents results from research project on portrayals of race on cable news

Assistant Professor Jan Lauren Boyles and McNair Scholars program student Susan Cruz-Rodriguez will present results from their ongoing research project on portrayals of race on cable news at the National McNair Conference/Symposium, slated for March 2017 at the University of Maryland-College Park. This month, Boyles also attended an NSF workshop on data science proposals. She … Continue reading Boyles presents results from research project on portrayals of race on cable news