Department of Communication

Upcoming Events

7/17 Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense of Karen Piantek
8/23 W Teaching Orientation
12/5 Communication Showcase

Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense of Karen Piantek

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Storrs Campus
225 Arjona Bldg

Emotional arousal and cognitive distraction as strategy: The effects of verbal insults on motivation and performance in a competitive setting

Communication

Contact Information: Kenneth Lachlan kenneth.lachlan@uconn.edu

W Teaching Orientation

Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

08:30 AM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus
PBB, Room 129

This orientation outlines best practices for teaching writing in the disciplines. It features interactive workshops on building robust revision processes into W courses, designing effective assignments, responding to student writing, and handling the paper load. Our aim is not only to enhance the quality of student learning in W courses but also to explore strategies that can make each instructorâs writing-intensive teaching more effective and rewarding. This orientation is required of all graduate assistants assigned to assist in a 2000+level or to instruct a 1000-level W course.
Go to: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/w-teaching-orientation/
for agenda and registration information

Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

Communication Showcase

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Storrs Campus
South Reading Room, Wilbur Cross

Do you want a chance to see what students create in their Communication courses? At the Communication Showcase, students have an opportunity to display their work from courses in Communication.

Contact Information: Department of Communication, 860-486-6734

COMM 1000 Recognized in 2018 CLAS Dean’s Report

CLAS Dean's Report — January 31, 2018

Assistant Professor in Residence, Steve Stifano, along with his work with COMM 1000: The Process of Communication was recognized in the 2018 CLAS Dean's Report. This course recently received the National Communication Association's Basic Course Program of Distinction Award. See the feature on page 8!

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COMMon Knowledge

People of Color & Interpersonal Communication

April 23, 2018

As the Spring 2018 semester began, Communication students were buzzing about the new courses that had been added to the course catalog. One of the new courses, People of Color and Interpersonal Communication (COMM 4222) taught by Professor Shardè Davis, has been particularly popular amongst students. The objectives of this course are to observe the […]

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