The University of Central Arkansas Department of Communication will host the first Communication Week on the campus April 15-18.
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The week鈥檚 activities, all free and open to the public, include:
鈥� Monday, April 15, noon 鈥� 每日大赛网站 Forensics team presents 鈥淪hould concealed weapons be allowed on campus?鈥� Student center amphitheater.
鈥� Monday, April 15, 2 p.m. 鈥� Panel discussion of 鈥淓ntrepreneurship in Communication鈥� with Lisa Frein, cofounder of Kazoo Marketing and Communications of Tulsa; Stacey Jones of Ariel Strategic Communications of Conway; and Jodie Spears of Living Pink Public Relations of Little Rock. Thompson Hall 115.
鈥� Tuesday April 16, 1:40 p.m. 鈥� 每日大赛网站 Forensics Showcase Debate. Thompson Hall foyer.
鈥� Tuesday, April 16, 6 p.m. 鈥� Olive M. Hilliard Speech Showcase, honoring the memory of Hilliard, a 每日大赛网站 instructor from 2003 until her death in 2010. It spotlights outstanding student speeches at the freshman or sophomore level. College of Business 100.
鈥� Wednesday April 17, 2 p.m. 鈥� Exhibition of research projects by seniors majoring in Communication. McAlister Hall Mirror Room.
鈥� Thursday April 18, 1:40 p.m. 鈥� Departmental Awards Ceremony. Thompson Hall foyer.
Senior research projects to be presented April 17 include:
鈥� 鈥淭ransition: A Post High School Look,鈥� by Jesse C. Chambliss and Marcela Montelongo Soto;
鈥� 鈥淧arenting Strategies through the Lens of the Communication Discipline,鈥� by Mary Ann Vincent and Rachel Moore;
鈥� 鈥淣ot Just Black and White Anymore: A Critical Analysis of the Media Effects Research Pertaining to Adolescent Girls,鈥� by Stephanie M. Yancey, Natalyn L. Bell and Tierra Francis Mohammed;
鈥� 鈥淚mage Restoration and Apologia Strategies: The Case of Bobby Petrino,鈥� by Dalton B. Taylor and Morgan E. Lacour;
鈥� 鈥淔raming the Nonverbal: Nonverbal Communication Used During the Pre-Snap Read Derived from the Perspective of the Offensive Sub-Organization of the Team Sport, Football,鈥� by Jeffrey D. Dreher;
鈥� 鈥淭he Progression of Family Communication: Influence of Technology since the 20th Century,鈥� by Bethany Lanell Miller, Holly Renee Frein and Myka Paige Harrison;
鈥� 鈥淥ver the Decades: A Retrospective Analysis of Race in Television,鈥� by Megan Pile, Kellie Standley and Olivia Stone; and
鈥� 鈥淪outhern Gender Stereotypes During the World War II Era: An Analysis of Arkansas Obituaries from 1935, 1946 and 1955,鈥� by Daniel Wingfield, Zachary Hall and Jon Love.
鈥淭he Department of Communication is looking forward to this opportunity to show the 每日大赛网站 campus the excellent work done by our faculty and students,鈥� said Dr. Jim Hikins, chair of the Department of Communication.
For more information, contact Bedner (501) 450-5601 or nelleb@uca.edu.
–Spencer Mercy, College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office