By Carol Busch (’02) Jim Vidakovich (’69, speech arts) has garnered the reputation as one of the top media strategists in Hollywood. For the past 20 years he has worked on everything from THE OFFICE to BRAVO’s Real Housewives franchise, to The Voice and Mr. Robot. “I get to work with executive producers, show runners, writers, and talent […]
By Lindsay McNeish CSU Communication Studies alumna, Mallory Sauer and her blog, Sweet & Sauer, are on the rise. After Sauer graduated from CSU, she was a fashion designer and then picked up blogging and social media consulting. Alongside her work, Sauer has also had to deal with serious health issues. Recently featured in 303 […]
And now we have completed the last full week of October. Talk about scary! Who needs Halloween when you look at the days that have flown by, the work we have done, and the work left to do. And, lord willing, the fun we still have in front of us as well. Lots of cool […]
Just a short note today. Seems like the weeks get shorter and shorter and time goes faster and faster. Does it seem that way to you too? Hey, it’s been a really wonderful week though. Had lots of fun having alumni on campus meeting with our undergraduates. They came—as our alumni do—from all walks of […]
Dr. Kit Hughes, one of three new Department of Communication Studies faculty, welcome to Colorado State University! Dr. Hughes is interested in how corporations use media to create identities. She is also working on a book about the hidden history of TV. In addition to the history of TV, she is a reality TV enthusiast– […]
Dr. Evan Elkins is a new Department of Communications Studies faculty member this fall semester. He moved to Fort Collins from Oxford, Ohio, after working at Miami University for a year. In a recent interview, Dr. Elkins revealed he is currently working on a book called Locked Out: Regional Restrictions in Digital Entertainment Culture, which […]
Welcome to Homecoming weekend. Were any of you wondering about the streamers in the coffee shop? Carol let me know it was in celebration of Homecoming. I am a little slow on the uptake sometimes! As always, I have great news to report about members of our community. First, our alumna Min Kim will receive […]
When you get this I am pretty sure it will still be Friday. I will admit, part of me forgot today was Friday. Not the part of me that knows I teach and play basketball on Friday, but nearly every other part. That happen to you ever? Those that know me at all well know […]
Well it really does feel like fall doesn’t it? A bit overcast, cooler, and the days are shorter. We must be well into fall semester. As in nearly five weeks into fall semester! Amazing. I spent a good bit of the day yesterday clearing the way for ACT Human Rights Film Festival. We are hosting […]
What a gorgeous day out, right? Sunny. Warm. A classic late summer day in Colorado. We are lucky, aren’t we? How about a focus on graduate students today? Some of you saw this note from the college Canvas folks about Michael: For our first installment of “CLA Awesome”, instructor Michael Visconti (TA in Communication Studies) […]
