Hope everyone had a wonderful 2nd week

First, published scholarship from Kit: Eric Hoyt, Anthony Tran, Derek Long, Kit Hughes, and Kevin Ponto, “Searching, Mining, and Interpreting Media History’s Big Data” in The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities ed. Jentry Sayers. A reminder to all of the faculty. Please follow the link Elizabeth W sent you regarding your teaching preferences for next […]

How Satisfied Are You with Your Degree?

This fall the Department of Communication Studies faculty and staff assess the status of both our undergraduate and graduate programs, and our research and engagement activities. This self-study occurs every six years and is required by the university (which goes through a rigorous accreditation process every decade). Over the next few months we’ll be identifying accomplishments and missed opportunities from the past six years and […]

Wanted: Alumni Panelists

No matter your academic or career story, and whether you’re recently graduated or have been working longer than you care to say – your life experiences matter, especially to our undergraduate students.   Each semester we host two alumni career panels attended by students registered in one of our three capstone courses. That means each semester […]

Communication Studies Scholars Convene Summer Writing Retreat

The Department of Communication Studies hosted its first-ever week-long Summer Writing Retreat from Monday, July 23 through Friday, July 27, 2018, for faculty, graduate students and staff in the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University. The purpose of the retreat was to provide department scholars a structured and dedicated space for working on academic writing projects, such as master’s theses, conference papers, journal articles, book manuscripts, and project […]

What this department does in a year

Happy Friday! As we charge into April with the snow falling and the last full month of spring semester, I hope all of you are well. Lots to talk about this week. Ellie’s new essay, Aesthetic ruptures: viewing graffiti as the emplaced vernacular, has just been published online atCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14791420.2018.1454970 Several of you have sent me […]