Applications are now open for Belmont’s chapter of the National Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta (LPH). LPH is associated with the National Communication Association and has over 400 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide. Becoming an inducted member distinguishes you nationally alongside of other outstanding students in the field and enables you to …
Category: News & Happenings
Learn the latest happenings in the Department of Communications Studies.
Communication Students Present at Belmont Undergraduate Research Symposium
Communication Studies and Corporate Communication presented their research at the annual Belmont Undergraduate Research Symposium April 19. The panel included papers from Professor Michelle Shaw’s COM 4200 Communication Analysis course: Luke Litz | Jesus was a Refugee: Parables as Contemporary Rhetoric Eloise Sharkey | “1984” Apple Commercial Paige Hokunson | Edited Beauty and The Isolation …
Rachel Boorse Named the 2023 Mary Etta Cook Communication Studies Graduate of the Year
By: Mikayla Langon Out of a graduating class of more than 30 majors, the Communication Studies faculty named Corporate Communication and Sport Administration double major, Rachel Boorse as the Mary Etta Cook Communication Studies Graduate of the Year. Boorse was honored at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences annual awards ceremony on April …
Josie Nicholson and Paige Jackson Receive Authentic Faith in Leadership Award
By: Mikayla Langon Josie Nicholson and Paige Jackson received the The Authentic Faith in Leadership Award at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Award Ceremony, April 12. Every year, the Authentic Faith in Leadership Award is awarded to two students who exemplify their commitment to developing their leadership skills and heeding God’s calling …
Family Literacy Day
By: Mikayla Langon Family Literacy Day was all about community, kids and reading. Lots of reading! On Saturday, April 1, students from COM 2230 Teamwork and Organizations organized Belmont’s 21st Annual Family Literacy Day. For the past several years, the “teams” in COM 2230 take on a various parts of planning and implementing the event …
LPH Hosts Spring Speech Contest
By: Rachel Boorse On Wednesday, March 29th, Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) hosted the semiannual Speech Contest. Earlier in the semester, COM 1100 and HON 1130 instructors selected students from their classes to present in a semi-final round. From that round, six students advanced to the final round held in the Janet Ayers Conference Room: Kiara …
Tia Tricamo: Abroad in Barcelona
By: Rachel Boorse Tia Tricamo is a sophomore Corporate Communication major from St. Louis, Missouri. This semester, Tia is studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, and we had the chance to chat with her about her travels, classes, and life abroad. Why did you want to study abroad? And why this specific location (Barcelona)? I studied …
Authentic Faith in Leadership Award
The Authentic Faith in Leadership Award is given annually to two students who exhibit commitment to developing their leadership skills and heeding God’s calling on their lives to serve others. The award is sponsored by Jeremy Fyke Leader Development (JFLD)[1], a leader development firm that exists to help leaders discover and develop their authentic leadership …
Josie Nicholson MP&F Internship Spotlight
By: Rachel Boorse Josie Nicholson is a senior Corporate Communication major from Raleigh, North Carolina. Editor Rachel Boorse had the chance to sit down with Josie and talk about her experience interning at Nashville agency MP&F Strategic Communications. What is MP&F Strategic Communications? MP&F, named after the three founders McNeely, Pigott, and Fox, is a …
Where The Well Things Are
By: Mikayla Langon Daphne Johnson is a senior from the Chicago suburbs who loves thrifting, creating art and helping others. She is majoring in Corporate Communication and double minoring in Design Communications and Publishing, and she has put her skills to work in an entrepreneurial venture at Belmont. Johnson is currently the manager of the …