College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs

Category Archives: Communication

  1. Using Q-Method to Identify Student Learning Styles: An Interdisciplinary Research Project

    Wednesday, April 4 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. ILC 315 Dr. Trevor Hall, Department of Communication, will discuss the following:  One of the challenges of traditional student learning from an instructor’s perspective, involves achieving a deep understanding of how students learn. This project involved using Q-Method as a tool to identify learner styles. The authors adapted [...]

    March 8, 2012Brown Bag Series, Communication, EventsComments Off
  2. Barefoot Video Festival

    A new video festival screening the work of two communication video production classes will be held from 7-9 p.m Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the Special Events Center. The Barefoot Video Festival will feature the selected final project videos from professor Daehwan Cho’s COMM 369 (Video Post Production) and COMM 268 (Introduction to Video Production) courses. [...]

    December 5, 2011Communication, SSPA News & Events, Student NewsComments Off
  3. Rick Moore Interviewed for “Encounter”

    Rick Moore, chair of the Department of Communication, was recently interviewed  by a producer from the Australian Broadcast Corporation’s documentary program titled “Encounter” regarding research he has conducted on media depiction of religion. The network was especially interested in research Moore has conducted in how religious imagery has been used in advertising. Moore will be [...]

    November 2, 2011Communication, FacultyComments Off
  4. Learn More about Blue House PR at a Tailgate Party!

              Saturday, October 22 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m.   Blue House Public Relations will host a pre-game tailgate party at the homecoming football game The event will be held on October 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. next to the Lincoln Parking Garage. View the flyer. 

    October 12, 2011Communication, Events, Student NewsComments Off
  5. Brown Bag Series: Exploring Public Participation Through Games, Surveys, & Focus Groups

    View the Flyer Four SSPA faculty recently used a unique way to understand how, when, where, and why public officials and citizens collaborate with each other. Research participants were paid for their participation and teased with the promise of additional monies based on their decisions during the session. John Ziker (Anthropology), Brian Wampler (Political Science), [...]

    October 12, 2011Anthropology, Brown Bag Series, Collaboration, Communication, Events, Political Science, Public Policy & AdministrationComments Off
  6. Talkin’ Broncos Win Again

    The 2011-2012 PKD National Champions in speech and debate, the Boise State University Talkin’ Broncos, continued their winning season with a commanding performance at the Steve Hunt Classic at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, ORE Oct. 7-9. The Talkin’ Broncos beat out 32 schools from seven states to take top awards in speech and [...]

    October 12, 2011Communication, Student NewsComments Off