Department of Communication Studies

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Alumnus and Adjunct Instructor Eric Braley Releases "Iowa Icons: Dan Gable" Documentary
"Even the most knowledgeable, fanatic fan of Dan the Man will likely discover new facts and insights about their hero from a brand-new documentary titled "Iowa Icons: Dan Gable" now available on DVD from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum......

Comm Studies MA Graduate is Finalist on The Apprentice Asia
Dussadee Oeawpanich, a 2002 graduate of the Communication Studies masters of arts program and native of Thailand, is one of 12 finalists in the first season of The Apprentice Asia. In her introductory video on the program's web site, Dussadee says "I am...

Comm Major Harrison Postler is Commencement Speaker; More than 100 Communication Majors Graduate
Harrison Postler, a senior communication major and an award-winning member of UNI's Forensics team, gave the student address at the Spring 2013 commencement in the McLeod Center on May 11. Postler was one of 110 graduates granted a BA from the Department of...

Speech Team Repeats Top 10 Finish at Nationals
This weekend (April 5-8, 2013), the University of Northern Iowa Speech team competed at the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Hutchinson, Kansas. This is the most selective and competitive collegiate national...

Shew and Simonson Advance to Triple Octafinals at CEDA Nationals Debate Tournament
The UNI debate team of Abbie Shew and Zach Simonson were 5-3 in preliminary rounds, defeating teams from Kansas and West Virginia, at the CEDA Nationals, the largest national debate tournament in policy debate. The Kansas teams that they defeated both made it...

Interactive Digital Studies Program is Finalist for Prometheus Award
The University of Northern Iowa's new interdisciplinary Interactive Digital Studies program is a finalist for the 2013 Technology Association of Iowa Prometheus Awards. The IDS program's nomination is in the category of Innovation in Teaching. The program was...

Professors, Alumnus and Student to Give Conference Plenary Presentation
UNI Communication Studies Associate Professors Sarina Chen and Laura Terlip, Luther College Associate Professor Mark Johns (UNI Communication Studies MA, 1995), and Jeff Coons (Senior, Communication Studies) have been invited to be the plenary speakers in the...

Palczewski Suffrage Postcard Archive in the News
The "Palczewski Suffrage Postcard Archive," a website created by Communication Studies Professor Catherine H. Palczewski, was featured in a Nov. 1, 2012 story by San Francisco-based Collector's Weekly. The archive, developed with cards acquired by Palczewski...

Buel Wins 2012 Outstanding New Forensics Coach Award
At a meeting of the AFA-NIET committee in Orlando last week, UNI Director of Individual Events Rebecca Buel was awarded the 2012 AFA-NIET Outstanding New Forensics Coach Award. The award will be given at the national tournament in spring 2013, but the...

Francesca Soans to Premiere Film on Jewish Community in Waterloo
The University of Northern Iowa will premiere professor Francesca Soans' documentary film, "Sons of Jacob Synagogue," at 4 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The pioneering documentary explores the histories and...