University of Delaware Department of Communication

09/06/2020

We now have Virtual Office Hours. Stop in and say hi and get your questions answered! Donna Smith

05/02/2020

Corey Liberman completed his undergraduate degree at UD in the Communication Department, After his days at UD (from 1997-2001), he went on to Rutgers University to earn his PhD in Communication. Congratulations Dr. Liberman!

"The Eastern Communication Association is the organization within which I have received the most collegial guidance and the most opportunities for networked connections. During annual conventions, I have met publishers, coauthors, coeditors, and friends. However, such conventions also provide the context for annual discussions about pedagogical best practices. It is at ECA conferences that I have learned from the best. Back in 1998, I took my very first course in communication (Principles of Communication Theory), taught by Past ECA President John Courtright, at the University of Delaware. I am still not 100% certain what whet my appetite, but I fell in love with the field…and with teaching. Since then, I have spent the past 15+ years developing pedagogical strategies that I hope have worked in the classroom and that have inspired as much in my students as John Courtright inspired in me over two decades ago. I spend countless hours creating and edit-ing teaching lessons, making certain that the *right* material is taught using the *right* and most effective strategies. Like any job, it takes time, patience, endurance, and commitment. However, it is something that I love to do. I am humbled and grateful to be among this year’s Distinguished Teaching Fellows…and want nothing more than to continue learning from those who have helped me develop this craft over the years. Thank you, ECA, for this amazing honor."

04/24/2020

Dr. Lindsay Hoffman wrote a blog for Free Intelligent Conversations.

Dr. Lindsay Hoffman, University of Delaware

03/19/2020

A lot has changed in our world quickly. But what hasn't changed? Going outside, calling friends and family, and our . Hang in there Blue Hens, our community is strong and we're in this together.

03/10/2020

John P. Crowley is a new professor in the Communication Department and is one of the authors of the article posted below.

A new article by Amanda Denes, John P. Crowley, Kara L. Winkler, Anuraj Dhillon, Ambyre L. P.

02/24/2020

Dear COMI and COMM Students,

Do you know a COMM professor who deserves recognition for excellent teaching or advising?

If you would like to formally recognize a COMM professor for their outstanding work, please consider nominating them for the University's Excellence in Teaching Award or the Excellence in Mentoring and Advising Award.

These highly competitive awards honor outstanding faculty members and graduate students, and nominations from current and past students receive particular attention. Up to four Excellence-in-Teaching Awards for faculty, each with a stipend of $5,000, and up to two Excellence-in-Teaching Awards for graduate students, each with a stipend of $1,500, will be given this year.

All nominations are due by March 1. Nominations received after that deadline will be held for consideration next year.
Nominations may be submitted online at - www1.udel.edu/teachingawards/submit.html

02/17/2020

Student Alumni Ambassadors is an undergraduate on-campus organization, under the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR), which aims to foster connections between alumni and students. We encourage school spirit through promoting the UD Bucketlist and participating in events such as I

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02/14/2020

COMM Senior (and editor of the Review), Jacob Baumgart wrote this piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer! He currently has an internship with them.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/brigantine-mayor-andy-simpson-kidney-donor-billboard-20200213.html

The mayor of Brigantine found an apparent match for a transplant after his family put up a billboard and page.

01/28/2020

Do you know a COMM professor who deserves recognition for excellent teaching or advising?

If you would like to formally recognize a COMM professor for their outstanding work, please consider nominating them for the University's Excellence in Teaching Award or the Excellence in Mentoring and Advising Award.

These highly competitive awards honor outstanding faculty members and graduate students, and nominations from current and past students receive particular attention. Up to four Excellence-in-Teaching Awards for faculty, each with a stipend of $5,000, and up to two Excellence-in-Teaching Awards for graduate students, each with a stipend of $1,500, will be given this year.

All nominations are due by March 1. Nominations received after that deadline will be held for consideration next year.
Nominations may be submitted online at - www1.udel.edu/teachingawards/submit.html

01/16/2020

COMM's New Zealand Study Abroad with Prof. Tracey Holden makes the news! https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12301035

United States visitor arrivals to New Zealand rose by 6.6 per cent last year.

01/08/2020

BEA2020 Student MMJ’s
Entry Deadline 2/17/20

Questions?: Contact [email protected]

BEA Student MMJs are a team of undergraduate and graduate students with the task of reporting on and NAB Show by using and infusing a variety of story-telling methods –text, audio, video, pictures and graphics (or infographics). Student MMJs should be ready to think outside the box and bring their journalism skills and training to life.

Daily assignments will introduce Student MMJ’s to different aspects of Media, Entertainment, and Technology – to include interviews with sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, award winners or special events.

Student MMJs will receive some equipment to use onsite, press passes, have access to the NAB Show Newsroom, and work under the guidance of two faculty advisors — in addition, each student will receive a convention registration, housing, a round-trip economy airfare of up to $400 to BEA2020, and a $250 stipend for food and incidentals.

Arrival should be scheduled for early afternoon Friday, April 17th with departure on Wednesday, April 22nd.

12/09/2019

12/09/2019

On Friday, February 7, 2020, the Department of Communication will host a free bus trip to the epicenter of the communications industry: New York City. Meet with Blue Hen Communication alums and other industry leaders in the communications field to learn about career opportunities from media production and public relations to digital media and advertising. This opportunity is open to juniors and seniors, with priority given to communication majors. See the attached flyer for more information. Applications are due no later than December 31, 2019.

10/24/2019

TWO INTERNS NEEDED AT HORN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
We have a small marketing team at Horn Entrepreneurship that covers student startups, our community engagement, events and alumni of the program. Our marketing team is mostly powered by interns and we are very understaffed right now in the areas of video production, web design and coding. We are hoping for two Interns, a sophomore or junior so they stay for a while. In the past, we have had great success with interns coming from your department.
We work all year long, winter break and summer too. It is a paid position and we ask for approximately 15 hours a week, adjustable to their school schedule.

Vanessa Spence
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Horn Entrepreneurship
University of Delaware
(302) 831-1492
www.udel.edu/horn
[email protected]

10/24/2019

If any students are still looking for Spring Internships, Fox 29 News is currently accepting applications for all departments. (News, Sales, Engineering, Community Affairs, Creative Services, Finance, and HR) The deadline to apply is 11/1/19.

Minimum Qualifications: Students applying must be of junior, senior or graduate standing at an accredited college or university, majoring in related fields of study.

10/23/2019

What is it like to be a female journalist in the Middle East? Join us WED 10/23 at Mitchell Hall Auditorium for a conversation with Saudi Arabian journalist Safa Al Ahmad. professor emeritus Ralph Begleiter moderates.
https://events.udel.edu/event/free_speech_week_conversation_with_saudi_arabian_journalist_safa_al_ahmad #.XadbH-hKhPY

10/22/2019

TUES 10/22: ’s Danna Young presents “Irony and Outrage” at University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press's 2019 Faculty Lecture. RSVP here: https://library.udel.edu/events/events/?id=206.
Learn more about Danna at https://www.cpc.udel.edu/news/Pages/dana-young-and-the-politics-of-satire.aspx.

09/25/2019

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday, September 25, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell Hall, South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware
The University of Delaware’s annual National Agenda Speaker Series continues on Wednesday, September 25, featuring New York Times columnist and CBS News political analyst Jamelle Bouie.

09/24/2019

Scholarships in Broadcasting & Electronic
Application Deadline: October 14, 2019

The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) is the premier international academic media organization, promoting insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. BEA administers scholarships annually, to honor broadcasters and the entire elect...

08/13/2019

Television coverage of Olympics devotes more time to women athletes

07/22/2019

Masters in Communications - Online MA in Strategic Communication

Dr. Kami J. Silk is a Professor of Communication and the Chairperson of the Department of Communication at the University of Delaware, where she oversees curriculum development for undergraduate and graduate programs, including the MA in Strategic Communication. Tara L. Smith is an Instructor of Pub...

07/12/2019

CPC is looking fall interns. John the Center for Political Communication team and expand your resume as a Social Media/Events Intern. Apply through Handshake or email [email protected].

07/12/2019

July 23rd Webinar on How to Get a Job in TV.

Register for RTDNA's next webinar - July 23 at 2pm ET/11am PT - to learn the real way to get a job, plus what to do to keep it (and get ready for your next one).

05/22/2019

Professor Timmins, Alumni Achievement Award Winner Gregory Meece (MA COMM'89) at the College of Arts and Sciences "Celebrating Achievement & Success" Awards, May 21.

05/16/2019

Internship position for the summer, “Internship Exelorate Growth” position #2732068.

About this Job:
The Exelorate Growth team is part of Exelon's Corporate Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability Department, with a focus on identifying and developing new businesses through market validation of problem-solution and business model hypotheses. These two internship positions will work with the Distributed Energy Resources (customer-owned generation) opportunity area to move several new business ideas forward through experimentation. Interns are responsible for ensuring the quality of outcomes, and are accountable for the following:
1. Understanding the theme of their opportunity area (distributed energy resources) through market sector analysis including industry and market trends, problem sizing, value chain, customers, competitors and business models
2. Experimentation and analysis to refine and prove problem-solution and business ideas:
• Identify and prioritize Key Assumptions underpinning the problem-solution hypotheses
• Design and execute experiments that can quickly, inexpensively and conclusively validate/invalidate the key assumptions
• become the expert in developing customer relationships, research plans, and programs to test and validate hypotheses through an iterative series of rigorous experiments
• experiments may include customer interviews, focus groups, sales calls market research, prototyping & product-market fit testing
• Adopt & leverage the Exelorate Growth mindset to:
• operate with speed and economy
• unearth human & market insights and develop prototypes
• Synthesize data and track validation metrics to understand team progress
• Work with Founders collaboratively and efficiently
1. Sharing results through weekly presentations to Founders and Executives

Minimum Specifications:
• Self-starter capable of acting with high degree of autonomy in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project management skills - able to work on multiple projects at the same time and meet all deadlines
• Communication skills necessary to navigate different levels of the organization, solicit feedback, and turn that into constructive next steps
• High level of comfort navigating ambiguous and unregimented opportunities
• Communication skills necessary to interview consumers and stakeholders
• Ability to break down complex topics into easy-to-understand language for consumers
• Strong writing and editing skills - especially for online blog posts and articles

Preferred Specifications:
• Experience with web design, layout, management (especially in Squarespace)
• Digital design experience (i.e. infographics, interactive online components)
• Digital marketing (i.e. Google AdWords, social media advertising, etc.)
• Search Engine Optimization
• Broad understanding of the energy industry
• Broad understanding of renewable energy
• Interest in energy technology, startups and innovation
• Affinity for creative thinking
• Ability to use data and evidence to tell a compelling story
• Ability to work with technical resources

Other:
These positions will work in Newark, Delaware. Two part-time internship positions are available. Interns will work together for 20 hours each per week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Schedule and start/end dates are negotiable.

NOTE: These positions are paid at $30/hour. I am seeking two interns, who will each work 20 hours/week in Newark, Delaware.

Vicki Luttrell
Founder, Exelorate Growth – Distributed Energy
Corporate Strategy, Innovation & Sustainability
Phone: 302-605-2803
[email protected]

05/14/2019

The UD Dining Marketing Department is looking to hire for our student team, specifically for this summer to be presenters during New Student Orientation.

We are looking for energetic students who are passionate about dining at UD. The time frame is every day from June 25 - July 24, 2019, excluding July 4, 5, 11 and 15. Each day will run from 10 am - 4:30 pm with a break from ~1-2 pm. Dining presenters will inform incoming students and their families about UD's dining services through tabling & presentations. This is a paid student job opportunity.

If interested, applicants can email me directly at [email protected]

Thank you very much for
your help,
Jessica

05/14/2019

Here's an ACTUAL full-time JOB opening right there in Delaware with benefits!! They're looking for someone to work in the "humanities," which means supporting cultural experiences and opportunities for Delaware residents. They hope candidates will be interested in developing posters or fliers and perhaps contributing to social media posts. It's a foot in the door to "the arts"... check it out....

Position Description
Program and Administrative Assistant
Full-time with benefits

As a member of the staff of Delaware Humanities, you are responsible for ensuring that all of your professional activities are advancing the mission and vision. Individually and collectively, the staff will be responsible for the success of each goal set by the institution.

Individual Responsibilities to the Staff:
Advance the mission of the organization through exploration and application of the humanities;
Utilize your strengths to support the goals of all staff members;
Dedicate the time necessary to get your personal and the institutional goals accomplished;
Act as an ambassador for the organization and the mission in the community.

Mission Fulfillment Division Responsibilities: The primary objective of this group is to create opportunities for the public to engage in and be inspired by the humanities. Specific responsibilities include selecting and incorporating appropriate NEH or state humanities programs, developing original programming, and overseeing successful program series and yearly programs already in place that support the Delaware Humanities mission; evaluating program and program series success; developing, implementing, and evaluating re-grant programs; writing grant proposals to support both programs and re-grants; long-range planning in support of the Council’s strategic plan.

Individual Responsibilities to Your Work Group:
Assists with Programs and special events by coordinating logistics, processing all Speakers program requests, creating and printing programs/evaluations/etc., transcribing evaluations, and other duties as assigned.
Assists with Grant award management, prepares award packets, prints forms and materials, and creates and updates grant files.
Develops content for and maintains Delaware Humanities website; manages social media platforms; manages Delaware Humanities “info” e-mail account.
Manages e-mail marketing system and the organization’s supporter database; coordinates letters and mailings to donors.
Participates in development of marketing plan and annual report.
Designs basic print and online collateral, including program postcards, short publications, and event invitations and signage, that promote the Delaware Humanities, its programs, and re-grant programs and projects as communicated by supervising staff.
Assists with basic media relations, including writing press releases and statements, maintaining media lists, and collecting media mentions; identifies and establishes partnerships with constituency groups for targeted program marketing.
Acts as primary point of contact for visitors to the Delaware Humanities’ offices and for phone inquiries.
Checks and distributes mail.
Keeps office supplies organized and stocked and maintains office equipment.
Maintains contacts lists and prepares mass mailings.
Works with vendors and schedules and organizes meetings.
Coordinates communications to Council members and serves as point of contact for Council officers, committee chairs, and other Council members regarding general Council business.
Maintains organizational documents and server files.
Assists in general duties as directed.

Requirements:
Working knowledge of office equipment, such as printers and fax machines.
Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Attention to detail.
1-2 years of experience as an office administrative assistant or event coordinator.
Experience in graphic design (creating posters, images for social media use, etc.) not required but would be beneficial to the position.

Please submit your cover letter, resume, and three references to [email protected]. Use as subject line of email “Program and Administrative Assistant Application”.

Application review will begin June 1, 2019. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

05/08/2019

UDress Magazine is now looking for a new Executive Publishing Assistant!

In this position you will work under the President and Publisher to oversee the planning and promotion of our events, magazine, and organization of UDress Magazine as a whole. Becoming the Executive Publishing Assistant would mean that you are on track to become the
Publisher and then the President of this organization, as you move up each year in college.

In this position, you will have weekly meetings with the President, Publisher and Events Team - from there, communicate via email throughout the week with the various teams and continue/keep up with your tasks on your own. You will need to feel comfortable communicating with members of our organization, various offices here at UD, as well as local businesses.

We are looking for only freshman to apply!! Please send us ([email protected], [email protected]) a copy of your resume by Friday, 5/10 and sign up for an interview time slot for next week (Monday 5/13, Tuesday 5/14 and Wednesday 5/15)! The sign-up sheet is attached. Do not
hesitate to reach out to me with any questions!
~ Brooke LaMantia, Publishing Assistant and Morgan Laffey, Publisher

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