RADFORD UNIVERSITY TASCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION LK VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 2013

IN THIS ISSUE Graduate Program Master’s in Five Page 1 Draws New Candidates WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ebecca Knicely is taking advantage that.” Some top students also are offered Shelly Whitaker Page 3 of a new initiative in the School fellowships or assistantships that help Marty Smith Page 4 Rof Communication. The Corporate defray the cost of graduate school. and Professional Communication graduate The graduate program itself is growing FACULTY PROFILES program has expanded its accelerated more competitive. Previously, applicants Dr. Matthew Turner Page 5 master’s program to include media studies had to have an undergraduate GPA of 2.75 majors, and Knicely signed on. to be admitted. That will change to 3.0 in Dr. Sandra French Page 6 High-performing undergraduate students the fall. Students must earn 30 credits to can earn both a bachelor’s and master’s complete the program. FROM THE DIRECTOR Page 2 degree in five years. Until recently most “I realized that I was going to do a CONTACT US Page 2 who applied to the graduate program were graduate program and it seemed like the STUDENT MEDIA Page 6 studying public relations. Then the school perfect fit,” said graduate student Sheena MEET OUR STUDENTS Page 7 began recruiting accelerated students from Palmer. “It complements my advertising media studies, offering a wider range of degree by making me a more ideal courses and giving all communication candidate for a future job.” NEWS ROUNDUP Page 8 students the chance to take graduate classes The classes are mostly in seminar Tweet the Vote for undergraduate credit. format and the core curriculum consists RU Panelists at VACAS The accelerated program targets of communication theory, communication Ad Students Head to D.C. sophomores and juniors who have at research, organizational communication, least 60 but no more than 96 credits. public relations, and training and Faculty and Free Speech Students take some graduate courses to development. Students also have the Photographer Recognized fill undergraduate electives. Applications option of pursuing either a thesis or non- An All-nighter for a Cause require a recommendation from a School of thesis degree, based on their personal and Communication faculty member, a GPA of professional goals. 3.25 and a B or higher in research methods New courses are being introduced from Neil Young and RU and communication theory. Media Studies faculty. Dr. West Bowers “I decided to do the accelerated program will be teaching interactive media during Prof. Bill after hearing about it because, why not?” the summer term, and in the fall he will Kovarik’s research said Knicely, who is studying journalism. offer a course on change and innovation in on the history of “I was already attending the university and media. alternative fuels I absolutely love it here. The accelerated Most classes are held in seminar format was highlighted program allows me to receive credit for both once a week for three hours to help in rock star Neil undergrad and grad classes while being an accommodate students who commute or Young’s “Waging undergraduate student. ... So, not only am I work full-time. Along with the seminars, Heavy Peace” saving money, but I am also saving time” students have an opportunity to put lessons (Blue Rider Most accelerated students finish both their into practice. Press, 2012). undergraduate and graduate degrees in five “Seminar classes let you openly discuss Young mentions years. your readings,” Palmer said. “But you also Kovarik and Radford University “We don’t want our best students to leave,” have your hands-on classes where you are on Page 22. “It’s my 15 seconds of said Dr. John Brummette, coordinator of the out there in the field getting the experience fame,” Kovarik said of the fleeting graduate program. “If we can keep you here you need. ... It’s so helpful and teaches so moment of recognition by a rock star. then we are going to try our hardest to do much.” # PAGE 2 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION TA LK From the Director A publication of the School of Communication at Radford University Building for Tomorrow Volume 4, Issue 1

DIRECTOR New Faculty, Classes Lynn M. Zoch, PhD to Benefit Students COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR Lisa Baker-Webster, PhD hange is in the air. The University has started excavation near MEDIA STUDIES COORDINATOR Main Street for an addition to Courtney Bosworth, PhD C the College of Science and Technology, and the student Health and Wellness GRADUATE COORDINATOR Center that will be next to the Bonnie John Brummette, PhD Hurlburt Student Center is rising from I even dipped my toes in the water of

the ground. As we write this newsletter, cyberspace by offering a graduate class EDITOR Leigh Anne Kelley we are waiting to find out the status of as a “hybrid” class in the fall. About half the proposed building for the College of the classes were spent online, with STUDENT EDITOR of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences students discussing with each other and Keelia McCaffrey – a building that, if approved, will me the readings I’d assigned. We spent become the new home for the School of in-class time for presentations, guest CONTRIBUTORS Communication. speakers and problem solving. Although West Bowers, PhD • Maggie Comeau, We’ve not put activities on hold, students indicated I needed to be tougher ’13 • Paige Quesenberry, ’13 • Joe however. This spring semester we (me?!) about my expectations for online Rummel, ’13 • Kevin Staats, ’14 • Kelsi completed searches for two faculty discussion, for a first effort I was pleased Whalen, ’13 • Alex Winfree, ’13 members, one in journalism and one with how little different it felt to me. in communication studies. Both Dr. Our graduate faculty have been Most content in this publication was written by Colin Baker, who comes to us from busy making changes that will make students in the School of Communication. Wayne State University, and Dr. Twange our Corporate and Professional S.O.C Talk is published online and distributed Kasoma, who has been teaching at Emory Communication program more appealing to alumni and friends by the School of and Henry, have excellent previous to students in the media studies major. Communication. All content © 2013. If you teaching experience and active research Additional graduate classes are now received this as a forward and would like to be on our mailing list, need to update or change agendas. Even as we still believe that also available in Health Communication an email, or have other comments or questions, excellent teaching comes first, the (offered as a service course for the contact us at [email protected] University is putting more emphasis on Nursing program, as well as for our contributing to our fields through research students) and in Interactive Media, Do you have an interesting story or know alumni who do? Send ideas for stories or profiles to: and scholarship. Both are activities we with both being offered online during [email protected] encourage and support. the upcoming summer. Within the next We also wrapped up our fourth several years we also hope to offer an FIND US ON CAMPUS successful Communication Week in online Certificate Program in Professional 704 Fairfax Street April. Students packed the four evening Communication Strategies and Tactics for Radford, VA 24141 “keynote” talks, all by alumni; several job working professionals. Phone: 540.831.6553 Fax: 540.831.5883 seeking workshops during the lunch hour; I know many of you keep in touch with and two Friday afternoon panels. In the friends from RU. I would appreciate it future I hope that more of you can join us if you would forward this newsletter to and share your experiences. those alumni. We would like ALL of our Another change that’s occurring in the alumni to have the opportunity to read School of Communication is the increase about what is going on with the School by in classes we are teaching either totally, receiving SOC Talk. Through our social or partially, online. Last summer we media and postcard efforts a month or so discovered that the most highly enrolled ago, we got updated emails from about classes we offered were the ones students 150 of you. Thanks to all of you who took Faculty could take online, from wherever they the time to keep us up-to-date! offices are in 704 Fairfax. were spending their summers. Some Have a wonderful summer, Studios, labs classes are even taught online during and equipment space is in our regular semesters because they offer Lynn M. Zoch, PhD Porterfield Hall. flexibility for students balancing a full Professor and Director load of classes with a job to pay the bills. School of Communication PAGE 3 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Where Are They Now? Alumna: ‘Choose Your Words Wisely’ Shelly Whitaker’s PR Coursework Led to Career Success

By Paige Quesenberry, ’13

n Dec. 1, 2011, Shelly Whitaker and executives from Advance OAuto Parts Inc. traveled to New York to celebrate the retailer’s 10-year anniversary of trading on the New York Stock Exchange by ringing the closing bell. It marked a huge achievement for the company. After touring the exchange, Shelly Whitaker (’95), far left, called the New York Stock Exchange trip a “career high.” Advance CEO Darren R. Jackson was interviewed live from the trading floor. Richmond. She worked at Circuit City for Advance Auto’s annual shareholder The company was presented with several as a media buyer for almost four years. meeting. awards, and Whitaker received a medal of From Richmond, Whitaker moved The job has Whitaker working regular her own. to Roanoke, where she worked as an business hours, but she is on call and While on the trip Whitaker arranged education and information specialist for accessible around the clock. Whitaker the luncheons, dinners, meetings and the Roanoke City Police Department. always has her work phone on her. interviews. In recognition of her hard She was the primary media spokesperson “Flexible hours and a flexible culture are work, Jackson invited Whitaker to stand and handled PR, print publications, and a must in the field,” Whitaker said. “But beside him as he pounded the gavel at the other communication functions for the since becoming a mom, the company closing ceremony. She called it one of her department. will give me some flexibility.” She has “absolute career highs.” After five years she left to become been able to cut back some on her travel director of public relations for Angels of schedule, but the demands on her time Whitaker balances being a full-time Assisi, an animal welfare group. Whitaker depend on the day and the work that mother of two with the responsibilities took charge of their website, newsletter, needs to get done. that come with being the public branding, signage, media outreach, While working for Advance Auto communications manager for Roanoke, donation-tracking system, and volunteer Whitaker has learned one important thing, Va.-based Advance Auto Parts Inc. Stress program. and that is how to answer questions. is a way of life. While on maternity leave with her first When working with the media or others, Whitaker attended Wytheville son, Advance Auto called and offered her she says, “Choose your words wisely, and Community College and then Radford a job; she had been recommended by a most certainly think before speaking.” University, where she graduated in 1995. member of the Public Relations Society Whitaker didn’t know what to study. of America. She has been with Advance Whitaker likes to focus on being a She fell in love with public speaking and Auto since 2007. credible spokesperson. While some began taking communication classes. outside the field may think public Whitaker also joined the Public Relations Whitaker has unlimited responsibilities relations professionals only express Student Society of America, where she for Advance Auto. While based in propaganda, Whitaker works hard to met people who would help her down Roanoke, she works with news media prove otherwise. She demonstrated this the road. She recently spoke to current nationally. The company has 3,600 stores often while working with the Roanoke student memebers about her experiences. in the United States, Puerto Rico and the City Police Department. While at Radford, Whitaker enjoyed her Virgin Islands, according to the web site. She found a balance in going from public relations classes. “It was always Whitaker not only acts as a spokesperson, crime scenes to the media to report something interesting and new,” Whitaker she also sets up phone interviews, radio what happened. “You don’t want to said. “Public relations really showed me interviews, and television interviews for tell too much, as well as not telling too what I wanted to do and where I wanted executives at Advance. She deals with little.” Whitaker walked a fine line, and to go.” any charities the company works with, that training has carried over help her After graduating, Whitaker moved to handles investor relations­­ and reports credibility at Advance Auto. # PAGE 4 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Where are they now? In the Driver’s Seat with Marty Smith By Joe Rummel, ’13

Roland Lazenby, a professional sports journalist and current Radford University journalism instructor, remembers former student Marty Smith as an aggressive interviewer. “He wasn’t a straight-A student, but he didn’t back down from any interview.” I asked the Giles County native about his journey from Radford to the ESPN as a NASCAR analyst.What follows is an edited transcript. How much did Radford play a part in getting to where you are? I learned a lot of lessons the hard way — on the fly! But of course Radford played a substantial role for me, because I had people like Roland Lazenby, and I had the opportunities to find the platform, do you wanna do?” with NASCAR. I told my boss give me like the sports information platform, that He pointed at each one of us and asked equestrian sports, intermural tennis, I let me get experience. the same question. It was a seminal don’t care — anything. But two laps into I came to Radford [for Communication moment. This guy’s not only telling us the first race I covered, I was in love. I Week 2012] and I stressed the absolute we can do it, but he’s showing us. He’s loved the smell. I loved the sound. I loved vital importance of getting real world living, breathing proof that we can do the fury of the motors, and I loved the fan experience as a student. While all my this. That resonated with me. I really passion. Everything about it suited me. buddies were out getting wasted, I was focused on his career and the passion What advice would you give an taking 15 and 16 hours a semester — with which he worked. There were a lot aspiring journalist? and working 50. And it has paid off for of nights where there would be a piece of Make sure you take the time to add me, because I knew when I got into the paper on the door saying, “No class this depth to your questions. Don’t ask yes or workforce what it was really all about. evening, I’m with the Lakers.” And I’m thinking, “Man, I wanna DO that. I want no questions — don’t give them an out! You wanted to play baseball. When to BE that!” That’s something ESPN really harps on, did you know you were going to be a and it’s been very beneficial for me. journalist? What is it like working at ESPN? And Also, don’t be scared to make somebody what’s the hardest part? I was born into a family that liked mad. Always be fair. Don’t be malicious racing, but as a young high school kid I They hire you for a reason; they expect — malicious sucks. Malicious is very played football, basketball and baseball. you to be great. And that’s the way it is. poor journalism. My whole life I was going to be an They expect us to be the best at what we And I should have said this before: athlete; the problem is that I had no do, and that’s what we strive to do every One of the greatest attributes of great talent. I was a decent athlete at a small single day. We try to do work that stands writers is making one’s self vulnerable. If school in Virginia, but I didn’t have the out, that is journalistically sound, that is you have the willingness to put yourself talent to be a big time. I was invited to accurate and fair, and might be a little out there, and accept the possibility of try out for baseball and I ended up not different than what somebody else does. negative feedback, it will make you a making the team. For the first time since I I started with ESPN in October 2006. I writer that you didn’t know you could be. was 3 years old, I wasn’t an athlete and I love working for ESPN. I love the people I’ve been really blessed. I was blessed didn’t know what to do next. that I have the opportunity to interact with an uncompromising work ethic, I had a class with Lazenby. When I with. But the hardest part is living in a deep adoration of sports, and the walked in the very first day, the only airports and being away from my family. wonderful blessing of meeting the right thing I cared about was how hot the The road is a grind. It will kick your tail people at the right time, who took a liking chicks were. I look around and I’m sort of to be on the road for 17 weeks in a row. I to me and believed in my talent and my half paying attention and he comes in. He don’t care who you are, it’s exhausting. passion. slams his whole stack of books down on I was given an opportunity, and I kicked the desk, and he looks right at the first girl What made you choose NASCAR? the damn door in. And to this moment, 15 sitting in the front row and says, “What At first, I didn’t want anything to do years later, I still have passion for it. # PAGE 5 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Faculty Spotlight Turner Continues Radford Legacy By Dr. West Bowers Students clearly benefit from his r. Matthew Turner comes from a long line of Highlanders. His critical perspective and numerous D great-grandmother was a member of the first class to attend Radford, and his grandmother, mother, and two sisters suggestions concerning their have all been students here. Turner is not the only Radford professor in the family, projects.” either. Robert Turner, Matthew’s father, is an associate professor who serves as a several conference presentations and Turner is clearly committed to life here reference librarian in McConnell Library. publications. in Radford and to the students he teaches. “Turner also spent time in Brazil prior His extensive knowledge of film and Even with the Radford red in his blood, Turner didn’t always plan on to his academic career. This has enabled television, both here and abroad, give his being a professor here. During his time him to use his experiences abroad in students a unique perspective necessary at Ohio University, where he earned a his Brazilian Arts and Culture classes. for understanding and creating new master’s in screenwriting and a Ph.D. He has been able to bring Brazilian media. The Turner legacy at Radford is in interdisciplinary arts, Turner focused culture to campus through guests like strengthened by his current teaching and on his love of film. When he saw the job noted Brazilian poet Salgado Maranhão. research, and in a few years, his 9-year- posting for Radford, he initially wasn’t His experience has helped get students old twin daughters, Alexis and Mercy, sure it was the right fit for his skill set. excited about international travel through and 6-year-old Adalynn may be part of However, after recently becoming a his work with the study abroad program. the next generation of Turners to be part tenured associate professor, he has clearly Despite all his experience abroad, of the RU family. # found Radford to be a good home for his academic and personal life. The School of Communication has provided Turner with an environment that values his keen eye for visual storytelling, which he passes on to his students. For anyone who spends time in the video editing lab, it is not uncommon to hear students say, “Do you think Dr. Turner will approve this?” followed by a period of intense work to meet his high standards. Students clearly benefit from his critical perspective and numerous suggestions concerning their projects. Turner’s academic interests span from analysis of classic Marx Brothers’ films to the origin of International Matthew Turner, Ph.D., enjoys studying media all over the globe, including the Arctic Circle Talk Like a Pirate Day, resulting in (above). He has taken students to study media in London and Australia.

In Memoriam: Brandon Brinkley On Jan. 14, Radford University Brinkley studied journalism and School of Communication student had been working on his media Brandon Keith Brinkley, 28, passed studies degree for about 10 years. away after a battle with cancer. He left behind wife Lindsay, and a Brinkley was originally diagnosed young son, Tristan. He was married with stage four testicular cancer in to his wife on Sept. 9, 2009, and his 2006, and had been fighting hard to son was born a few months later. keep up with his disease, family and Whim wrote more more about this school. exceptional student. Read it here. PAGE 6 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

master’s in speech communication from Wake Forest, developed her professional From Average Student skills in the business world, and earned a Ph.D. in communication arts and sciences from Penn State. French’s research is in organizational to Driven Academic behavior and leadership. A current study French: Radford is a place where the she is working on with a graduate student concerns the idea that introverts might ‘average’ student can become exceptional make better leaders than extroverts. Her research has led to numerous conference Dr. Sandra presentations and publications in French (left) Business Communication Quarterly and has a particular the Southern Journal of Communication. connection with Despite such success in her research her students — she studied pursuits, French continually finds her communication focus shifting back to the “higher calling” at Radford of teaching. She attributes her teaching as an interest to her undergraduate education at undergraduate. Radford, where she was transformed from an average student to a driven academic by the quality instruction she received. By Dr. West Bowers letter sent to her by those students she has It is clear that French has had quite affected. an influence on her students, but her r. Sandy French is the kind of She has long had an interest in the field academic life doesn’t stop at RU. professor who creates deep of communication, going back to her days Bringing her love of knowledge home, connections with her students, in high school where she competed in her two children, Soren, 9, and Phillip D Hunter, 8, demonstrate a “voracious” and it shows. The walls of her office are Maryland state forensics championships lined with pictures of students and even for persuasive speeches and dramatic appetite for knowledge. a plaque from one of her Leadership interpretation. She knew she wanted to Her Radford students are lucky to classes, which she received during a major in communication and found the have a professor who works as hard to standing ovation. perfect home at Radford. motivate and inspire as French does. She She has been nominated for numerous Little did she know she would later sums up her confidence and dedication teaching awards and has won quite a return as a professor. Between her to the Radford Community best in her few of them. However, it is clearly the undergraduate days at Radford and teaching statement, “Radford is a place where the exceptional student can excel, personal relationships made during her her current role as a newly tenured and the ‘average’ student can become teaching that mean the most to her as she associate professor in the School of exceptional.” # explains that she has kept every email and Communication, French received a A Taste of Student Media Radford University has seven student media organizations, organization is to provide advertising sales and design giving students ample opportunities to get involved. services for all student media organizations. The Beehive is the student-run yearbook that is the oldest Whim is Radford’s student-run online magazine. Updated publication on campus. It started in 1914 as The Radnor. This weekly, Whim focuses on opinion articles along with year it switched to a magazine format. investigations on a broad range of topics that affect the 21st Exit 109, published every spring, is a student-run literary century student. and arts magazine. The Tartan is a weekly newspaper run by the students ROC TV is an acronym for Radford on Camera. It on campus. The paper is distributed 22 times a year and once is a weekly broadcast on the University’s Reslife channel. during the summer. The broadcast features a variety of genres including comedy, Radio Free Radford is the Internet radio station news, talk shows and short documentaries. for Radford University. The student-run organization has SMADs stands for Student Media Advertising positions available both on and off-air and no experience is Group, which was created in 2001. The objective of this necessary. PAGE 7 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Meet Our Students

Hard Work Leads to School, where she excelled in basketball maintained an active lifestyle and enjoys and was offered a scholarship to continue skateboarding and traveling. Scholarly Success her athletic career at Bridgewater Some people might be surprised to Hunter Thompson has managed College. know that he also has a softer side. Matt to accomplish a great deal since he Unfortunately, she suffered a serious enjoys gardening and writing poetry. graduated from high school in 2003. knee injury that ended her basketball His creative side is made clear by his School has always career when she was just a freshman. aspirations. When asked what he wants to been a main priority, Without basketball, Quesenberry end up doing he simply says, “Something but it was put on decided that she did not want to return to creative.” He goes on to say he might hold when Hunter Bridgewater and enrolled at Wytheville want to do creative advertising or art made the decision Community College. direction somewhere like North Carolina. to join the military. From there, she transferred to Old For now he hopes to get an internship Hhe served in the Dominion University, where she soon back in Virginia Beach or Denver after he United States Army became homesick. graduates. for six full years. This prompted her transfer to Radford When asked what he would be doing if He struggled to University, where it seems she has finally he weren’t in advertising Matt laughs and manage military life found the right college for her. “I wanted says, “Probably making pizza.” and attend school at the same time, so he to be closer to home, my friends are here, When in it comes to what he wants in made the decision to go back to school and I feel much safer on-campus,” she life, Matt has a clear picture. “I want it full time and major in media studies. said. all,” he says. “Big house, white picket He will be graduating from Radford Quesenberry is pursuing a degree in fence, … married to my girlfriend.” University in spring 2013 with a long list public relations. “I’ve always loved to — M.C. of accomplishments. write, talk, and plan things, and public With an interest in marketing, social relations is all about having that social Mastering New Skills media and design, Hunter volunteered relationship with people. I love meeting to be president of Radford’s Advertising Junior Kirsten new faces and receiving and passing new Thieman loves Club. Hunter puts a lot of time and effort ideas to others.” into all that he does, spending a lot of advertising almost She’s still undecided on whether she as much dancing time traveling and going to American will attend graduate school or look for Advertising Federation conferences and and enjoying a a career. However, she will be picking nice Mexican speaker events. He also completed an up valuable work experience during internship this spring with an interactive meal. This Virginia an internship with the advertising Beach native knew ad agency based in Roanoke. department at the University of Miami While he enjoys this all, it is hard for instantly when she this coming summer. came to Radford him to find spare time to relax. But when — A.W. he does find a free moment he enjoys that she wanted to spending time outdoors or with his study advertising. friends. Senior Hopes to Make His In addition to dancing and swimming — K.W. Mark in Ad Industry in the river, she thoroughly enjoys Matt Williams is fun-loving and listening to indie music. Working at adventurous. He’s the guy who wants the Comfort Inn she has dealt with Loving What you Do customers and realized that she has Paige to go out and do something. “I don’t wanna say I’m the different plans for her future. But it was Quesenberry’s that experience that got her foot in the pursuit of higher leader,” he says, but the 21-year- door at Modea, a Blacksburg, Va.-based education has digital agency, where she began working certainly not lacked old advertising major is always part-time booking travel for the agency’s diversity. The executives. Radford University the one thinking of something to do in Before attending Radford University junior is now at her she attended Kellem High School in fourth school in four his group of friends. He’s a friendly guy Virginia Beach, where she excelled in years, following a graphic design. During her high school transfer from Old who loves to smile. His motto is simple, but effective: “Stay days Kirsten was very big into dance. Dominion University. “There wasn’t a day when I wasn’t in the Originally from Maryland, the 21-year- positive.” Growing up in Virginia Beach, Matt studio,” she says. old moved to Wythe County when Now she is pursuing her dream of she was just 6 years old. She went on attended Kempsville High School. There he played soccer and volleyball. He’s owning her own advertising firm. to graduate from Fort Chiswell High — K.S. PAGE 8 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION News Roundup Election News from The class explored First Amendment history the Microblogosphere and free speech issues Radford University journalism at universities globally. students reported on the 2012 The class worked on presidential elections in real time producing an e-book, in November as they took their Ad Students Learn from helped protests against prior restraint on reporting skills to local polling places. Pros at D.C. Conference campus, and presented their work during Many were assigned to live blog using Radford University advertising students the undergraduate research forums. Twitter, Qik and the cameras on their cell have fresh perspectives on their chosen Kovarik also has been working with phones by joining the conversation on careers thanks to the professional insight the university’s Intellectual Property The Roanoke Times’ #SWVAvotes feed. they received at the annual American Committee to ensure that faculty rights They commented on the wait at the polls, Advertising Federation (AAF) Student are protected, especially with distance and shared images and real-time video. Conference. education courses. “If universities

Two keynote speakers — Carter want faculty to help develop distance Communication Students Murray, CEO of Y&R North America, education, it has to be a two-way street,” and Daniel Maree, from McCann New he said. Take Stage at Conference On Oct. 26, Instructor Betty Kennan York — inspired students to start working traveled with 12 communication majors as advertisers today. Murray’s message Photographer to Liberty University in Lynchburg to to the students, who came from as far as Earns Notice participate in the Virginia Association of Australia to hear him speak, was this: “Be a radiator, and do something.” Lora Gordon, Communication in the Arts & Sciences Radford University conference. Kennan chaired and COMS Faculty Support photographer and an students were panelists for two one-hour adjunct instructor presentations. Campus Free Speech in the School of Morgan Barksdale, Kaitlyn Hermann, Professor Bill Kovarik taught a new Communication, has an Amanda Smith, Amanda Daniels and class, “First Amendment and Higher article published in the Fall 2012 issue Britt Taylor were in “Perceiving Others: Education,” in Spring 2013. The class of The Contact Sheet, the Journal of the Tendencies, Influences, Stereotyping and was a response to concerns about issues University Photographer’s Association Language Abstraction.” Bailey Jennnings, such as prior approval requirements for of America. “Journal Entry No. 51: The Reba Miller, Gabrielle Pidal, Robert posters, control of off-campus signs for 2012 Miami Symposium” summarized Lambert, Jamie Keen, Katelynn Jones fraternities and sororities, and limited Gordon’s professional pilgrimage to the “free speech zones.” In November 2012, and Alex Garcia were in “Relationships annual meeting of the UPAA. Radford was given a “yellow light” rating Maintenance in Face-to-face Interaction Gordon also has been named the by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Through Social Media: Freindships, association’s print judging chair for 2013. Romance and Family.” in Education.

Ad Students Pull All- their marketing communication needs. Nighter for a Cause The American Advertising Advertising and graphic design Federation, Roanoke Chapter, students joined the American is a professional organization Advertising Federation Roanoke devoted entirely to the business chapter in September for a 24-hour of advertising. marketing and public service Students attended recording campaign known as Createathon. sessions and photo shoots, The event began at 10 a.m. wrote copy and helped with on a Saturday, when about 40 strategy and design. Their work volunteers offered their creative was included in a presentation services to benefit nonprofits. to clients at 9 a.m. Sunday. Projects included radio spots, “We got a chance to see the video spots, brochures, direct mail entire creative process step by pieces, posters, web design, mobile Hunter Thompson (’13), left, and Anna Henderson (’14), step and work with professionals represented Radford at the Createathon. site design and social media strategy who do for a living what we’re and execution. Eight Radford studying in class,” said Hunter Thompson, an advertising major students joined in the work-around-the-clock creative blitz on to who is also president of the Radford Ad Club. “We got to help community organizations that had applied for help solving contribute to a creative campaign that will impact nonprofits.”#