Department of Communication

Department News

October 2018 Events

Artist: Dr. Jim Ferris, Professor, Ability Center Endowed Chair of Disability Studies, University of Toledo

Title: "Was Your Mama White? Excavating Hidden History" A Solo Performance

When: Monday, Oct. 1, 5:00 PM

Where: Communication Department Studio, Garey Hall

Description: What do you do when you learn you’re not who you think you are? And why does Uncle Joe want me to just shut up? This performance digs into one family’s past to challenge whiteness and the lattice of assumptions making up cultural identity. Learn a little more about who you are—and who you might be.

September 2018 Events

The Communication Department Presents:

Screening of the 2017-18 Social Justice Documentary Films

Sankofa and The Mayor of Graterford

When: Mon 9/24 - 7:00 PM

Where: Connelly Cinema

ATTENTION ALL COMMUNICATION MAJORS:

Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society, will be hosting a Call-Out Meeting on Wednesday, September 19th at 6:00 pm in Garey 101B. We will discuss the character of Lambda Pi Eta as a national organization; explain what kind of events we host, your benefits in becoming a member, and the membership requirements.

Two of the basic requirements necessary for induction include the following: completion of 12 credits of communication coursework by the end of the 2018 fall semester and a Communication GPA of a 3.25. If you are studying abroad but meet these requirements, you can still be inducted!

We hope to see you next Wednesday to meet the members of Lambda Pi Eta and to find out why it is such a great organization!

Pizza will be served :)

If you have any questions, or cannot make it to the meeting but would like to be on the email list of possible inductees, please email the president Maddie Suszka at msuszka@villanova.edu.

2018 April Events

Tony Ponturo, Leadership Through Branding and Example

Wednesday, April 11, 5:00pm Communication Department Studio, Garey Hall

Tony Ponturo is a respected voice in sports media and marketing:

CEO Ponturo Management Group, LLC and Managing Partner in the Kirmser Ponturo Group, LLC, a company that produces and promotes projects at the crossroads of sports and entertainment.

Regular guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business, Bloomberg News, CNBC.

Annually ranked in the top 20 most powerful people in sports and ranked #14 among Businessweek's list of most prominent executives.

Two-time TONY AWARD winner with MEMPHIS and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2010 and Sports Business Journals Hall of Fame, Champions, 2009.

Ed Mabrey presents: The Human Experience

The WFI & Department of Communication invite you to two incredible Poetry Events with Slam Poet Ed Mabrey!

The performance is Friday, April 13th at 5pm. A workshop titled “Using Your Art as Activism” will be held Saturday, April 14th 12:00-2:00pm

Come by the Communication Department Studio in Garey Hall for the experience!

Information on Ed Mabrey:

The only Four-Time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion

Three-Time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Champion

The most wins of any Slamming Poet

2018 March Events

NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism: Collaboration at the Crossroads of Gender, Race & Tech

Thursday, March 22, 4-6pm

Communication Dept. Studio, Garey Hall

Join us for a demo talk by Ashley Baccus-Clark, a Brooklyn-based Molecular & Cellular Biologist and multidisciplinary artist who uses new media and storytelling to explore themes of deep learning, cognition, memory, race, trauma, and systems of belief. She is the Director of Research at Hyphen-Labs, an international team of women of color creating at the intersection of technology, art, science, and the future. Through their NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism project, Hyphen-Labs strives to create meaningful and engaging ways to explore emotional, human-centered and speculative design, placing collective needs and experience at the center of evolving narratives.

2018 February Events

Journalism on the Cutting Edge: New Tech Frontiers from the Washington Post

February 15th, 4-6pm

Seth Blanchard is a Senior Editorial Developer at the Washington Post working in the engineering and graphics departments. The goal of his work is to tell stories using emerging technology. In the past year he has used Photogrammetry and Augmented Reality to drive narratives by providing new and engaging visual perspectives for Post readers.

Sexual Assault in the Age of #metoo: Zohar Kfir and Testimony

February 1st 4-6pm

Testimony is an interactive documentary for virtual reality that shares the stories of five survivors of sexual assault and their journey to healing. As a platform Testimony allows the public to witness those who have been silenced and bring awareness to an epidemic that affects us all - our friends, our family, our children.

World Conflict Photography Exhibition

February 3-9 2018

North American Exhibition opening of WZFreelance World Conflict Photography. Experience the work of award winning journalists covering conflicts Worldwide. Join us at the Communication Studio in Garey Hall Villanova University.

Sponsored by the WFI, the Communication Department hosted the North American premiere of the World Conflict Photography Exhibition, created by the War Zone Freelance Project, Feb. 3-9

Heidi Rose and Bill Cowen are Communication professors.

Heidi Rose, PhD, and Bill Cowen, EdD, Serve as Expert Judges at Three Minute Thesis Competition

Heidi Rose, PhD, chair of the Communication Department, and Bill Cowen, EdD, assistant professor of Communications and coordinator of the Public Relations specialization, recently served as Communication expert judges for the Three Minute Thesis Competition at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium in June 2018. 3MT is a challenging contest where student researchers have up to three minutes, with just one accompanying visual, to convey clearly and creatively the relevance and uniqueness of their research project. This year's competition highlighted a diversity of projects and researchers from all over the globe.

Annual CNN/Turner Broadcasting Trip

Our annual CNN/Turner Broadcasting trek, co-sponsored by the Department of Communication and the Office of Undergraduate Students. Joe Dugan '87, Senior Vice President at Turner, sponsors the trip each year, and students have an opportunity to tour some studios and meet with VU alums who now work in various areas of the company, from production to marketing and client services.

2017 Creative Expression Award

Dr. Heidi Rose received the 2017 Creative Expression Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender for her solo performance, Twin.

Cameron Quevedo 2017 Artist Academy Acceptance

Cameron Quevedo, visiting assistant professor, has been accepted into the 2017 Artist Academy (https://www.filmlinc.org/filmmaker-initiatives/artist-academy/), a yearly mentorship event sponsored by the New York Film Festival and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. His film, El tucán (The Toucan) has been selected to screen this month at the San Francisco Latino Film Festival, the 2017 Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, and the DOQU Film Festival in Querétaro, Mexico. El tucan was also recently awarded “Best International Latino Documentary” at the 2017 Latino Film Market.

2017 Young Alumni Medallion Award

We are delighted to announce that Kelly J. Stoner ('08) and Elise Scioscia ('08, '10), graduates of the Communication program, were honored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with the 2017 Young Alumni Medallion Award on Oct 4, 2017. Kelly works as an Associate Conservation Scientist with the Wildlife Preservation Society, where she leads the bison program in its effort to restore wild, free-ranging bison to tribal lands in the American West. Elise is the Director of Public Policy for Women Against Abuse in Philadelphia. Congratulations on this well deserved honor!

Philadelphia Inquirer

Defining who is ‘American’ by the language they speak

Susan Mackey-Kallis, PhD

The Christian Science Monitor

Race and the beauty counter: What a greater selection of hues says about culture

Shauna MacDonald, PhD

The San Francisco Chronicle

San Bruno explosion hangs over PG&E amid wildfire investigation

Derek Arnold, MA

Variety

Brian Williams Opens Up About Regaining Viewers’ Trust After Scandal

Leonard Shyles, PhD