Here Comes Graduation!

Seniors BY SARAWHETSELL “Here comes the bride, all dressed in..” wait, wait wrong life milestone.  On December 13, 2014 at 1pm, fourteen women will be graduating from the Valdosta State University Speech Communication, Public Relations Program.  This semester only females will be graduating from the program, which made for, “an interesting semester to say the…

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PRSSA Shadow Day

  By Mackenzie Bennett The Public Relations Student Society of America Shadow Day held in October gave students an opportunity to spend a day with a Public Relations professional. It is sponsored by the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. VSU students who were chosen to participate this fall were matched with…

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Health Communication Certificate is Golden Ticket for Healthcare Industry

By Ariana Bryant “Baby Boomers!” That’s the word Dr. Karen Sodowsky uses to describe the importance of the Health Communication Certificate. “Baby boomers comprise the largest generation in history, second only to the current Millennial generation,” she said. “They’re getting older and will increasingly need the aid of more healthcare professionals.” The Certificate is an…

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VSU Debate Team Blazes into North GA for the Win

By Brittany Duren Valdosta State University’s Forensics  (Speech and Debate) Team won First Place Overall and more than a dozen additional awards at the University of North Georgia’s sixth annual Chicken and Egg Tournament Sept. 26-28. The Chicken and Egg Tournament featured parliamentary debate sanctioned by the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) Friday and Saturday…

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Alumni Spotlight: Amy Wisenbaker

Amy Wisenbaker graduated from Valdosta State University in May 2013 with her degree in Speech Communication. She has since worked as a project coordinator for ITI-Marketing and is currently a catering assistant at Jekyll Island Club Hotel. Wisenbaker said the VSU Speech Communication Program helps her succeed because she learned how to communicate effectively with…

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Guest Speaker Inspires SSCS Members

By Carlie Lingefelt Matt McMurray strives to inspire, be inspired and live passionately through the work of helping others. The house supervisor at Lowndes Associated Ministries to People in Valdosta spoke to the Student Society of Communication Scholars in October. LAMP’s mission is to provide for the basic needs of the homeless and hurting members…

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