By Alexe Kalariotes Caregivers and patients who commute from a rural community for their healthcare have different needs and burdens than other populations, according to the research being conducted by Dr. William Faux  and Dr. Molly Stoltz. “We are interested in the commute that people have to make for health care and are looking at…

By Summerlyn Norton Homecoming 2014 arrived with perfect, crisp fall weather. Alumni, students, and friends arrived early Saturday morning to enjoy breakfast treats, a tour of the new Speech Comm  facility, and great seats for the homecoming parade. Our location at the corner of Patterson and Brookwood , which is on the parade route, turned…

  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…

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…

By Caroline Moore “The field of communication is becoming a convergence of design, speech communication and mass media that is forming into an art,” according to the Department of Communication Arts graduate program coordinator Dr. David Nelson. The VSU Masters of Communication degree program is jointly sponsored by Speech Communication and Mass Media.  It is…

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…

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…

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…

By Kaitlyn Redish VSU First Lady Dr. Dacia Charlesworth and Speech Communication Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Mitchell were the good natured victims of the third annual VSU Public Relations Student Society of America Roast on Nov. 17. Charlseworth was roasted and toasted by her husband, VSU President Dr. William McKinney, and Will Jimerson, a former…

By:  Arielle Sanders Millennials—the generation of young adults born between 1982 and 2000—are coming of age in the workplace, and Dr. Shirley Serin is interested in how this generation is faring as public relations professionals. She and her research partner, Dr. Diane Krider, who teaches public relations at Central Michigan University, spent the summer conducting…