Communication Studies Department

Communication Professor Honored as Exemplary Teacher

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November 6, 2013

While on sabbatical in Vienna, Austria, communication studies professor Karla Jensen continued her own study of German while immersing herself in a new culture.

Current Undergraduates

Communicating Through Dialogue: Students’ Project Brings Campus Together to Talk About Race

Patty Hawk (left) & Candice Howell have supported Caty Reed

Published

April 29, 2013

Four years ago this month Caty Reed sat at her high school graduation and listened to a speaker tell her and her fellow classmates that they could change the world.

Communication Scholar Addresses Creative, Sustainable Approach to Decision Making; Watch Lecture

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April 2, 2013

An organizational communication expert delivered this year’s Lambda Pi Eta Communication Lecture on April 11.

Communication Class Participates in Life-Saving Research Project

Students present their final communication

Published

December 21, 2012

The nearly 2,000 hours that students enrolled in the Communication Research Methods class spent on their semester project not only saved their grade, but may potentially save lives too.

Hunger Games: Class Takes Firsthand Look at Local Poverty Issues

Students in Dr. Droogsma's liberal arts seminar

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November 6, 2012

First year students in Rachel Droogsma’s Liberal Arts Seminar, “The Hunger Games,” are not taking just any introductory college course.

NWU Communication Professor is First American to Judge Croatian Film Festival

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October 29, 2012

Nebraska Wesleyan’s Communication Studies Department likes to refer to its students and faculty as “Communication Superheroes.” Dave Whitt, Associate Professor of Communication, is no exception.

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Current Undergraduates

Graduate and Adult Students

Alumni and Friends

Communication Professor Honored for Empowering Students

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May 15, 2012

A communication studies professor has been honored for empowering, inspiring, and demanding nothing but excellence from her students.

Presidential Communication Expert to Discuss Political Advertising and 2012 Election

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March 26, 2012

A presidential communication expert will share his take on the 2012 electoral campaign at an upcoming Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture.

Students Use Dialogue Training, Community Service For Lesson On Interfaith Communication

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December 20, 2011

This fall, Droogsma taught a liberal arts seminar for first-year students called “Better Together.” The seminar focused on interfaith communication using the Interfaith Youth Core model.

NWU Student Has Life-Changing Experience With African Internship

The school children show Shepherd their corn crop

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October 14, 2011

Shepherd spent six weeks in Tanzania as the first international intern for the National 4-H Council. He was tasked with visiting 4-H clubs in Africa to learn how they operate and help them become more productive and efficient.

Gilligan Recognized With Communication Award

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June 1, 2011

Brad Gilligan of Fremont has been honored by Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Communication Studies Department.

Gilligan has been awarded the Kaye-Boatman Award for Outstanding Senior in the Communication Studies Department.

Tomorrow’s Leaders Discuss Solutions to Pressing Global Issues at Clinton Global Initiative University

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April 4, 2011

Twelve Nebraska Wesleyan University students have returned from San Diego, Calif., where they joined 1,200 of their peers to discuss solutions to pressing global issues.

Expert to Discuss Intercultural Communication and Health Care at NWU Lecture

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March 2, 2011

A communication studies professor who has spent a significant amount of her scholarship researching intercultural conflict and health care will present a lecture Thursday, March 10 at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

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NWU Student's Internship Satisfies Her Passion For Agriculture

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January 18, 2011

Nebraska Wesleyan University junior Shannon Wietjes has a passion for agriculture.

She wants people to know milk comes from a cow, not a jug; that the loaf of bread on the kitchen counter is the result of a wheat farmer’s hard work; that the United States’ food supply is comparatively inexpensive.

Gender Communication Class Recognized For Work With Homeless

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December 8, 2010

In August, Nebraska Wesleyan University student Alex Ulmer wrote about his stereotype of a homeless person.

Uneducated…not willing to find work…lazy were just a few words that came to mind.

Research Project Sends NWU Students to Comedy Central Rally

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November 1, 2010

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students have returned from Washington, D.C., where they were among an estimated 250,000 mildly politically frustrated activists.

Seniors Brad Gilligan and Shana Perry attended the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” hosted October 30 by Comedy Central funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

Get to Know: Rachel Droogsma, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

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September 21, 2010

Rachel Droogsma understands what its like to be in the minority.

Droogsma earned both her master’s degree and Ph.D from Howard University, a historically black university. That experience significantly shaped her personal and professional interests. Now she is teaching intercultural and gender communication classes at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Karla, Travis Jensen Win Internationalization Award for Promoting NWU Overseas

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May 7, 2010

Five students from Austria and Germany will study at Nebraska Wesleyan University next fall.

Their enrollment is a result of the many campus visits made by Travis and Karla Jensen.

Students’ Organizational Identity Project Draws Accolades From Company Officials

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March 8, 2010

When Nebraska Wesleyan University students Lauren Jablonski, Katie Paloucek and Rachel Andersen received their semester assignment for their Organizational Communication class, they envisioned many late nights at the library.