Communication Department News: 2008
- The Department of Communication is having an Open House on Friday, February 13, 2009 from noon until 3:00 p.m. for
prospective Graduate Students. Students will get a chance to meet faculty, staff, and present graduate students. Lunch
will be provided as well as an opportunity to tour the campus.The event occurs in the Behavioral Sciences Building, room
1169. For moreinformation, call the Department at 312-996-3187 to reserve a seat. For a map of the building,
see Campus & Local Information and scroll down
to Maps. 12.4.2008
- Department celebrates Dace Kezber's 15 years with the University.
- Steve Jones, UIC professor of communication, is quoted in a
Northwest Herald article on the impulsive use of cell phones and e-mail.
- Jack Jones was elected secretary of the Rhetorical Criticism and Theory Division of
CSCA at the 2008 convention.
- Andy Rojecki's manuscript, titled "Political Culture and Disaster Response: The Great Floods of 1927 and 2005" has
been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of
Media, Culture & Society.
- Jim Danowski and Jordan Stalker, collaborated with colleagues on a study analyzing the centrality of all 103 doctoral
degree granting Communication programs. The article has been accepted for publication in the
Journal of Communication.
Barnett, G., Danowski, J., Feeley, T., & Stalker, J. (forthcoming) Measuring Quality in Communication Doctoral
Education Using Network Analysis of Faculty Hiring Patterns. Journal of Communication.
- James Danowski won the 2008 election in the International Communication Association
(ICA) as Secretary of the large and growing ICA division, Communication and Technology (CAT). Thirty years ago in
1978 he was its Founding Chair.
- John "Jack" Jones discussed the public speaking skills of President-elect Obama in comparison to President John F.
Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during an interview Nov. 4, 2008 with Times Now,
a 24-hour English language television news channel based in India. 11.24.2008
- The Department of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago
welcomes our new Head, Zizi Papacharissi, new Faculty member Elaine Yuan, and Visiting Faculty Diem-My Bui, Camille Yale,
and Debra Melican. See the Faculty page for more
information. 08.17.2008
- The Department of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago
invites applicants for 2 Visiting Assitant Professor positions.
Located in the heart of Chicago, UIC is a
Carnegie Research/Extensive University with 16,000 undergraduates, 6,500 graduate students, and 3,000 professional
students. The Department of Communication has 11 full-time faculty, approximately 100 undergraduate majors, 25 M.A.
students, and 6 Ph.D. students in a doctoral program focused on the relationship between technology and communication. See
the Faculty Search page for more information. 3.07.2008
- The 5th annual University of Illinois Communication Collaboration Conference runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 11,
2008 at UIC. See the 2008 UICC web site for the initial call for papers. 2.11.08
