Communication Department News: Spring 2010
- Jim Danowski's research paper, Measuring Quality in Communication Doctoral Education Using Network Analysis of Faculty-Hiring Patterns, co-authored with George A. Barnett, Thomas Hugh Feeley, & Jordan Stalker was just published in this issue of the Journal of Communication. 5.26.2010
- Congrats to our colleague Andrew Rojecki, who was recently elected to the Graduate College Awards Committee. 5.7.2010
- Please join us for our Annual Awards in Communication ceremony, on Wednesday, April 28th, from 12-1pm, at the Library Room (adjacent to the Dean's Room). This is an opportunity to recognize undergraduate and graduate students in Communication, and celebrate our program. Coffee/tea and snacks will be served. We will begin promptly at noon, and look forward to seeing you all. RSVPs may be forwarded to Mamie Gray, at mamie@uic.edu. 4.19.2010
- Dr. Hui-Ching Chang's paper (w/ co-author R. Holt), "Naming China: An Analysis of Taiwan's National Day Speeches," has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Language and Politics. Another paper R. Holt and H.-c. Chang's "A season in Syberia: Gameplay as Activity in Point-and-Click Adventure Video Games" has been awarded Top Panel Paper, by the Game Studies Interest Group, of the International Communication Association, for the Singapore 2010 conference. 4.19.2010
- A reminder that we are having our final brown bag of the year, on Job and the Interviewing process this Wednesday, April 21, at noon, in 1169BSB. Bring your lunches and your questions! 4.19.2010
- Gonca Noyan, whose paper,"Inaugural Speeches of U.S. Presidents on the brink of War" was accepted to the 101st annual Eastern Communication Association Conference, April 22-25, 2010 in Baltimore. 4.16.2010
- Will Gartside and Wiliam Aungst's Abu Ghraib paper “Abuse Versus Torture at Abu Ghraib: A Demonstration of Cultural Dissonance Reduction Framing” was accepted at the UIC Peace and War Graduate Student Conference. 4.13.2010
- James Kyong Cho's paper " Online religious community: A discourse analysis of Christian discussion forums," was accepted for presentation at the 7th International Conference on Media, Religion, and Culture in Toronto in August. 4.13.2010
- Jim Danowski, Associate Professor in Communication, will be interviewed by the News@7 Show, airing on HealthyLife.Net daily at 7am PST, on cultural values and the internet. HealthyLife.Net has 3 million listeners each month,and is syndicated 24/7 over 27 networks, reaching 108 countries with 82.7% in 1,240 cities in all 50 states. 4.13.2010
- Kevin Barnhurst's paper, "Symbolic Interaction and the Crisis of Journalism: Bridging the Divide between Standard Practice and New Technologies," was accepted for presentation at NCA in SF, by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. 4.13.2010
- Adriane Stoner's paper, "The Study Abroad Experience as Portrayed in U.S Print Media: A Quantitative Content and Semantic Network Analysis," was recently accepted to NCA, and both Adriane and Federica Fornaciari's short course "Using a Wiki Platform as a Collaborative Teaching and Learning Tool to Build a Bridge Between Traditional and Online Learning Environments," was also accepted to NCA. 4.8.2010
- Sabrina Pasztor, Ginnifer Mastarone and Elycia Taylor, had their short course on "Bridging Cultures: Maximizing Student Learning Experiences in Multicultural Collegiate Classrooms" accepted to NCA. 4.8.2010
- Jim Danowski has been invited to co-edit Communication and Technology, Volume 5 of the Handbook of Communication Sciences, along with European editor Lorenzo Cantoni. 4.2.2010
- Gonca Noyan's paper "Framing `Islam` and `America` in Competitive Environments: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. President Obama`s and Iranian President Ahmedinejad`s Speeche" was accepted to NCA in the International and Intercultural Communication Division. 4.1.2010