In 2015, a team comprised of four Southern California schools won second place in the Engineering portion of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition. The team, Team Orange County, was quoted as the most innovative collegiate group the competition had ever seen, missing the first place award by just one point. Team Orange
Dr. Jennifer Bevan keeps racking up the praise and awards for her latest book, entitled, “The Communication of Jealousy (Language as a Social Action)”. The book has just won The International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) book award. “I have studied jealousy since I was in my second semester of graduate school. It interests
For most college students, summer is the most highly anticipated season of the year. For two decades of our lives we’ve been tirelessly completing problem sets, public speeches, and scientific experiments. We’ve spent hours in the library, highlighter in-hand, meticulously annotating readings, drinking enough coffee to awaken a bear in hibernation, and agonizing over midterms
Studying on campus is an great way to get work done while being close to all your professors and resources. For people who commute long distances, studying on campus may be your only option between classes on a long day. However, even if you only live a mile or so from campus, parking can get
Whitney Caldwell graduated in 2014 in Communication Studies. She now lives in Santa Barbara, working for a speakers bureau that manages some of the best-known names in the celebrity, entertainment and business worlds. Whitney facilitates finding, managing and matching good speakers for the right organizations and events. We asked her about her job and how
In 7th grade, Dr. Michelle Miller-Day wrote as part of an assignment that she wanted to become a college professor. Her teacher at the time informed her that, “College professors are almost all men, sweetie. Why don’t you think about being a kindergarten teacher?” This comment could have easily deterred Dr. Miller-Day from a career
Growing up, Professor Travis Bartosh was a shy kid. It wasn’t until his first semester in college when his Communication Studies teacher, who eventually became his mentor, told him something transformational: “communication is a skill.” This made Professor Bartosh think of communication in a whole new way. As a child or teenager, striking up
Alexia Lyons graduated in 2015 with a BA in Strategic and Corporate Communications . She now lives in Mar Vista, California, working for advertising agencies, specifically in Internet marketing. We asked her about her job and how her major prepared her. Tell us about your job. As a whole, I am responsible
On Wednesday, March 30th, the Department of Communication Studies brought in Ralph Schroeder to discuss Big Data Communication. Schroeder is the Director of the Master’s degree program in Social Science and the Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute in the United Kingdom. He is also the author and/or co-author behind a long list
What is an elevator pitch? Well, if by happenstance, you find yourself stuck in an elevator with the CEO of your dream company you have between 30 and 60 seconds to win him/her over. This small window of time where you convince the CEO that he needs you in his company is called an elevator