What are your summer plans?
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
Hidden Places to Study on Campus
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
Wilkinson College Presents to the European Union
Wilkinson College’s initiative in Creative and Cultural Industries has led to an invitation to present to the European Union in Washington DC. Addressing delegates from all 28 member states, Dean Patrick Fuery, Dr Kelli Fuery (Dodge College), Natalie Lawler (Arts Preparator) and Shannon Halverson (coordinator of the CCI) spoke on the College’s work in this
Annual Ceramics Sale
It’s back! The Annual Ceramics Sale! Come out to the Piazza and see the student created ceramics and purchase something original! Sale begins on Monday, May 9 – Friday, May 13, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Got questions? You can contact Professor David Kidde at (714) 997-6748.
Com Studies Alumna Whitney Caldwell, ’14, Puts Her Skills to Work at the Big Speak
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
Communicating Science Through the Arts: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Interstellar
Please join us on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. to hear Kip Thorne — Communicating Science Through the Arts: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Interstellar in Musco Center for the Arts. This is part of the Bensussen Visting Artist Lecture Series. Kip Thorne will describe his remarkable experiences conveying the essence of
Dr. Michelle Miller-Day: Transforming Aspiration into Passion
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
The Professor with a Bluegrass Soul
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
SCC Alumna Alexia Lyons, ’15, Thrives Advertising World
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
Big Data Communication with Ralph Schroeder
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