Name: Nicole L. Thompson Age: 22 Hometown: Newark, NJ Major/Minor: Communication Studies (Radio/TV/Film Track), Integrated Performing Arts Minor Graduation Year: 2014 How did you first become interested in TV and Film? Well, that really started for me at a very young age and I give credit to God for guiding my footsteps to the career that I have now. I…
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“Deep Discoveries” Tours are Top-Rated: TCNJ Experiences the Real Africa
Ewing, NJ: What do Nelson Mandela, Clint Eastwood, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and The College of New Jersey all have in common? To offer themselves, their clients and friends the exploration of a lifetime, they all found the best guide in South Africa: Barry Fuller. Nelson Mandela asked Barry to guide visiting dignitaries in…
TCNJ Lauded for Elaborating the Swarthmore Liberal Arts Model
With colleges and universities under mounting pressure to produce quickly employable grads, one wonders whether the model of the small liberal arts college—which advocates seminar-style teaching and espouses values of respect, tolerance, and living simply—is transferable.
National Healthcare Activist Regina Holliday Visits The College
Regina Holliday, a healthcare advocate, shared her emotional past that motivated her to make a difference. On February 19th, 2014, Holliday came to visit Professor Yifeng Hu’s “New Media and Health Communication” class to discuss her nation-wide movement, The Walking Gallery. She also presented her inspiring story to a large audience of students and faculty…
Communication Studies Seniors Gear Up for Exciting Grad Schools and Careers in Health
As the semester winds down and the weather warms up, seniors across campus are seen standing in line to pick up their graduation caps and gowns, finalizing post-graduation party plans, and saying some of their last goodbyes. Ashley Reed, Maidel de la Cruz, Jordan Kohn, and Kelsey Zinck are among those taking part in the…
Department Commencement Information
Dear Communication Studies Graduates, You and your family are very cordially invited to participate in the Commencement Ceremony for the Department of Communication Studies. The Department’s ceremony will take place at 3:00PM on Thursday, May 15th in the Packer South Gym. The Packer South Gym will be setup with chairs and bleachers, so there will be plenty of…
TCNJ Communication Studies Students Victorious in Human Rights Spring Scholarship
On Saturday, April 12, communication studies students were victorious in presenting refereed papers on coverage of human rights claims at national and state scholars’ conferences. The topics ranged from cross-national coverage of HIV/AIDS ((right to access to health care services, in particular emergency medical treatment) and rape and rape culture (right to personal security) to…
Communication Studies Alumnus Speaks on How Social Media and Crisis Mapping Are Changing the Field
As part of the Brown Bag Series, guest speaker Tom Hipper visited the College in the Mayo Concert Hall on Friday, March 21, for “Communication During Disasters: How Social Media and Crisis Mapping Are Changing the Field.”
Professor Gary Woodward Publishes New Book – “The Rhetoric of Intention in Human Affairs”
The Rhetoric of Intention in Human Affairs is an insightful account of the rhetorical and psychological habits we exhibit when we must explain the reasons others act. The assumption that we can know what motivates another person is fed by more hope than certainty, and yet it is evidence of a very human impulse. Beginning…
Professor Gary Woodward Creates Blog Focusing on Communication in the Digital Age
Dr. Gary Woodward is a Professor, rhetorician, and former Chairperson of the Department of Communication Studies at The College of New Jersey. He has degrees in communication and rhetorical theory from California State University at Sacramento and the University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D. 1972), and regularly teaches courses in Persuasion Theory, Argumentation, and Philosophy of Communication.