The Department of Communication is excited to announce the launch of its graduate degree, Master of Arts in Strategic Communication, beginning Spring 2024. This program caters to both traditional students and working professionals. The program is entirely new and still accepting students for the Spring 2024 semester! As a whole, it focuses on facilitating conversations, communication theory, conducting research, and most importantly, real-world application. Continue reading
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Introducing the MA in Strategic Communication: Seniors Can Take Graduate Courses!
The Department of Communication is excited to announce the launch of our new MA in Strategic Communication, beginning Spring 2024. This program caters to both traditional students and working professionals. We offer courses in two formats: asynchronous and hybrid.
- Asynchronous classes are entirely online with no in-person meetings.
- Hybrid courses primarily follow the asynchronous format but include three in-person sessions throughout the semester for discussions and collaborative projects.
For the upcoming spring semester, we are introducing three courses:
- CMM501: Applied Communication Research Methods (asynchronous)
- CMM705: Collaboration, Leadership, and Facilitation (hybrid)
- CMM709: Narrative, Identity and Community (hybrid)
Don’t Miss the Grant Writing Workshop!
Join Steve Densmore and Briana Maloney from Choice Words for an informative session on writing grants! The event will take place Thursday, Oct. 12, from 3 – 4 p.m. in Old Main B125.
It is open to all students and faculty, priority for Communication Studies majors. Scan this QR code to register for the event:
If you have any special accessibility needs, please
contact Amanda Valentin at valentia@newpaltz.edu or
845-257-3450 as soon as possible prior to the event
to make appropriate accommodations.
Introducing Michael Kim, Our New Communication Studies Professor!
Join us in welcoming our new professor in Communication Studies Dr. Michael Kim! Professor Kim is teaching two classes this semester: CMM375 Social Change and Advocacy Communication and CMM353 Persuasion and Social Influence. Professor Kim’s research and teaching are focused on social change communication, specifically, the important roles of communication and media in the process of social change. For example, he investigates how the actors of social change (NGOs, journalists, etc.) communicate about social issues. His courses teach students the strategic and critical thinking that can lead to changing the mechanisms within the social structure and culture.
Professor Kim was born in Bloomington, IN, and grew up in South Korea, where he earned his bachelor’s degree from Hanyang University. He then earned his master’s from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK. In America, he spent a year at The University of Texas at Austin, followed by another 4 years at the University of Miami working toward and then earning his PhD. Before coming to New Paltz, Professor Kim was not familiar with the area, but he always envisioned himself living in the New York area. He loves the location of New Paltz and enjoys the welcoming community. Although it is a completely different climate, both socially and environmentally, compared to Miami and South Korea, Professor Kim is adjusting well and appreciates the engagement from both faculty and students on campus. Professor Kim is ecstatic to be teaching here and broadening his horizons, as this is early in his career in academia.
Professor Kim’s personal interests changed a lot with transition as he moves from place to place; however, he has always enjoyed playing soccer or futsal. In New Paltz he has been exploring the area, hiking and taking walks, and finding his place in the community.
In class, Professor Kim would like to emphasize issues of social change and international development and encourage students with critical thinking. In general, he wants students to be able to think critically and apply what they learn to their area of interest. As this is his first teaching position, Professor Kim is still figuring out his unique teaching style. However, he sees himself more as a mutual facilitator of learning than simply an instructor. He values student engagement and encourages them to be able to relate to the topics and content to their own experiences. His classes will consist of lectures and discussions. Professor Kim wants his students to be approachable and open-minded to lead to an enjoyable classroom experience. He is still experimenting in terms of course design and looks forward to his students to reach out freely with feedback and suggestions about the course, topics, and format.
Learn To Write Grants at our Hands-On Session Thursday, Oct. 12
Be sure to register by using the QR code or clicking here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiTglnmu6wA-uTUDTGI7urCabZPUb58XB2MEyYhEVpwBjVsw/viewform
Interested in a Masters Degree in Strategic Comm? Info Sessions Sept. 26 and Oct. 4 (virtual)
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Congrats to the 2023 Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society Inductees
The Office of Campus Sustainability is Seeking Student Ambassadors for This Fall
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Visiting Professor Pete Madden Shares Insights and Advice from his Investigative Reporting Career
The DMJ department welcomes Pete Madden, an investigative producer for ABC News, as this Spring’s Ottaway Visiting Professor! Madden is teaching a special topics course, DMJ393-01 Investigative Reporting Lab, thanks to the sponsorship of the Ottaway Foundation endowment.