Communication & Theatre Arts News

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS Thinking of going to graduate school? Wanting to hone your research skills while receiving course credit? Interested in working with faculty conducting cutting-edge research?

The Department of Communication & Theatre Arts invites student applications for research assistants beginning summer and fall semesters 2007. Students will work with department faculty on faculty research projects, and in the process, receive three course credits (COMM 369 – Research Practicum) and invaluable experience.

Requirements:
• Minimum GPA of 3.25
• Completion of core classes and six-hours of upper-level classes in the major
• Acceptance into the program by individual faculty members

For applications, click here. For a list of faculty research projects, click here.

Welcome from the Chair

Greetings—we are delighted that you are visiting our departmental website! Please take a moment to explore our degree programs in Communication, Dance, and Theatre, our wide-ranging curricular, creative, and research interests, and our many related extracurricular activities, such as hosting incoming scholars, artists, and professionals, as well as producing a wide array of plays, dance concerts, debate and forensics events, films and multimedia productions, and an annual film and video festival.

Communication and Theatre Arts is the fastest growing department in the College of Arts and Letter. Our department strives to produce creative, culturally aware, and effective communicators and artists. We are student-centered in an approach that is both theoretical and applied, providing the conceptual grounding for lifelong learning and career flexibility, along with opportunities for professional training and off-campus internships.

If you are already a member of our departmental or university community, please use this site as an information resource. If you are just visiting, feel free to discover the many opportunities in and outside the classroom that we provide. Contact us anytime. Let us know how we can be of service to you. We look forward to meeting you soon as students, colleagues, and friends.

Dr. Gary Edgerton