Students innovate for WSDOT

Students innovate for WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation has UW students to thank for putting together some ideas that could possibly be implemented for WSDOT in the future. Friday, June 8, three teams of students came together in the Communication building to…

Students study public discourse on Occupy

Students study public discourse on Occupy

Communication students in lecturer Amoshaun Toft‘s Qualitative Inquiry and Discourse classes have worked all Spring quarter to produce the website, ‘Change the Discourse’, focusing on how the public talks about the Occupy movement. According to the website, “Change the Discourse…

Department celebrates 2011-12 graduates

Department celebrates 2011-12 graduates

During the Department of Communication Graduation Celebration, hundreds of students walked across the stage despite the pouring rain, received warmly by family and friends watching them in the Quad. Graduates from Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012 and Summer 2012…

Department celebrates award-winning students in ceremony

Department celebrates award-winning students in ceremony

Last week students, parents, faculty, alumni and staff gathered to celebrate dozens of students who have earned scholarships and awards. The event included awards for the Foreign Intrigue and Olympia reporting programs, recognition of undergraduate research, a public speaking contest,…

Photographer Steve Shelton revisits Sudan

Photographer Steve Shelton revisits Sudan

The Department of Communication caught up with multimedia journalist Steve Shelton (BA, 1984) as he was preparing for his second trip to the village and refugee camp of Doro, Sudan. Once more partnering with Dr. Allan Kelly of the international…

Wear Purple Give Gold

Wear Purple Give Gold

The Alumni Board invites you to: Wear Purple Give Gold: #UWComm Spring Fundraiser Thursday, April 4, 2013 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Husky Union Building (HUB), The Lyceum UW Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 98195 What: Silent auction and short live…

Middle-schoolers excited by visit to Department

Middle-schoolers excited by visit to Department

On April 18, the Department of Communication hosted about 25 energetic middle-school children on an outing to learn about the social sciences. The school children are part of a group of non-traditional schools emphasizing real-world connections and they were here…