The Department of Communication WA Weekend Celebration
April 27, 2006

Posted: 05.18.06

The Department of Communication would like to thank Megan Coppersmith and Jamie Rosvall for their hard work and dedication to making this a successful alumni event. Megan is a 2004 graduate of the Department and the president of the Communication Alumni Club. Jamie will graduate this year, at the end of spring quarter.

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A reception at The Daily

Publisher, Kristin Millis shares her vision for the future of The Daily.

Welcome and opening remarks: Gerald J. Baldasty, Chair

Kristin Mills	Gerald Baldasty	Baldasty and Audience

Demonstration of Student Work - Public Service Ads

In fall quarter 2005, undergraduate students in Phil Howard's Basic Concepts of New Media class produced public service ads using personal media such as camera phones, pdas, and simple computer software. An alumni committee of distinguished public affairs experts nominated these ads for airing on the local NBC affiliate, King5.

	Sample PSA	PSA Student Winner

Husky Football Coach Tyrone Willingham

Using a successful athletic program as a positive community communications tool.

	Coach Willingmham and Jerry Baldasty	Coach Willingham

Crispin Thurlow - Communication and globalization

The power of words and images in a changing world, including a poster presentation by students from Dr. Thurlow's COM 470 Discourse Analysis class.

Discourse analysts understand that communication does not simply represent the world but is a powerful means by which we organize and create social reality. In fact, thanks to what scholars call the semioticization of everyday life, language and visual discourse are more powerful nowadays than they have ever been. Professor Thurlow briefly demonstrates this contemporary phenomenon using examples from his research into one of the great hallmarks of globalization: international travel and tourism.

		Professor Crispin Thurlow

Matt McGarritty - Public speaking

Dr. McGarritty talks about how the public speaking program at UW teaches students to overcome their fear of public speaking by finding their natural style as a conversational speaker. He also talks about how students studying public speaking at UW are encouraged to avoid hostile argumentation in favor of a mode of persuasion that seeks to find points of commonality between disagreeing parties. A public speaking student composes and delivers a speech on the spot based on audience requests.

	Student Speaker	Professor Matt McGarrity

Networking/Mentoring Event

Alumni and students make new connections and catch up with old friends.