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Paper cowritten by Dr. Ellen Gorsevski, Canchu Lin and Ray Schuck wins Top Paper Ranking

The paper submitted to the Association for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS) for the NCA 2009 Convention by Ellen Gorsevski, Canchu Lin and Ray Schuck has been ranked as a top paper.  

 

Title of Paper:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: How The Rhetoric of Globalization Elides Human Rights in ‘The Bodies’ Museum Exhibits

 

The following is the time and place scheduled for this top paper panel:

Sat, Nov 14 – 2:00pm – 3:15pm

Place: Palmer House Hilton, Salon 3, Chicago, IL

 

 CONGRATULATIONS!!

 

 

 

Dr. Oliver Boyd Barrett invited to appear on panel for AEJMC

Dr. Oliver Boyd-Barrett will be appearing on the following panel (representing international communication research) at AEJMC:
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly is organizing a panel: “Does Journalism and Mass Communication Research Matter?”  with leading scholars in the several different fields (international communication, health communication, political communication, and new media) for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention in Boston on August 6 Thursday from 5:00p.m.-6:30 p.m.  

At its Business Meeting on May 21, the ICA’s Division of Global Communication and Social Change presented Dr. Boyd-Barrett with a plaque in honor of his leadership during the transition to full Divisional Status within ICA.  The inscription read: The International Communication Association Division of Global Communication and Social Change Honors Oliver Boyd-Barrett for His Years of Service, Dedication and Leadership during a Time of Organizational Transition.

Chicago, Il, May 22, 2009

Dr. Michael Butterworth’s Essay published: “Do You Believe in Nationalism? American Patriotism in Miracle.”

Examining Identity in Sports Media (http://www.amazon.com/Examining-Identity-Sports-Heather-Hundley/dp/1412954606/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241712190&sr=8-2), edited by Heather Hundley and Andrew Billings, has been released by Sage.  It includes Mike Butterworth’s essay, “Do You Believe in Nationalism? American Patriotism in Miracle.”

 

Dr. Gorsevski accepted to participate in summer training program of the Kroc Institute for Peace

Dr. Ellen Gorsevski been accepted as part of a team of BGSU faculty to participate in the prestigious summer training program of the Kroc Institute for Peace, which will be held this June 14 -19 at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.  This is a competitive program and not all applicants were accepted, so it’s a positive step for BGSU’s Peace and Conflict Studies Minor, and it will be helpful training for all of us involved.

Making “The Choice” Inside the production of the FRONTLINE documentary on the 2008 Presidential Candidates

Colette Neirouz is a Coordinating Producer with Boston’s Kirk Documentary Group, producer of FRONTLINE programs for PBS. A 2004 BGSU Journalism graduate, her work has been recognized by both Emmy and Peabody Awards. She has been involved with several documentaries including “Inside the Meltdown,” “Bush’s War,” “The Torture Question,”and “Cheney’s Law.”

Thursday, March 19th at 6:30pm

West Hall Room 121

 

 

Sponsored by the Department of Journalism Florence & Jesse Courier Foundation

 

 

Top Three Student Paper in ICA’s Organizational Communication Division for the 2009 Convention

Congratulations to Deepa Oommen, whose paper originally for Dr. Canchu Lin’s COMS 655 Organizational Communication class spring 2008  has been accepted and ranked as a Top Three Student Paper in ICA’s Organizational Communication Division for the 2009 Convention. This award is also accompanied with a grant of $250 plus a waiver of conference registration fee.

Dr. Stephen Croucher’s recent publications and awards

Stephen Croucher in the Department of Interpersonal Communication had an article published in the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication: “French-Muslim Reactions to the Law Banning Religious Symbols in Schools: A Mixed Methods Analysis.”

 

Croucher also had an article published in Communication Education along with current doctoral students (Bridget Long, Michael Meredith, Deepa Oommen and Matthew Lamb) and former MA student (Emily Steele): “Factors predicting organizational identification with intercollegiate forensics teams.”

 

Croucher was also awarded a top paper award by the Language and Social Interaction Division of the 2009 International Communication Association for this year’s conference for the following paper: “How limiting linguistic freedoms influences the cultural adaptation process: An analysis of the French-Muslim population.” He will present this paper at the ICA convention in Chicago in May.