Speech Communication Active Student Learning Opportunities

Speech Communication Active Student Learning Opportunities

Publications

Anderson, T. (2001). ISTAs relationship to high school and college forensics.

Journal of the Illinois Speech and Theater Association, 70, 23-31.

Huber, F. (2001). Defining the communication discipline. Journal of the Illinois

Speech and Theater Association, 70, 13-22.

Presentations

Martinez, C. (2002) "Connecting People: An Exploration of Building an Intranet

through Autoethnography." Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI. April 4-7, 2002.

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Culp, M. (2002). Communication Apprehension among Honor Students.

Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished Undergraduate Honors Thesis.

Jay Piatt, Being Mediaeval. Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished

Undergraduate Honors Thesis.

Graduate Student Theses

Aldredge, A. (2001). The convergence theory: Causal affects of media violence

communicated to our youth. Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Cartledge, J. (2002). Is the internet displacing other types of media? Eastern

Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Crase-Moritz, S. (2002). Calvin Kline: Semiotic phenomenology. Eastern Illinois

University, Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Gleason, C. (2001). A comparative study of standard American English and non-

standard American English accents. Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Jones, J. (2002) The rural public television system: The paradox of identity and

role. Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Shannon, M. (2001). CMC technology in the classroom: A look from a

professors point of view. Eastern Illinois University, Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Stockwell, Jim, (2002). Phidippides Revisited. Eastern Illinois University,

Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Student Community Projects

•  Big Brothers, Big Sisters – students refurbished computers, installed office network, created organizational Web site, trained staff in site maintenance.

•  Coles County Court Appointed Special Advocate – Students created organizational Web site and trained staff in site maintenance.

•  Volunteer Project – Students manage a web site that lists volunteer opportunities in the Coles County area.

•  Project Access – Students collect old computers, refurbish them and then distribute them to local agencies that can use them.

•  Coles County Electronic Village – A site providing information on Coles county

Graduate School Acceptances (2001 - 2002)

Students accepted to the following institutions:

•  University of South Florida

•  Northern Illinois University

•  University of Texas, Austin

•  Eastern Illinois University

•  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

•  University of Illinois at Springfield

•  San Diego State University

Student Audio and Video Productions

o  WEIU-FM Sports Productions

o  Campus News Program (Fall 2002)

o  WEIU-TV Newswatch (nightly student news production)

Internships and Practica

Public Relations Internships

•  Fifty two different sites were used by our interns - 78 interns

•  Some examples of internship sites

•  Ronald McDonald Charity - Chicago

•  Provena St. Joseph Medical Center - Joliet

•  Ingersoll-Rand/Blaw Knox - Mattoon

•  Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company - Mattoon

•  Illinois State Police - Springfield

•  Joliet Mall - Joliet

•  Hyatt Regency - Milwaukee

•  Bass/Schuler Entertainment - Chicago

•  Disney World - Orlando, FL

•  Representative Dale Righter - Charleston

•  Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center - Mattoon

•  Champaign County Convention & Visitors Bureau - Champaign

•  Museum of Science and Industry – Chicago

Television

•  Ten different sites were used by our interns - 23 interns

•  Some examples of internship sites

•  WCIA - Champaign

•  WEIU-TV - Charleston

•  The Prairie Production Group - Champaign

•  Chicago Land TV - Oak Brook

•  ESPN - Chicago

•  NBC Channel 5 - Chicago

•  WLS TV – Chicago

•  ABC Sports

Radio

•  Five different sites were used by our interns - 7 interns

•  Some examples of internships sites

•  WLBH - Mattoon

•  101.9 FM The Mix - Chicago

•  WXRT - Chicago

•  WBBM - Chicago

•  WMCI-WHQQ-WWGO - Mattoon

Practica

•  Practicum sites are on campus. - 35 practicum students

•  Some examples of practicum directors

•  Dr. Christine Helsel

•  Dr. Gail Mason

•  Mr. Jack Ashmore

•  Dr. Mark Borzi

•  Dr. Melanie Mills

•  Dr. Doug Bock