JOHN R. CUNNINGHAM
One Bear Place - 97368
Waco, TX76798 - 7368
(254) 710-6918
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EDUCATION:
PURDUEUNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN
Master of Arts Degree
GraduateMajor: Organizational Communication
Minor: Industrial Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree
UndergraduateMajor: Speech Communication
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
8/94-PresentBAYLORUNIVERSITY, Department of Communication Studies
Senior Lecturer
COURSES TAUGHT
CSS 3306 -Interviewing
CSS 4302 - Communication Training and Development
CSS 4V85 - Special Problems in Oral Communication
CSS 4306 - Communication Research
PRD 2101 - Professional Development
- I created course this course for students in the
College of Arts and Sciences
8/87-5/94PURDUEUNIVERSITY,Department of Communication
Instructor of Speech Communication
COURSES TAUGHT
COMM 3306 - Principles of Interviewing
COMM 1302 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Communication Association
American Society for Training and Development
PUBLICATIONS:
Cunningham, John R. (5th Edition). Get a Job: Interview Survival Skills
for College Students, McGraw-Hill.
Cunningham, John R. (1998). The Inside Scoop: Recruiters Tell College Students their Secrets for Success in the Job Search. McGraw-Hill.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Abernathy, Glenn, Bruschke, Jon and Cunningham, John (2004). How
Salary Communicates: A Test of Inducement and Reward Models
In the Context of Major League Baseball. Louisiana Communication
Journal, 6, 19-42.
COMPLETED SCREENPLAYS
Rocket- 2006
-Finalist (top 10) out of over 3,000 screenplays in the Screenplay Festival
- Honorable mention (top 25) in the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Snowball Effect - 2008
Wing Mutt - Optioned to a production company in June 2008. Production
scheduled to begin in 2009.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The Employment Interview
Behavioral Interviewing
Training and Development
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Honorary Football Captain, November 2003 and 2005
Awarded Graduate Faculty Status – Fall 2004
FACULTY SERVICE:
BAYLORUNIVERSITY:
BaylorCareerServiceCenter
- Present seminars on job search topics each semester
- Assist in conducting Mock interviews
- Train employees on Behavioral Interviewing Techniques
American Marketing Association
- Present seminar on resume writing
Phi Beta Lambda – Professional Business fraternity
- Present seminar on resume and cover letter writing
Sing Advisory Committee
Faculty Athletic Council
Career Services Advisory Committee
MBA program
- Present seminar on resume and cover letter writing to
200 graduate business students
Department of Communication Studies
- Represent department at Spring/Fall Premiere
- Academic Advisor
- Career Counselor
School of Social Work
- Present seminar on Behavioral Interviewing and
evaluate graduate student interviews
College of Arts and Sciences Advising (CASA)
- Advise 78 Speech Communication and Communication
Specialist majors during the Fall and Spring semesters
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Waco Animal Shelters Board of Directors
- Vice President, Executive Committee
- Chairperson of the Education Committee
- Member of Public Relations Committee
- Talk to elementary school children about humane animal care
Member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church in Hewitt, TX