News & Events

Cheryl Spainhour is featured in the latest issue of Peace Magazine (Jully/September 2013) for her article, “Operation Dolphin 2012: Underwater Humanitarian Mission.”

Dr. Richard Leeman, full professor and former chair of the Communication Studies department, was recently honored at the UNC Charlotte convocation for 25 years of service at UNC Charlotte. Congratulations to Dr. Leeman for his many years of outstanding service, education and reseach to the department, the colege and the university.

Staci Kuntzman, internship coordinator for the Communciation Studies department, appeared on Charlotte Talks on WFAE (90.7) this morning to discuss the state of internships with Mike Collins. You can listen to the interview here.

Dr. Min Jiang has been appointed by Dean Gutierrez to serve as the next Diversity Coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She will be the second person holding this position (Scott Fitzgerald in Sociology was the inaugural coordinator). In this role, Dr. Jiang will lead focused diversity-related efforts in the college and […]

Dr. Quinlan’s co-authored article (noted below) has been selected for this year’s Anita Taylor Outstanding Published Article or Book Chapter Award presented by the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender. Ellingson, L. E., & Quinlan, M. M. (2012). Beyond the research/service dichotomy: Claiming ALL research products for hiring, evaluation, tenure, and promotion. […]

Provost recognizes CLAS department for teaching excellence By Lynn Roberson May 6, 2013 The Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences recently received the 18th annual Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is granted annually to an academic department, office or program in recognition of its maintaining high-quality […]