Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Terry Lindvall, C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought Professor of Communication Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 12, Mark Williams” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 11/29/16 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm, EST Description: this 12th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Terry Lindvall, C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought Professor …
Teaching Inter-racial Communication in a Christian Context
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Derrick Rosenior, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Chair of Communication Department, Vanguard University; Director of the Lewis Wilson Institute for Pentecostal Studies Presentation Title: “Teaching Inter-racial Communication in a Christian Context” Date: 11/17/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: The issues of race, racism, discrimination, and prejudice have long dominated the American cultural psyche. Every aspect of American life, including …
What Is Higher about this Education? (by Joel Ward)
What is higher about this education? Joel Ward, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication, Geneva College, (jsward@geneva.edu) The question of what higher education demands has recently received notable attention in public conversation. Many have been quick to both defend and deconstruct higher education as we currently practice it in American colleges and universities. As in past decades, arguments have become necessary …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Mark Williams
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Mark Williams, Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 11, Mark Williams” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 11/04/16 Time: 6:00-7:00 pm, EST Description: this 11th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Mark Williams, Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento. Join Dr. Williams as he answers foundational …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Terje Skjerdal
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Terje Skjerdal, Associate Professor, NLA University College, Norway, Department of Journalism and Media Studies Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 10, Terje Skerdal” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 10/28/16 Time: 2:00-3:0 pm, EST Description: this 10th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Terje Skjerdal, Associate Professor, NLA University College, Norway, …
The Role of Character in Communication
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Annalee Ward, Director, Wendt Character Initiative, Dubuque University Presentation Title: “The Role of Character in Communication” Date: Wednesday, October 19 Time: 8-9 pm, EST Description: “Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he” (Publius Syrus). The relationship between good moral character and good communication are inseparable. How might …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Dennis Smith
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Dennis Smith, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Regional Liaison, Brazil and Southern Cone Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 9, Dennis Smith” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 09/14/16 Time: 6:00-7:0 pm, EST Description: this 9th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Dennis Smith, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Regional Liaison, Brazil and Southern Cone. Join Dr. …
New Guest Blogger, Dr. Sam Ebersole, “Jesus Christ. . . Documentary Film Maker?”
We recently posted a blog by CCSN guest blogger for August, Dr. Samuel Ebersole, Colorado State University. Enjoy and share widely. Thanks. Jesus Christ. . . Documentary Film Maker? (by Samuel Ebersole) Peace, Robert
Jesus Christ. . . Documentary Film Maker? (by Samuel Ebersole)
Jesus Christ. . . Documentary Film Maker? Samuel Ebersole, Ph.D., Professor of Communication, Colorado State University, Pueblo (samuel.ebersole@csupueblo.edu) Part I: Cinéma Vérité Cinéma Vérité. Noun: a style of filmmaking characterized by realistic, typically documentary motion pictures that avoid artificiality and artistic effect and are generally made with simple equipment. As a scholar and practitioner who studies media effects and teaches at a state …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Greg Spencer
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Greg Spencer (Ph.D., University of Oregon), Professor of Communication Studies, Westmont College. Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 8, Greg Spencer” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 08/30/16 Time: 6:30-7:30 pm, EST Description: this eighth installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Gerald Mast, Professor of Communication Studies, Westmont College. Join Dr. Spencer as he …
