Marquette University
COMM
Diederich College of Communication
2014
No. 03
Comm is published for alumni, colleagues and friends of the college. We’d love to hear your feedback and story ideas for future issues. Email timothy.cigelske@marquette.edu.
NEWS 04 05 05 06 07 08 09
Honoring Phylis Ravel 20 years for Axthelm College hosts Insight Summit Series Johnston Hall, through a lens Momentous changes for Student Media Ugland awarded Fulbright to the Czech Republic Students win Midwest college Emmy
DEAN OF THE DIEDERICH COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION Lori Bergen, Ph.D.
FEATURES
EDITORS Lori Bergen, Ph.D. Tim Cigelske, Comm ’04
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In search of solutions: The Diederich College’s fellowship in public service journalism and other innovative programs are training journalists to change the world.
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Finding mindfulness: Communication students and professionals are known for, well, communicating. But can shutting it off make their work better?
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Rebooting the future: Dean Lori Bergen, Ph.D., on changes in the college.
THE GRAPEVINE 20 22 24 26 27
Barbara Weeks Thompson, Jour ’74 Leif Brostrom, Comm ’10, and Jeff Kamin, Comm ’93 Marissa Evans, Comm ’13 Dr. Michael Havice and Dr. Lawrence Soley Nick Ashooh, Jour ’76
END NOTE 28
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Rethinking the audience’s role. By Dr. Pamela Hill Nettleton
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ART DIRECTOR Patrick Castro, LP/w Design Studios
Photography/Illustrations Jen Janviere, M.F.A.; Dan Johnson; Ben Smidt, Grad ’13; University Archives; CBS; NBCUniversal; Shutterstock.
CONTRIBUTORS Monique Collins, Comm ’15; Becky Dubin Jenkins; Dr. Gee Ekachai; Dr. Sarah Bonewits Feldner; Dr. Pamela Hill Nettleton; Stephen Hudson-Mairet; Chris Jenkins; Daria Kempka, Grad ’12; Debra Krajec; Herbert Lowe, Jour ’84, Grad ’14; Julie Rosene; Nicole Sweeney Etter; Liz Thorson, H Sci ’07 Grad ’11; Dr. Joyce Wolburg.
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