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Meet the editors Good editors are hard to find — but not if you’re looking in Johnston Hall.
The Diederich College is teeming with faculty members who have recently served as guest editors of some of the top scholarly publications in their fields. Four professors assumed these roles this past year by developing themed issues of academic journals, which were designed to inspire and showcase research on an emerging issue.
Communication studies professor Dr. Robert Shuter directed a special forum on new media and intercultural communication for the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, which produced some of the most widely read articles in that journal’s history. Shuter is also editing a special issue of the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research that will focus on the impact of new media on intercultural communication.
Dr. Joyce Wolburg, associate dean and professor of strategic communication, teamed up with Dr. Vanessa Perry from George Washington University to co-edit a special issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs focusing on the impact of the aging of the American consumer population.
Dr. Lynn Turner, professor of communication studies, was part of an editing partnership. She and her longtime colleague and co-author, Dr. Richard West of Emerson College, co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Family Communication addressing the connections between family communication and culture.
And Dr. Claire Badaracco, who retired last year and is now an emerita professor, served as a guest editor for the Journal for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
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See the difference Do you know a fellow alumnus/a who, through personal or professional achievements, truly embodies the mission of Marquette? Please nominate him or her for an Alumni National Award. View the awards criteria at go.mu.edu/awardscriteria, visit the online nomination form at go.mu.edu/munominate and save the date — the 2013 Alumni National Awards celebration is April 25–27, 2013.
COLLEGE HOLDS NEW CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
With a theme of rebuilding a corporate conscience, the inaugural Corporate Communication Commons brought industry leaders and academics to Marquette to discuss how organizations can restore trust, coalesce around common values and maximize social impact. The April event was highlighted by a keynote presentation from Richard Edelman, president and CEO of Edelman Public Relations. Edelman set the tone when he nominated communication professionals to work to restore public trust in corporations. He ended by declaring the chief communication officer the “conscience of the corporation” and “the future of organizational transformation.” Other guest speakers from the University of Oklahoma, Northwestern Mutual, IBM, the Arthur Page Society and Ogilvy Public Relations shared case studies and research on diverse topics such as social media, transparency and lack thereof, social responsibility, corporate values, and authenticity. Tim Blair, Arts ’91, head of communications for Grant Thornton LLP, said the conference shaped a vision for values-based leadership and decision-making. “It was a pleasure to see Marquette welcome the world-class experts who are forging the future of the corporate communications profession,” he says. Next year’s event is scheduled for March 8, 2013.
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