Illinois State University School of Communication

Thank you to Brianna E. Kamp '20 for leading an insightful Career COM-petency session focused on excelling in the event industry! ✨ 

We are #RedbirdProud of faculty member, Blessing Okafor, who won two awards at the National Communication Association conference! 🏆

✨ Meet Haley Roiland Haley is one of our graduate students presenting at the National Communication Association’s 110th Annual Convention this week! ✍ Paper Title: Alice and Betty Cooper: Mother-daughter Estrangement in “Riverdale”   "This study specifically looks at how parent-child estrangement is represented in the media versus reality. Specifically, it is a media analysis of the show “Riverdale” and its depiction of estrangement between a mother and daughter: Betty and Alice Cooper. The results of the study indicated that the themes depicted in the show were in line with current estrangement research on causes for estrangement and the communication behaviors used to reduce or maintain distance in those relationships. Moreover, the relationship between Betty and Alice in 'Riverdale' reflects the reality of parent-child estrangement."

*** Contest is closed *** The weather is getting colder and we have the perfect thing to keep you warm this winter. Enter to win a Illinois State University School of Communication beanie, scarf, and water bottle! Here's how to enter: Follow Illinois State University and Illinois State University School of Communication Like this post Tag a Redbird in the comments you miss ❤️ Six winners will be chosen to receive the SoC merch bundle. Contest closes at noon on Wednesday, November 20. Winners must be based in the U.S. due to shipping restrictions.

The Illinois State University Office of Student Research recently announced two of our graduate students as recipients of the BirdFEEDER grant to support their research efforts! ✍ Grace Adeyemo Research Title: “Can I Cope: Language Barriers and Academic Stress Experiences among International Graduate Students at Illinois State University.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Ventimiglia. Alexis Quick Research Title: “Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Attractiveness: The Impact of CSR on the Workplace Preferences of Generation Z and Millennials.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Hayes. Congratulations Grace and Alexis! 🎉 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gepGHrMk

*** Contest is closed *** The weather is getting colder and we have the perfect thing to keep you warm this winter. Enter to win a Illinois State University School of Communication beanie, scarf, and water bottle! Here's how to enter: Follow Illinois State University and Illinois State University School of Communication Like this post Tag a Redbird in the comments you miss ❤️ Six winners will be chosen to receive the SoC merch bundle. Contest closes at noon on Wednesday, November 20. Winners must be based in the U.S. due to shipping restrictions.

✨ Meet Raechel Zoellick Raechel is one of seven School of Communication graduate students presenting at the National Communication Association’s 110th Annual Convention this month! “Forensics asks a lot of its competitors and coaches. Days of travel, hours of coaching students and logistics work, and being there as a confidante or support system for students as they navigate the high levels of commitment associated with competitive speech and debate especially takes a lot on graduate assistants who are fulfilling these roles in addition to school and coursework. It’s very easy to experience burnout or generally struggle to balance everything which renders full-time coaches or directors of forensics a significant help in providing support and guidance for graduate assistants.” 🗣 Panel Title: Get on board the Mentorship: Building Lasting Connections in Forensics Coaching Staffs Read more about Raechel and other NCA presenters: 🔗: https://lnkd.in/geWVvkg3

✨ Meet Isaac Asare Kwakye Isaac is one of seven School of Communication graduate students presenting at the National Communication Association’s 110th Annual Convention this month! 🗣 Panel Title: Not Our Friends Anymore? A Panel Discussion on the Rise of Anti-Western and Decolonial Sentiments in Africa and its implication on Africa’s Foreign Relations “We will be looking at the impact of colonialism on Africa’s current political sphere. We will be talking about how historical colonial practices have shaped Africa’s foreign policy goals, relationships with external powers, and overall agency in the global arena.” Read more about Isaac and other NCA presenters: 🔗: https://lnkd.in/geWVvkg3

✈️ Taking communication skills to new heights! We are #RedbirdProud of School of Communication alum Ashley Delhotal ’20.

✨ Meet Makayla Roller and Miriam Wolff Makayla and Miriam are two of seven School of Communication graduate students presenting at the National Communication Association’s 110th Annual Convention this month! 📝 Paper Title: “It’s Likely Your Mother’s Fault:” Incel Ideology and Female Family Members “This study examines how incels (involuntary celibates) communities’ misogynistic views affect relations with female family members. Analyzing 30 online incel forum threads, researchers identified four themes in discussions about female relatives: sexual degradation, normalizing violence, blaming mothers for inceldom, and imposing traditional gender roles. Results show that incels’ misogynistic worldviews extend to female family members, demonstrating how online radicalization impacts family relationships. This research provides new insights into misogynistic extremism’s effects on domestic communication.” Read more about their research and other NCA presenters: 🔗: https://lnkd.in/geWVvkg3