While thinking about your academic program, don't forget extracurricular activities are an important part of your collegiate experience.
The Communication Studies Club is comprised of undergraduate students interested in Communication Studies who desire to work together in the areas of community service, professional networking and social support. The club exists to encourage camaraderie and communication between students and faculty, to serve students in the pursuit of their educational and career goals and to provide a social outlet for Communication Studies majors and minors. Students meet weekly.
Contact one of the advisors or the main office for information about the club's meeting times.
Advisor:
Bruce Hyde
308-5162
R 203A
rbruce@stcloudstate.edu
Comm Club hosted their spring banquet on April 12, 2012, at 7 p.m. at the Le St. Germain.
Comm Club hosted the Bone Marrow Drive on Thursday, April 28th, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Atwood Cascade Room. Be The Match!
Comm Club was awarded a SIFE/Target "Best On-Campus Community Service Project" for the Bone Marrow Drive. They were recognized at the Excellence in Leadership banquet April 25, 2007, and received $250.
Players Performance Group
The Players Performance Group is a co-curricular student organization dedicated to exploring social issues and diverse communication strategies through theatrical performance. No previous performance experience is necessary. We create performances through improvisation and group collaboration. Players does many on-campus performances and travels to national performance festivals to share their work with other universities.
Director:
Jennifer Tuder
308-3125
R 107B
jltuder@stcloudstate.edu
Spring 2012 Players Performance Season
All performances are free and presented in Eastman Hall 201
2010-2011 SCSU Talking Huskies
Forensics is the competitive speech and debate team for SCSU. Forensics strives to create competition, competence, and camaraderie through in-class, one-on-one, and peer coaching. Members of the program compete at regional and national tournaments throughout the year. Forensics provides students with the opportunity to grow as a person, communicator and performer; the opportunity to strengthen research and organizational skills; the opportunity to experience literature and topics; and the opportunity to share performances in a variety of contexts. The Speech & Debate program hosts two tournaments each year--The Icebox Classic Speech & Debate Invitational and the Winter Wrap-Up High School Speech Tournament --along with participating in various community/service projects.
Director:
Scott Wells
308-3000
R 211A
sdwells@stcloudstate.edu
SCSU Debate Team Returns as National Champions!
On March 16-18, the St. Cloud State University’s Speech and Debate Team returned from the 99th Annual Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament—the largest in its history—with finalists and a national championship in novice Parliamentary Debate.
This year’s tournament was held in Kansas City, Kansas. Participants filled over 1100 event slots and schools from 69 colleges performed in fifteen individual events as well as four types of debate. Pi Kappa Delta sponsored the first national forensic tournament in 1914 and today has active chapters on more than 215 college campuses. The focus of the organization is positive competition, community service, leadership, scholarship, and camaraderie.
“Wow! This is a great group of students. I am very proud of their hard work and efforts this year,” said Scott Wells, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of SCSU Forensics. “A national championship is an amazing feat and well deserved.”
The annual Icebox Classic Intercollegiate Speech and Debate Tournament was held on Friday, February 3 - Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Spring Forensics Showcase was held on Thursday, March 29, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Eastman Hall 201. Presentations from the award-winning SCSU Forensics Team will be featured.
Sumer High School Speech Workshop will be held July 24 through July 28, 2012.
Click on the slideshow to see pictures from the Forensics team.
Conflict Resolution Services for Students is a group of volunteer student peer mediators who provide free mediation and conflict coaching services to SCSU students and groups. The team also serves as a resource for those looking for assistance with conflict and/or communication skills.
Advisors:
Jeff Ringer Collette Rubel
308-5540 308-2903
R 204A R 216B
ringer@stcloudstate.edu csrubel@stcloudstate.edu
For more information on Conflict Resolution Services check out their website. You can also contact them at (320) 308-3009, AMC 127, or e-mail crs@stcloudstate.edu.
Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the honorary society of the National Communication Association (NCA). The organization's title symbolizes the three ingredients of persuasion identified by Aristotle: Lambda = logos, or logic; Pi = pathos, or emotions; and Eta = ethos, or credibility and ethics.
The SCSU Lambda Pi Eta Chapter seeks to foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement and to stimulate interest in the study of communication. Membership Opportunity for students is available in the spring.
You need to have a 3.0 GPA overall with a 3.25 GPA in the Communication Studies major. You must have 60 credits minimum completed and 12 credits completed in CMST to qualify.
Advisor:
Renee Strom
308-1291
R G12B
restrom@stcloudstate.edu
St. Cloud State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer.
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