Newsletter - UCSB Department of Communication

In this Issue

Awards & Recognitions
"Find out why the Dept of Communication at UCSB is the best!"

Recent Awards & Recognitions

COMM Class Profiles
"Curious about a class?"

Comm 163 - Diffusion of Innovations

Comm 154 - Gamers Have Class

Research Profiles
"What type of research is being conducted by faculty and graduate students in the Dept of Communication?"

Conflict & Media Framing

Media & Intercultural Comm

Perceived Reality of Media

Disengagement from Terrorism

Sampling the Sea

Effects of Pornography

Technology between Parents and Teenagers

People
"Spotlight on Members of the Dept of Communication"

Connie Lundegard

Organizations
"What's going on in student organizations?"

Communication Association

Events
"What's going on in the Dept?"

Personal
"Let's get personal!"

Contact
- Comm Department
- Karen Myers

Newsletter Staff:
Huey Nguyen, Associate Editor, Webmaster, Editorial

Ashley Caldwell, Associate Editor, Editorial

Meghan Malaviya, Associate Editor, Editorial

The Communication Department Moves!

In early September the Department of Communication moved to the new Social Science and Media Studies Building (SS&MS).

Report of the External Review Committee

According to a recent review of the department by the External Review COmmittee, our department is among the tops in the nation, "The quality of the Department of Communication at UCSB is excellent. The department meets high standards for teaching, research, and service. The faculty in the department is among the most productive in the country."

Graduate Awards & Academic Stats

For the 2008-2009 academic year, the Department of Communication received 182 applications for admission to the graduate program. A total of 4% were admitted, compared to 29% university wide.
Record of Success at Conferences

NCA: 14 papers with student authors
ICA: 19 papers with student authors
61% first authored
25 recognized as award winning
Two thesis awards & one dissertation award

Publication rate:

Authors on 25 journal articles and chapters in the past year
80% of them first or second author

Associated Students Awards

Department of Communication: The Greenest Department!

Gamers Have Class

The video gaming industry has exploded in the past decade surpassing that of the movie industry and reaching up to 11.5 billion dollars annually. With such a market, it’s no surprise that many people have become interested in video gaming including our department’s professor Rene Weber, a communication scholar, neuroscientist, and a former game addict.

Graduate Student Excellence Fund

The graduate students in the Department of Communication at UCSB make a significant contribution to research, teaching, and scholarship. Because of their dedication and commitment, our undergraduate students receive special attention inside and outside the classroom. This large and diverse group represents the strength of the department and is critical to the continued success of our ranking in top-tier national communication programs.

Lambda Pi Eta Hosts Fall Grad Panel

The Pi Xi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Honor Society has launched another busy year. On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, LPE hosted its annual Fall Grad Panel which included faculty and graduate students from UCSB's Department of Communication including Professors Walid Afifi, Karen Myers,and Dave Seibold, as well as graduate students Amanda Denes, Andrea Joseph,and Abby Prestin. Panel participants talked about choosing graduate programs, graduate school applications, and criteria that graduate programs use for evaluating applications.

Department of Communication
4005 Social Science & Media Studies
UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020
(805) 893-4479