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CoMC director recognized with campus diversity award

Jul 8, 2020

Julia Heard Witt, M.Ed., senior director of advising and recruiting for the College of Media & Communication, was recently recognized with a President’s Excellence Award for her work in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion on the Texas Tech University campus.

tags: Creative Media Industries, Spotlight, Staff, Communication Studies, CoMC News, Media Strategies, Advertising, Journalism, Digital Media & Professional Communication, Public Relations

Spring 2020 Banner Bearer: Taylor Plate

May 7, 2020

Taylor Plate, a senior public relations major from Allen, Texas, has been selected as the College of Media & Communication’s banner bearer for the Spring 2020 graduation ceremony. Plate was nominated for her outstanding academic record as an undergraduate student.

tags: Public Relations, Students, Spotlight, CoMC News

Experienced journalist returns to CoMC

Apr 29, 2020

Lucinda Holt, an instructor in the College of Media & Communication, discusses how her experiences shaped her journalism career and led her back to the College.

tags: Journalism, Faculty, Alumni & Friends, CoMC News

Students shine in 2020 PR Showdown

Mar 12, 2020

The annual Texas Tech Public Relations Showdown, now in its sixth year, is a week-long competition that brings together teams of undergraduate students to test their skills through daily challenges.

tags: Alumni & Friends, Students, Faculty, Public Relations, Student Organizations, CoMC News

Harris Institute hosts 2020 Distinguished Lecturer

Mar 12, 2020

The 2020 Thomas Jay Harris Distinguished Lecture Series was held Friday, March 6 at 11:30 a.m. at the International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University and featured speaker Robert G. Picard, Ph.D., an established academic expert on media management and economics.

tags: Alumni & Friends, Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic and International Communication, CoMC News, Faculty

CoMC Student Receives Achievement Award

Feb 28, 2020

Anwen Pope, a senior majoring in creative media industries from Austin, was one of this year’s recipients of the Student Academic Leadership Awards from the Texas Tech Parents Association’s annual Faculty & Student Awards Breakfast Reception.

tags: Creative Media Industries, CoMC News, Students

Public Relations Professor Studies Climate Change Engagement, Perceptions

Feb 20, 2020

Haoran Chu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University, studies how motivation is affected by message framing.

tags: Research, Public Relations, CoMC News, Faculty, Spotlight

Researcher Discovers Passion for Organizational, Computer-Mediated Communication

Feb 19, 2020

Bolanle Olaniran, a professor of communication studies in the Texas Tech College of Media & Communication, studies organizational communication in a variety of ways, still focusing on the computer-mediated side, but paying attention to new technologies, such as social media, and their impact.

tags: CoMC News, Spotlight, Research, Communication Studies, Faculty

Researcher Continues Life's Work as International Media and Communication Expert

Feb 7, 2020

A professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries at the Texas Tech College of Media & Communication, Eko's work focuses on media and communication in a variety of forms – human rights, freedom of expression and comparative and international communication.

tags: Research, CoMC News, Spotlight, Creative Media Industries, Faculty, Journalism

Professor researches how gamers choose digital IDs

Jan 15, 2020

The College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University has been leading the charge to meet the demand for broader curriculum offerings and research related to video games. Megan Condis, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, is one of the faculty members who have been brought on board to do just that.

tags: CoMC News, Research, Faculty, Spotlight, Communication Studies

Master's Report vs. Thesis Project: What’s the Difference?

Jan 10, 2020

In the College of Media & Communication Graduate Program, master’s students must complete a final research project in the form of a master’s report or thesis project. Find out which of the two options is the best fit for you.

tags: CoMC News, M.A., PhD, Students

Wade joins CoMC as new Director of Development

Jan 6, 2020

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations in 1999, Randy Wade is welcomed back to the College of Media & Communication as Director of Development.

tags: Alumni & Friends, Spotlight, Public Relations, Staff, CoMC News

Professor Brings NSF CAREER Grant to Texas Tech to Research Organizational Capacity and Cyberinfrastructure Diffusion

Jan 6, 2020

Kerk Kee, Ph.D., an associate professor of professional communication in Texas Tech University's College of Media & Communication, is using his NSF CAREER grant to develop a framework to measure, build and improve virtual organizations’ capacity.

tags: CoMC News, Research, Faculty, Spotlight, Digital Media & Professional Communication

Class supports local Habitat for Humanity project

Dec 18, 2019

Students in PR 4412, Public Relations Campaigns, are working to rebuild and strengthen the local student chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit group focused on providing affordable housing for low- to middle-income people in the Hub City area.

tags: Faculty, Public Relations, CoMC News, Students

CoMC Faculty Receives Fulbright Award to Research VR/AR in Taiwan

Dec 1, 2019

Nick Bowman, Ph.D., an associate professor of journalism & creative media industries in Texas Tech University's College of Media & Communication, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Fulbright Program to travel to Taiwan to engage in further research on the subject of video games and interactivity.

tags: CoMC News, Research, Journalism, Creative Media Industries, Faculty, Spotlight, Center for Communication Research

CoMC Ph.D. Alumnus Secures Career at University of Tennessee

Dec 1, 2019

Derrick Holland (Ph.D., 2019), is one of many Ph.D. alumni who have gone on to secure prestigious opportunities upon graduating from the CoMC program.

tags: Research, PhD, Alumni & Friends

Ph.D. Alumna Pursues Career at Trinity University

Dec 1, 2019

Rebecca Densley is a stand-out alumna who earned her Ph.D. earlier this year.

tags: Alumni & Friends, Research, Faculty, PhD

CoMC Department of Advertising & Brand Strategy Hosted Student Advertising Competition

Nov 7, 2019

Hosted by the Department of Advertising & Brand Strategy in the College of Media & Communication, the 2019 Hub City Student Advertising Competition brought teams of Lubbock-area college students together to create, develop and pitch an advertising campaign to real-world client, University Medical Center.

tags: Advertising, Staff, Faculty, Students, CoMC News

CoMC Graduate Student Assistantships

Oct 31, 2019

The College of Media & Communication offers a variety of graduate student assistantship opportunities for students in our master’s and doctoral programs. In addition to tuition fee waivers and monthly stipends, graduate students on assistantships receive quality experience that can help prepare them for careers as communication professionals, researchers and educators.

tags: M.A., CoMC News, Spotlight, Students, Research, PhD

College of Media & Communication Alumni Recognized for Excellence at Annual Event

Oct 24, 2019

Texas Tech University’s College of Media & Communication recently honored three graduates during the annual Outstanding Alumni Awards ceremony at the Overton Hotel on Oct. 18.

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