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Dr. Virginia McDermott Dean of the School of Communication
The Princeton Review recognized the Nido R.
exercise, managing a sports venue, planning a
Qubein School of Communication (NQSC) as a
corporate event, announcing an athletic event,
top program for communication professionals.
producing a broadcast or multimedia news story,
The NQSC is an engaged and interactive
developing the narrative arc of a video game or
community of more than 800 student scholars and
producing a video documentary, graduates of
producers in eight (soon to be ten) undergraduate
the NQSC prosper in an economy that values
majors and one (soon to be two) graduate degrees.
information, effective management of resources
The mission of the NQSC is to balance theory
and entertainment sharing.
and application courses in a multidisciplinary environment, enabling students and faculty to think, speak, write and produce strategic messages about a broad range of ideas and issues. The NQSC is committed to: (a) collaboration between students and faculty in and out of the classroom; (b) independent thought and critical thinking that produces ethically aware, historically informed and socially engaged citizens prepared for leadership in the global community; (c) culturally diverse teambased learning experiences; and (d) a universal right to creative expression.
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Communication is a discipline in which change is the norm, so the faculty must adapt to the constant change in tastes, trends and technology. Our faculty, which includes Emmy and Fulbright winners, is extraordinarily active in their fields, traveling the world to research, produce and present their work. We pride ourselves in providing close interaction among students and faculty, small classes, and opportunities for undergraduate research and creative work. Our students work as independent consultants or in teams to provide services for small and
The faculty and staff of the NQSC combine
large clients who want to reach audiences with
traditional liberal arts education with application
messages. Many of our classes offer students the
in the profession. We have created and refined
opportunity to conduct academic research, where
the curriculum and experiential opportunities
students sign up to work with a faculty member
to prepare students to become industry and
throughout the semester on his or her research
community leaders and engaged citizens. Whether
project and travel with them to conferences
it is developing a campaign to promote regular
related to creative works projects in areas such as
The Lighted Lamp | Fall 2020
