Wesleynotes Spring: The School of Arts and Letters Newsletter Spring 2016

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ESLEYNOTES

Connecting you with the School of Arts and Letters

Vol.3 Issue 2

Spring 2016

Communication for the digital age

I am happy to present the Spring 2016 edition of Wesleynotes. In this issue, we expanded student participation by involving three Mass Communication courses. For the first time, we profile both a staff member and an adjunct professor: Jacob Sanchez (’15), the administrator for Theatre Wesleyan and Kate Sierra, who teaches French and is also a nationally-ranked saber fencer. Another first for this issue--results of this year’s program review (Mass Communication and Religion). A review of academic programs within Arts and Letters will continue in future issues. I am really proud of the work these students have done, and I hope you enjoy this issue. -Dr. Steven Daniell Dean, School of Arts and Letters

In this issue

Study abroad................... 2 The 39 Steps.................... 3 Program Review............. 4 Alumni Profiles.............. 5 Student Profiles.............. 6 Student Profiles.............. 7 President`s Concert....... 8 Faculty Profiles............... 9 Dean`s List....................10

Photo courtesy of Kay Colley Mass communication students toured the social media listening center at Southwest Airlines.

Mass communication at Texas Wesleyan continues to take steps into the digital world by implementing career advancing trips for students and personal interactions with local professionals. Associate Professor of Mass Communication Dr. Kay Colley said the idea for the trips stemmed from the South Central Broadcasting Society Conference and the Broadcast Education Association District 5 Conference, hosted on campus last fall. “In my Mass Communication 3351 Survey of Public Relations class, students helped with the conference,” Colley said. “One of the reasons I wanted to host that conference was because I wanted our students interested in broadcasting to be able to meet a variety of local broadcasters.”

Dan Landson from Southwest Airlines also came to the conference and talked about what he does for the airline, which led to a trip to the social media listening center at Southwest Airlines. Senior mass communication major Samantha Rodriguez said it was a great experience. “I got a feel for how a professional job would be and what they expect out of college graduates,” she said. Another interactive experience that linked students with communication professionals was a visit from Andrea Ahles, reporter for the Star-Telegram. A trip to CBS 11 also took place on April 8 and was planned by students. “The reason that I really wanted to get into this is because internships are required

for our students,” Colley said. “We do have some sites here in Fort Worth where students have completed internships and have had successful experiences.” Senior mass communication major Michael Acosta took a tour of Studios 121 and NBC 5 during the SCBS Conference last fall. “Studios 121 was really cool,” Acosta said. “I got to go in, be a part of their set and meet professionals. Both studios were fast-paced.” Colley said the students are responding well to this experiential, immersive learning. “Students seem to be more excited about these aspects of their education than maybe they had been before because they see how it’s working in real life,” Colley said. “And that’s what we want to see.”


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