Your Input Needed for COM

The Department of Communication (including the Journalism program) is undertaking a program review. As part of this self-study, we want to find out how well students’ needs are being met in terms of you getting the Communication and/or Journalism courses you need and experiencing teaching methods that fit your learning styles. To that end, we would really appreciate your taking 5 – 10 minutes of your time to complete a quick online survey at

https://survey.ipfw.edu/ss/wsb.dll/39/comjourstudents.htm

To ensure that your opinions are included in our final report, please complete the survey no later than November 7th.

Thank you,

Marcia D. Dixson
Chair, Department of Communication

NF 101: T 28 Oct 7:30 PM Lecture on the Holocaust in African-American Film

The Holocaust in African-American Film
A lecture by Professor Lawrence Baron

Lawrence Baron has held the Abraham Nasatir Chair in Modern Jewish History at San Diego State University since 1988. He authored Projecting the Holocaust into the Present: The Changing Focus of Contemporary Holocaust Cinema. He has over 60 articles published in various journals, and he delivered the keynote address at Yad Vashem’s first symposium on Holocaust cinema. He is the founder and president of the Western Jewish Studies Association.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Neff Hall, room 101

A light reception will follow Professor Baron’s presentation. For more information, call 481-6545.

Made possible through the generous support of the Department of Communication, the Department of Educational Studies, the IPFW College of Arts and Sciences, and the IPFW Office of Research and External Support

COM 507 and 584 Textbook Orders

Please note that the textbook orders for graduate-only sections of COM 507 01 and COM 584 01 are:

COM 507
http://www.routledge.com/books/Semiotics-The-Basics-isbn9780415363754

COM 584
http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0075548712
http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=20871

Graduate Assistant Workshops

From Emily Osbun Bermes:

Hi All.  The department is putting on two workshops this fall that you might be interested in.  Graduate Aides are expected to attend if at all possible, LTL’s are encouraged to attend.  Resident faculty are always welcome.  We will provide refreshments and an opportunity to learn about some of the more challenging aspects of teaching from the people who do it best.  We will have two more workshops in the spring as well… stay tuned for details.

1.  Managing Conflicting Expectations Between Students and Faculty: Diana Updike and Deborah Godwin-Starks
Wednesday, October 29th 12-1:15pm.
“The theme is managing conflicting expectations in the classroom and we will present suggestions on how to engage students and encourage positive behaviors…like paying attention, respecting each other, responding appropriately during classroom activities, etc. The workshop will include discussion of 1 or 2 case studies. Handouts of with additional information will be available as well.”

2.  Active Learning Strategies for the Classroom: Irwin Mallin
Wednesday, Nov 12th 4:30-5:45 pm.
Workshop description coming soon.

If you are planning to attend, PLEASE RSVP TO JUDI TENNISON BY 10/24 FOR WORKSHOP #1. 

Thanks for doing all you can to develop yourself as a professional!

~Emily Osbun Bermes
~Marcia Dixson
~Adam Dircksen

Emily Osbun Bermes
Basic Course Director
Department of Communication
Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne
260.481.5425
BermesE@ipfw.edu

Important Policy Changes

Please note the following important policy changes, approved by the Graduate Faculty last month:

• Submission of Synthesis Papers: beginning Spring 2009, the Graduate Committee Chair now is responsible for submitting an electronic copy of the First Deposit and Final Draft of the Synthesis Paper electronically.  Synthesis Papers will be available to Graduate Faculty via Blackboard.
• Reapplications: If an applicant is denied admission to the program and re-applies, Graduate Faculty will not consider any application until a year or more has passed.
• Admitting undergrads into graduate-only 500-level classes: Admitting any undergrad into a graduate-only class is entirely at the discretion of the instructor.  If an instructor admits an undergrad into a graduate-only 500-level class, the instructor must notify the Graduate Director at the time the student is enrolled in the class.  The Graduate Faculty recommends that any undergrad in a graduate-only 500-level class should have completed 90 or more credit hours, maintain a GPA of 3.0 or more, and have permission of the instructor teaching the course.

Please contact carr@ipfw.edu with any questions.