college of communication

  • Students work with bookstore to prepare for class

    Classes at Butler University have been in session for a week, and some students still have one thing on their minds: getting textbooks. The bookstore has given students stress stemming from not having books in stock, accidentally canceling orders or ordering the wrong books. Not only did many students get their books at the same…

  • CCOM internships still strong despite change

    The dean of the College of Communication said internships will still be a part of the student experience, despite last year’s internship coordinator’s position cut. “There never was a question that internships would go away or that there would even be a diminishing of an internship program in the College of Communication,” CCOM Dean Gary…

  • Debate team hopes to attract new members with open call

    Butler University and the College of Communication are calling for all sharp-tongued students with a knack for public speaking to come check out the newly resurrected debate team. The team has a legacy of competition across the Midwest, and each year Butler students are presented with the opportunity to become a part of this tradition.…

  • Student media group to launch

    Butler University’s student media organizations will merge as part of an expanded, multi-platform enterprise set for launch this fall, College of Communication faculty announced. New ventures include an internet radio station, increased television coverage through Collegian TV and enhanced output in commercial videos from Deep Blue Productions. The media group, which has yet to be…

  • OPINION | New CCOM dean shows promise

    Although many people fear change, Gary Edgerton, the new College of Communication dean, brings change that I can believe in. Edgerton comes from Old Dominion and brings many things to the table that could take CCOM to the next level. His experience is the first thing that jumps out at me. According to his website,…

  • CCOM introduces new major

    The College of Communication will add a new major, to be available next fall. Margaretha Geertsema Sligh, the interim program director, said she and other faculty members are taking courses in Critical Media Studies and Rhetoric, combining them for the Media, Rhetoric and Culture major. “We want students to learn about arguments made, the production…

  • Strategic communication department holds town hall to address concerns

    Strategic communication students will not experience any changes in graduation requirements despite changes in course offerings for the spring semester. Strategic communications program director Mark Rademacher held a town hall meeting to answer questions students asked about potential requirement changes on Thursday in Gallahue Hall. Strategic communications encompasses public relations and advertising programs. The class…

  • College of miscommunication?

    The head of a student organization filed a complaint with the Council on Presidential Affairs about the College of Communication after several posters promoting a speaker were removed from the Fairbanks Center. Senior Jonathan Spear, president of ADrenaline, Butler University’s advertising club, said he felt his club’s free speech rights were being violated by the…

  • Media programs merge in new college

    Earlier this summer, Butler finalized the process of creating its sixth college—The College of Communication—which will integrate all of the existing communications and media programs under one roof. The decision was the result of a proposal made last year by several of Butler’s communication and media departments. “There have been two failed attempts to try…