The Florida State University Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta (LPH), the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA), has grown to nearly 70 members from a mere 6 actives in September 2014. Lambda Pi Eta was founded in 1985 at the University of Arkansas with foundations in logic (Lambda), emotion (Pi), …
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FSU Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta grows by the dozens
COMM professor pens column for Clarion Ledger’s 50-year commemoration of Freedom Summer
Florida State University School of Communication Professor Davis Houck penned the column, “Stanford Nine recorded sounds of the movement,” which appeared in the Clarion Ledger on June 21. The article discussed a group of Stanford University students who documented audio recordings of the civil rights movement, just weeks after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alumnus flourishes as one of nation’s top trial lawyers
Eric Policastro arrived at Florida State University’s School of Communication with the goal of attending law school one day. What he didn’t know was what kind of law he wanted to practice. Then, Policastro took a Persuasion class with Professor Davis Houck, who piqued his interest in trial law. Houck certainly pushed Policastro in the …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professor Houck publishes his second book volume on Rhetoric, Religion, and the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Davis W. Houck, a professor at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication, published the second volume of his civil rights recovery project, Rhetoric, Religion, and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965, with Baylor University Press (co-edited with David E. Dixon). This second book volume required extensive work to collect and archive from audiotapes to old documents. These speeches …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professor Houck featured in NY Times article on his research into a Civil Rights sermon
Dr. Davis W. Houck, a professor at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication, was featured and quoted in the NY Times article, “Civil Rights Sermon is Mislaid but Not Forgotten.” The article discusses what Houck believed to be a neglected aspect of civil rights history. Since 2003, he has been compiling a collection of public …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professors Korzenny and Houck recognized as 2013 University Newsmakers
FSU University Communications and the Office of the Provost hosted the second annual “Newsmakers of the Year” event on Jan. 28 at the Turnbull Conference Center. According to the Associate Vice President of Integrated Marketing & Communications, Dr. Jeanette De Diemar, “the Newsmakers of the Year event was an opportunity to recognize the collaborative efforts between …
CONTINUE READINGCCI students present at Undergrad Research Symposium
Three students in the College of Communication & Information presented their research at the 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Strozier Library. Nic Arete and Lauren A. Dickinson from the School of Communication and Claire Dolly from the School of Communication Science & Disorders were among …
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