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SCSU Communications Professor awarded Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship

Posted on May 28, 2024 by University Communications

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Eddah Mutua, a professor in St. Cloud State University’s Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies, was awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) that supports educational projects in Africa.

This award is one of 60 projects funded for 2024-25 academic year that pair African Diaspora scholars with higher education institutions and collaborators in Africa to work together on curriculum co-development, collaborative research, graduate training and mentoring activities.

SCSU Speech & Debate team earns top honors at Minnesota State Championship Tournament

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Mitchell Hansen

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The St. Cloud State Speech & Debate team took home top honors at the 40th Minnesota State Speech & Debate Championship Tournament on Feb. 17-18 held at Minnesota State University-Mankato, with senior El Julius earning the All-State Award based on overall GPA, competitive speech excellence and community service.

Alumna’s $1 million gift results in SCSU’s first named department

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Colleen Harrison

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The announcement and dedication of The Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies took place Sept. 22 in the lobby of Riverview on the University campus. Dr. Judy Pearson has endowed the University’s communication studies department with a $1 million gift, resulting in the first named department on campus.

SCSU Renaming Department of Communication Studies Thanks to a Donation

Posted on September 20, 2022 by University Communications

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KNSI — St. Cloud State University will celebrate a million-dollar donation and name the department after its donor. The Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies will hold a ceremony at noon on Thursday, September 22 in the Riverview lobby on the University campus.

Kouba honored as ‘hero’ with Carnegie Medal

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Anna Kurth

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THE NEWSLEADERS — Marena Kouba, a former Sartell resident, has just been honored with a Carnegie Medal for saving the lives of three struggling swimmers on July 19, 2020. The incident happened when Kouba and her boyfriend were visiting a Lake Superior beach on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. … If it had not been for Kouba’s

Student, faculty publish paper in JACA

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Anna Kurth

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An internship to develop a social media strategy for the Department of Communication Studies has led to a published paper authored by Mass Communications graduate Stephanie Buermann and St. Cloud State University faculty. Buermann, together with co-authors Drs. Heidi Everett, Jeffrey Ringer, Traci Anderson, Alex Davenport and Eddah Mutua published “A Social Media Strategy for

St. Cloud State Speech & Debate team, students win top honors at Minnesota State Championship Tournament

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Mitchell Hansen

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The St. Cloud State Speech & Debate team and multiple student members took home top honors at the 39th Minnesota State Speech & Debate Championship Tournament on Feb. 18-19 held at the University of Minnesota. As a team, St. Cloud State took first place in Team Sweepstakes, with six students also placing in the top

Necessary Trouble: Students Speak Truth for George Floyd

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Anna Kurth

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Necessary Trouble is a student designed project in respect of George Floyd and in response to 400 years of racial oppression. The video is a collage of student submissions from the College of Liberal Arts and School of the Arts organized by students in CMST 210 Performance and Everyday Life and CMST 410 Contemporary Issues