Achievements

Armeda Reitzel

Communication

Armeda Reitzel participated as a judge for group exhibits at the 2021 California State National History Day event held virtually throughout the state of California on April 18, 2021.

Joshua Frye

Communication

Joshua Frye, [Communication, Journalism and Media] was recently awarded "Top Paper" from the Freedom of Speech Division of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) for his paper, "Polarization, Public Communication, and (Un)Civil Society", which he presented virtually at the SSCA annual convention. The paper examines the multiple causality of divisive and violent political culture that the US has witnessed during the Donald J. Trump Presidency. Dr. Frye was also an invited panelist to discuss the intersections of Freedom of Speech and the 2020 Presidential Campaign.

James Floss

Communication

James Floss, Faculty Emeritus of the Communication Department has won an Honorable Mention in College of the Redwoods' annual literary contest and will be published in the Seven Gill Shark Review later this semester.

Leslie L. Rossman

Communication

Dr. Leslie Rossman, CFA Chapter Lecturer Representative, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the California Faculty Association

Leslie L. Rossman and Aaron P. Donaldson

Communication

Dr. Leslie Rossman and Dr. Aaron Dondaldson presented their paper, "Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions”: The emergent rhetorical possibilities and collective labor power of the California Faculty Association’s lecturer faculty during Covid-19" at the annual National Communication Association Conference.

Joshua Frye

Communication

Joshua Frye, Professor of Communication, was recently featured on a panel of experts from universities across the US to provide career guidance for recent college graduates in the Communication field. The career advise website Zippia was founded in 2015 by bringing together experts in technology, marketing, and engineering passionate about providing customized tools and resources to help improve career outcomes. Zippia has been featured in outlets such as Forbes and the New York Times. Frye was featured in an article titled, "Job Market Trends for Recent Grads" and can be found on Zippia's expert opinion page:https://www.zippia.com/mass-communications-professor-jobs/trends/

James Floss

Communication

James Floss, Emeritus Faculty of the Communication Department has forged a relationship with Radio Universidad de Oaxaca, on the campus or Benito Juarez University to broadcast his documentary series IMMIGRANT VOICES. New shows are being produced now in Oaxaca and soon Tijuana, Mexico.

James Floss

Communication

James Floss, Faculty Emeritus of the Communication Department has reworked his documentary series, Immigrant Voices (recorded in the now shuttered studios of KHSU) into podcasts available from most sources including iTunes. These 3 to 7 minute testimonials can be used in a wide variety of courses. Find them at https://jamesfloss.podbean.com

Leslie Rossman

Communication

Dr. Leslie Rossman has been appointed as the Lecturer Representative for the California Faculty Association. She continues her leadership as part of the state-wide work to support worker rights in the academy.

Devon Escoto and Sydney Verga

Communication

Devon Escoto and Sydney Verga advanced into the semi-final round (8/32) of Dominican University where they defeated UC Berkeley and the University of Alaska ending up in the final (4/32) for the weekend. This is the second time this year these two have advanced into elimination rounds, and their first finals appearance. They competed against two more teams from Berkeley and a team from the University of Miami Florida in the final, Berkeley won the event.

First-year student Carina Masters and her 2nd-year partner Tim Arceneaux just missed elimination rounds themselves. Every student who traveled spent approximately 7 hours over the weekend preparing and participating in debates. They debated reparations for slavery, the elimination of billionaires, the metaphor of "pain=gain" and more.

This is the second year in a row HSU has "broken" teams at Dominican. Since last year 6 different HSU students have seen elimination debate at this nationally competitive tournament.