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North Dakota State University Department of Communication, with programs in strategic communication, management communication, agricultural communication, and journalism.

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Our own Dr. Dave Westerman was recently featured in an InForum article by NDSU alum and WDAY reporter Isak Dinesen about our new online Human Factors in AI certificate launching this spring.

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NDSU to offer new online certificate focused on AI
NDSU will offer a new online human-factors in AI certificate next spring, teaching students and the public how AI works and why people interact with it the way they do.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We have exciting news to share! 🎉

Ph.D. candidate Emmanuel Dadzie will receive the Top Student Paper Award from the Environmental Communication Division at this year’s National Communication Association (NCA) conference! 💚💛

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November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
ICYMI: Drs. David Westerman & Justin Walden published an article in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Their study assessed the potential use of AI-programmed managers in the workplace through two experiments that manipulated source and time cues.

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Welcome to the (Email) Machine: A Study of Chronemics and Source Cues in Managerial Communication - David Westerman, Justin Walden, 2025
This study assesses the potential use of artificial intelligence-programmed managers in the workplace through two experiments that manipulated source cues and t...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🍦💛 A huge thank you to everyone who came to our annual Ice Cream Social on Monday!

It was great to connect with students and spend time together as a department.

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September 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Emily Zhan to the department. 🤩 Dr. Zhan is excited to bring her media industry experience and research on AI and into the classroom. If you see her around Minard 338, don't hesitate to introduce yourself!

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September 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Meet the bright minds that will change the world! Last week, Dr. Beck welcomed our incoming freshmen to the dept. We can't wait to celebrate their successes over the next four years!

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September 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
✨ Faculty & Students Reunite! ✨

We had a fantastic time yesterday at this year’s Meet & Greet, an annual event where faculty connect with both new and returning graduate students.

📚 Welcome back! Let’s make this year unforgettable!

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August 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Good to see a "language job" in a communications school! Open TT/T faculty position in Language, Interaction, and Interpersonal Communication at Rutgers School of Communication & Information: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258... #jobs #AcademicSky #languages
Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Position in Language, Interaction, and Interpersonal Communication (Open Rank)
The Department of Communication at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information seeks a full-time faculty member in language, interaction, and interpersonal communication. The search i...
jobs.rutgers.edu
August 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" in 2026. Please circulate!
Resonance | University of California Press
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August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Welcome Dr. Ian Berry!

With a passion for semiotics, advertising, and education, Dr. Berry is committed to empowering both undergrad and grad students. When he's not in the classroom, you can find him lacing up his skates for hockey tournaments! 🏒

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August 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎓 Congratulations to our graduate, Ryan Janke, and his wife Tabitha! 🎉

Ryan and Tabitha have officially purchased two local newspapers in North Dakota! Their commitment to journalism and local storytelling is truly inspiring.

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Wishek native, KFGO News reporter and family purchase two North Dakota newspapers
FARGO (KFGO) - The south-central North Dakota newspapers that had been owned and operated by Tony Bender for n...
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July 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Last week, Mahmuda Rahman successfully defended her thesis, “Investigating Knowledge-Prompt AI-Assisted Persuasive Writing. Her advisor was Dr. Dave Westerman. Drs. Zoltan Majdik and Lisa Arnold (English) were on her committee.

Congrats, Mahmuda! 🎉

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May 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
On Wednesday, Ashlyn Schauer successfully defended her thesis, which explored intrinsic motivation and job involvement in nonprofits. A fun finding: nonprofit employees don't mind challenges if they also lead to growth!

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May 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Congratulations to Gbemisola Odejide!

Gbemisola successfully passed her oral exam defense last week and is our newest MA graduate!

Her advisor was Dr. Dave Westerman. Drs. Melissa Vosen Callens and Lisa Arnold (English) were also on her committee.

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May 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Cat Kingsley Westerman!

Dr. Kingsley Westerman won the Paul Juell Mentoring Award for the College of Arts and Sciences.

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April 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Congrats to strategic communication student Xyle Altura for winning two Silver Addy Awards last month from our regional American Advertising Federation. One award was for still photography and one award was for cinematography.

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April 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I'm co-editing a Special Issue for Critical Studies in Media Communication on "Games & Storage" 📦

Guided by Zoe Sofia’s articulation of “container technologies” and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!

Full CFP in 🧵👇Abstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!
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April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We have more good news to share! 🎉 PhD student Emmanuel Mylo Dadzie was awarded the J. Jeffery Auer Award for Top Student Paper (co-authored w/ Beatrice Quarm, Michigan Technological U) in the Political Communication Division at CSCA.

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April 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Congrats to Drs. David Westerman and his co-authors Kyle R. Vareberg (Northeastern State University) and Stephanie Kelly (North Carolina A&T State University) for receiving the ComBotLabs Award from the Communication & Technology Interest Group at CSCA! #NDSU #NDSUCommunication #CommSky #CSCA25
April 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
March 2025 was filled with so many great moments for our students. Here’s to more in April!! 🌷

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April 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Jack Dura, a graduate of our Journalism program, is a North Dakota correspondent for the Associated Press. While he normally contributes written content, in February, one of his pics was included in AP's Week in Pictures.

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March 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Bukola Oloba and Dr. Anne Blankenship, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, on their recent publication, "Gender Dynamics in Online Religious Leadership in Nigeria” in Religions: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16....

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March 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Tenure-track job opening! 🚨 Link in bio!

We're searching for a colleague to teach students in the areas of multimedia, broadcast, and/or strat communication. The teaching load is 2/2; candidate must maintain an active research agenda.

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March 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM