Wake Forest University Department of Communication
@wakecomm.bsky.social
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Former WFU student endows @wakecomm.bsky.social Professor Mary M. Dalton Fund for Excellence in Communication bit.ly/49rOJTm 🎩
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October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Former WFU student endows @wakecomm.bsky.social Professor Mary M. Dalton Fund for Excellence in Communication bit.ly/49rOJTm 🎩
@wakecomm.bsky.social will host a Homecoming Alumni Reception in the Lobby of Carswell Hall 2-4 p.m. on Friday, October 24 (just before and located next to Party So Dear on the Mag Quad!). Go back to the classroom during alumni talks at noon and 1:00 then mingle at the reception! 🎩
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@wakecomm.bsky.social will host a Homecoming Alumni Reception in the Lobby of Carswell Hall 2-4 p.m. on Friday, October 24 (just before and located next to Party So Dear on the Mag Quad!). Go back to the classroom during alumni talks at noon and 1:00 then mingle at the reception! 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Department Chair, Eric King Watts on his recent book. "Postracial Fantasies and Zombies" being nominated for the 2025 MAAH Stone Book Award ! The short list will be announced in a few weeks, and the award will be announced on October 9th. Good Luck Dr. Watts! 🎩
August 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Department Chair, Eric King Watts on his recent book. "Postracial Fantasies and Zombies" being nominated for the 2025 MAAH Stone Book Award ! The short list will be announced in a few weeks, and the award will be announced on October 9th. Good Luck Dr. Watts! 🎩
Congratulation to @wakecomm graduate student, Pratiti Shah, on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "The Path of Marketing and Branding in Metaverse." Pratiti is pictured here with her committee, and frmr. @wakecomm grad student, Cassie Marple. 🎩
July 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Congratulation to @wakecomm graduate student, Pratiti Shah, on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "The Path of Marketing and Branding in Metaverse." Pratiti is pictured here with her committee, and frmr. @wakecomm grad student, Cassie Marple. 🎩
On April 29th, the department hosted its annual "COM PROM" .Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society inductions, and Senior honors graduates were recognized. Food, fellowship and fun were enjoyed by all that attended. S/O the hosts: Sophia Barca and Cate Hardin for all of their hard work. 🎩
May 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
On April 29th, the department hosted its annual "COM PROM" .Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society inductions, and Senior honors graduates were recognized. Food, fellowship and fun were enjoyed by all that attended. S/O the hosts: Sophia Barca and Cate Hardin for all of their hard work. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Iliana Booth on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Narratives of Deportation: Examining U.S. Immigration Enforcement in Practice and on the Screen". Iliana is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
April 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Iliana Booth on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Narratives of Deportation: Examining U.S. Immigration Enforcement in Practice and on the Screen". Iliana is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Sheryl Zhang on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Logic and Persuasion: The Roles of Syllogism and Enthymeme in Everyday Communication and Media Digestion." Sheryl is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
April 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Sheryl Zhang on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Logic and Persuasion: The Roles of Syllogism and Enthymeme in Everyday Communication and Media Digestion." Sheryl is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Emma DiSantis on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "A Critical Examination of Capitalism in Bong Joon Ho's Cinema". Emma is pictured here with her committee members. 🎩
April 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Emma DiSantis on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "A Critical Examination of Capitalism in Bong Joon Ho's Cinema". Emma is pictured here with her committee members. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Liza Russell on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Crisis Management with Conviction: How Starbucks' Missteps and Nike's Unwavering Values Redifned Their Brand Trust". Liza is pictured here with her committee members. 🎩
April 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Liza Russell on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Crisis Management with Conviction: How Starbucks' Missteps and Nike's Unwavering Values Redifned Their Brand Trust". Liza is pictured here with her committee members. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Kai Stammnitz on his successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Humanity in Blade Runner: How Ridley Scott’s films instruct us to coexist with AI and Humanoid Technology" Kai is pictured here with his committee members. 🎩
April 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Kai Stammnitz on his successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "Humanity in Blade Runner: How Ridley Scott’s films instruct us to coexist with AI and Humanoid Technology" Kai is pictured here with his committee members. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Gabriella Novello on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Power of Barack Obama’s Political Slogan, 'Yes, We Can', in Uniting and Reshaping the Democratic Coalition". Gabriella is pictured here with her committee.🎩
April 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Gabriella Novello on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Power of Barack Obama’s Political Slogan, 'Yes, We Can', in Uniting and Reshaping the Democratic Coalition". Gabriella is pictured here with her committee.🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Tabitha Cahan on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic of Political Communication. Tabitha is pictured here with her committee members, @wakecomm's Dr. French and @wfuwgss' Dr. Reed. 🎩
April 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Tabitha Cahan on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic of Political Communication. Tabitha is pictured here with her committee members, @wakecomm's Dr. French and @wfuwgss' Dr. Reed. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Luke Anders on his successful honors thesis defense on the topic: “Hispanic American Acculturation & Marketing Communication Language Preference: Literature Review”. Luke is pictured here with his committee. 🎩
April 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Luke Anders on his successful honors thesis defense on the topic: “Hispanic American Acculturation & Marketing Communication Language Preference: Literature Review”. Luke is pictured here with his committee. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Alexis Firlie on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Evolution and Best Practices of Online Communication Tools for Virtual and Hybrid Teams in the Post-COVID Era: A Literature Review". She is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
April 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Alexis Firlie on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Evolution and Best Practices of Online Communication Tools for Virtual and Hybrid Teams in the Post-COVID Era: A Literature Review". She is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Sophia Barca on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Evolution of Barbie: Exploring the Impact and Reception of Barbie's New Look". Sophia is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
April 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Sophia Barca on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Evolution of Barbie: Exploring the Impact and Reception of Barbie's New Look". Sophia is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Claudia Vasbinder on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Undead Mirror: Evolution of Zombie Media as a Reflection of Societal Fears". Claudia is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
April 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Senior Claudia Vasbinder on her successful honors thesis defense on the topic: "The Undead Mirror: Evolution of Zombie Media as a Reflection of Societal Fears". Claudia is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
Congratulation to @wakecomm graduate student, Marge Strong, on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "Real Hot Girl Sh**!: Evolutions in Feminist Rhetoric in Hip-Hop As Seen in Megan Thee Stallion's Music." Marge is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
April 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congratulation to @wakecomm graduate student, Marge Strong, on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "Real Hot Girl Sh**!: Evolutions in Feminist Rhetoric in Hip-Hop As Seen in Megan Thee Stallion's Music." Marge is pictured here with her committee. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Double Deac KJ Smith on his successful thesis defense on the topic: "Tifos, Banners and Protest Visuals: How Visual Rhetoric Expresses Fan Culture and Identification Among European Football Fans". KJ is pictured here with his committee. 🎩
April 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Double Deac KJ Smith on his successful thesis defense on the topic: "Tifos, Banners and Protest Visuals: How Visual Rhetoric Expresses Fan Culture and Identification Among European Football Fans". KJ is pictured here with his committee. 🎩
We cordially invite you to this year's 2025 Mellon Environmental Justice event: A film screening of "Our Movement Starts Here", and an important and timely conversation with community leaders from Warren County, NC- the birthplace of the Environmental Justice Movement. 🎩
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We cordially invite you to this year's 2025 Mellon Environmental Justice event: A film screening of "Our Movement Starts Here", and an important and timely conversation with community leaders from Warren County, NC- the birthplace of the Environmental Justice Movement. 🎩
Congratulations to @wakecomm Graduate Student, Toni Hines on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "Captions and Comparisons: Social Media’s Effect on Maternal Intensive Mothering Ideology, Guilt, and Self-Efficacy". She is pictured here with her defense committee.🎩
April 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Congratulations to @wakecomm Graduate Student, Toni Hines on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "Captions and Comparisons: Social Media’s Effect on Maternal Intensive Mothering Ideology, Guilt, and Self-Efficacy". She is pictured here with her defense committee.🎩
Congrats to @wakecomm Grad Student, Blessing Giwa on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "Voices of Vulnerability and Ideation: A Rhetorical Analysis of Child Representation and Societal Serendipity in "City of God" and "I Am Not a Witch". She is pictured here with her defense committee.🎩
April 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congrats to @wakecomm Grad Student, Blessing Giwa on her successful thesis defense on the topic: "Voices of Vulnerability and Ideation: A Rhetorical Analysis of Child Representation and Societal Serendipity in "City of God" and "I Am Not a Witch". She is pictured here with her defense committee.🎩
@wubetu_shimelash, a WFU and USC Film School graduate, who works as a director and producer in LA, will join us this evening for a discussion of his craft and Film Screening of his latest project, "Shepherd's Calling". We will see you at 7:30 tonight! 🎩
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April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@wubetu_shimelash, a WFU and USC Film School graduate, who works as a director and producer in LA, will join us this evening for a discussion of his craft and Film Screening of his latest project, "Shepherd's Calling". We will see you at 7:30 tonight! 🎩
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Join us on March 27th from 4-5 PM for this timely presentation with @wakecomm's Dr. Rowie and UNC Charlotte's Professor Regina Branton, PhD. about Dr. Branton's interviews with Western Carolina Residents about Hurricane Helene and the after effects personally, politically, and environmentally 🎩
March 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Join us on March 27th from 4-5 PM for this timely presentation with @wakecomm's Dr. Rowie and UNC Charlotte's Professor Regina Branton, PhD. about Dr. Branton's interviews with Western Carolina Residents about Hurricane Helene and the after effects personally, politically, and environmentally 🎩
Enclosed in the most recent edition of Wake Forest Magazine, is a story entitled "Where Are They Now?" about professor-student mentorship relations between Professor Ananda Mitra and his former student, Kendall Hack, class of 2011.💛🎩
magazine.wfu.edu/2025/01/27/w...
magazine.wfu.edu/2025/01/27/w...
Where are they now?
Mentoring relationships at Wake Forest can coalesce for the long haul.
magazine.wfu.edu
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Enclosed in the most recent edition of Wake Forest Magazine, is a story entitled "Where Are They Now?" about professor-student mentorship relations between Professor Ananda Mitra and his former student, Kendall Hack, class of 2011.💛🎩
magazine.wfu.edu/2025/01/27/w...
magazine.wfu.edu/2025/01/27/w...