Dr. Kathy Werking, COMM lecturer and small business owner, was interviewed recently on the Fox Business program Spare Change. Werking developed an ingenious Kentucky fried chicken candle that has struck a positive chord with consumers. Her store, Kentucky Green Studio, features jewelry, natural lotions, and soy wax candles she and her family create. Werking teaches online courses such as communication and gender (COMM 176P) and qualitative methods (COMM 156I) for the department. She earned her Ph.D. in communication and M.A. in mass communication from Purdue University.
Professor Morella-Pozzi Publishes Critical Autoethnography
Kudos to Professor Dana Morella-Pozzi on the publication of her essay “The (Dis)ability Double Life: Exploring the Terrible Dichotomy of (Il)Legitimacy in Higher Education.”
Professor Morella-Pozzi’s chapter is part of a new collection, Critical autoethnography: Intersecting cultural identities in everyday life (2013) edited by Robin M. Boylorn and Mark P. Orbe, published by Left Coast Press. Check out the book here.
Congratulations Prof. Morella-Pozzi!
Dr. Spangler’s New Play Featured in the Mercury News
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Spangler on the opening of his play at the Arabian Shakespeare Festival. The San Jose Mercury News features a front page article on Dr. Spangler’s new play adaptation, A Message, adapted from Kuwaiti playwright Hussain Al Musalam’s play of the same name. The article includes an interview with Dr. Spangler.
A Message runs through November 17 at the Royce Gallery in San Francisco. Produced by the Arabian Shakespeare Festival.
For more information, visit the Arabian Shakespeare Festival website.
COMM Center Receives Tutor Certification from NACC
The San José State University Communication Center’s tutor training program is now certified by the National Association of Communication Centers.
In the award letter the NACC officers noted the COMM Center tutor training program (for mentors and coaches) is “purposeful and mindful of oral communication; we believe that you have a solid foundation for your coaches. Your ongoing training and reflection activities
are particularly impressive.”
Congratulations to Roxanne Cnudde, Monica Peck, Shannon Doyle, Kati Ireland and Sarah McGaffey for this recognition.
Dr. Spangler’s New Play Opens Nov 7
Dr. Spangler’s adaptation of Kuwaiti playwright Hussain Al Musalam’s A Message opens November 7 at the Royce Galery in San Francisco. The production, which is produced by the Arabian Shakespeare Festival, runs until November 17. For tickets and information: http://www.