After more than 10 years as head of Purdue’s communication department, now the Brian Lamb School of Communication (BLSC), Professor Howard Sypher stepped down...
BLSC Students Produce Award-Winning Newscast
The Brian Lamb School of Communication’s (BLSC) Fast Track students took home the first place award from the Broadcast Education Festival of Media Arts...
Cornel West Visits Purdue, Argues that Racism Still Matters
Princeton professor Cornel West believes racism still matters in the United States and is more prevalent than most Americans want to accept. West, a...
Purdue Alum Focuses on Message Delivery
After beginning his studies at Purdue in building construction management (BCM), one Brian Lamb School of Communication alumnus quickly realized his true passion was...
Project Impact Hosts Spring Events
Project Impact has been busy this spring hosting events on topics as diverse as oil fracking, the U.S. congress, and art. The students enrolled...
Grad Student Studies Language Brokering, Relationships
Like many students in foreign language courses, Lisa Guntzviller, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Brian Lamb School of Communication, had anxiety about speaking...
Semester In Denmark Provides New Opportunities for Two BLSC Students
Studying abroad is not just for undergraduate students. Currently, two Purdue graduate students, Elizabeth Wilhoit and Ziyu Long, are living abroad, participating in the...
Returning Faculty Member Focused on Global PR
Brian Lamb School of Communication professor Krishnamurthy Sriramesh is concerned about how the culture of the eastern world is perceived and is working to...
Exchange Student Enjoys Time at BLSC, Highlights Differences
The sense of equality displayed between professors and students is an opportunity that an international exchange graduate student gets to experience while participating in...
Association for Women in Communication Promotes Leadership and Friendship
With several hundred organizations to choose from at Purdue, one particular group promotes leadership and friendship for women studying the field of communication. The...
Graduate Student Researches Sustainability
To work in a sustainable or “green” job means more than just worrying about the environment, according to new organizational communication research. The research...
Continuing Lecturer’s book Chapter Highlights Reentry Problem Solving Court
Following the advice of Dr. Jeralyn “Jerri” Faris’ favorite quote by J.R.R. Tolkien – “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens”...
BLSC Receives $2 Million Gift
The Brian Lamb School of Communication (BLSC) recently received an anonymous gift of $2 million, which will be leveraged with Purdue matching programs to...
Petticrew Speech and Debate Forum Competes in Spring Tournaments
The Brian Lamb School of Communication’s C. Richard Petticrew Speech and Debate Forum students were busy this semester, participating in several competitions and winning...
BLSC Hosts KredibleNet Workshop
On April 8-9, the Brian Lamb School of Communication (BLSC) in conjunction with the Cyber Center at Discovery Park hosted the First KredibleNet Workshop...
Small Group Communication Students Participate in Service Learning
One of this spring’s Com 320 Small Group Communication courses, taught by graduate student Kristen Hatten, completed a service learning project in collaboration with...
Alumni Notes
1960 R. Wayne Pace, founder and first president of the Academy of Human Resource Development received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy at...
Faculty Notes
Rya Butterfield, visiting instructor, recently published a chapter in International Rhetoric Studies, Vol. 2, titled, “China’s Sophists, and the Development of Logic in China’s...