Spring 2019

Welcome to the Department of Communication newsletter. All articles are written by students whose purpose is to share the many accomplishments, interests and activities of our faculty, staff, alumni and students. The department is one of the largest on campus, and has a fine track record of scholarship, research, service and professional development to the many communities we serve. What have we been up to? Read all about it… 

Global Communication Found Here at NC State

Vladimir Gritsenko, a recent graduate with a Master of Science in Communication degree, is currently working in Moscow, Russia, at Ketchum, a global public relations and marketing agency centered in New York. Ketchum is one of the most geographically diverse communication agencies in the world, and as of 2010, is also located in Moscow, operating as Ketchum Maslov. Read More…

 

COM Student Reunites with Her Grandparents’ Home

In the early 1970s, Famagusta was a top tourist destination, with golden sands, high-rise hotels and shopping precincts, frequented by the likes of the leading movie stars of the day ─ Brigitte Bardot, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. For generations, my family had been settled in Famagusta, located in the Northern tip of the Republic of Cyprus. Read More…

 

Chelsea Gardner: The Story of How NC State Provides Real Scholarship

From being senior class president in high school to moving to Chicago right after college and working for Edelman, one of the most esteemed public relations and marketing agencies in the country, Chelsea Gardner, an NC State graduate with a degree in communication and minor in journalism, has never failed to impress her teachers and colleagues. Read More…

 

COM Junior Races Across Waters

Lotta Nevalainen, a junior in communication and member of the NC State Swim Team, stepped foot in America for the first time when she was moving from her home to begin college at NC State. Originally from a small town in Finland, Imatra, Nevalainen was making a bold move, far away from friends and family, to attend a university in an unfamiliar country. Read More…