Collaborating with Trans-Matic for Student Learning

Students in Prof. Anderson’s Organizational Communication (COMM 330) have been taking annual field trips to Trans-Matic, a deep draw and metal stamping company on the south side of Holland, since 2006. The company gives us a tour of the shop floor, tool room, CAD design room, calibration lab, and office spaces, to show us how …

Communicating to End Sexual Harassment

This post describes the second in a trilogy of events regarding sexual harassment awareness sponsored by the Department of Communication in partnership with the Women’s and Gender Studies and S.T.E.P programs. This week’s event was a panel discussion about the movie Confirmation, which was screened last week. Highlights Isolde Anderson, an organizational communication scholar, discussed …

Confirmation: A Study in Sexual Harassment Communication

The Communication Department kicked off a trilogy of events this week by screening the film Confirmation. Partnering with Hope’s Women’s & Gender Studies council and the STEP program, the Communication Department is focused on processing the communicative dynamics of sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement. The film is a provocative dramatization of the Clarence Thomas …

Comm @ National Communication Conference

Each November, Communication faculty from across the country gather together to share research, teaching strategies, and commune together at the National Communication Association’s annual conference. This year the conference is hosted in Salt Lake City, UT, and Dr. Marissa Doshi,  Dr. Sarah Kornfield, and Comm Major Emily Wolfe are representing Hope College’s Communication Department! Dr. …

Alumni Updates

Hope College celebrated its Homecoming and Alumni Weekend as One Big Weekend, Oct 19-21, 2018. The Communication Department was delighted to see alumni and reflect on the role that Communication and a Hope College education has played in graduates’ lives. Our graduates are working around the world, fulfilling Hope’s mission of serving and leading in …

Advising Season! What you need to know about Majoring in Communication

During the next two weeks or so, Hope College faculty and students meet together for advising. During advising sessions, faculty and students discuss students’ progress toward their degrees, what courses to register for next semester, and how their Hope College education is preparing students for their futures. Dr. Choonghee Han describes his approach to advising, …

Dr. Hearit Presents Media Bias

Dr. Lauren Hearit recently led the HASP community in an educational discussion, “Bias and the Media.” HASP (the Hope Academy of Senior Professionals) is a lifelong learning and service community for retirees in West Michigan. Dr. Hearit focused on the evidence for how, when, and if bias manifests itself in the media. Dr. Hearit states, …

Dr. Johnston Appointed to Interim Associate Dean of Global Education

Hope College is committed to the internationalization of our curriculum and to providing students with a global education. The Communication Department is excited that our own Dr. Deirdre Johnston has been appointed to oversee Hope’s next stage in the internationalization process! Dr. Johnston is appointed as the Interim Associate Dean of Global Education. She leads …

Dr. Doshi Publishes Study on Women’s Health Apps

Health apps may be the latest tool women use to manage their health, but the messages women receive about their health through these new tools are hardly new or revolutionary. According to these apps, a healthy woman looks like a Barbie, is fertile, and invests in her health with the dedication of an entrepreneur. Dr. …