With immense pride, our very own WZND Fuzed Radio Station took home the gold, and secured the title, “Radio National Signature Station,” for the remainder of 2021. This is not the first time WZND has won this very award. Previously, in 2018, they earned the very same title.
Unit: Communication
COM alumni recognized for excellence by AWC
The local AWC chapter recognized three women for excellence, and two of them have ties to COM–one is a current student the other an alumna.
COM Week gone virtual for 2021
For 40 consecutive years, COM Week has been organized and executed by the School of Communication. Last year COVID-19 caused the cancelling the week-long event. This year, the annual event was held online, specifically on Zoom.
Alumnus Michael Durr’s career path to publication leadership
Picture this: you get a phone call from your boss inviting you on a trip to Antarctica, where you, a photographer, writer, and videographer, will have the opportunity of a lifetime. Getting to travel to Antarctica is just one of the many amazing things Illinois State University alumni, Michael Durr, has had the chance to
Flipping the page: The Vidette shifts to entirely online format
The paper will print its final pages on April 27 with a commemorative edition. It will move to an entirely online format starting in the fall semester.
ISU alum and YouTube star Keith Habersberger delivers COM Week keynote
A small earthquake served as Los Angeles resident Keith Habersberger’s alarm clock on the morning of his keynote speech for the School of Communication’s COM Week 2021.
COM majors advance in their careers working for ISU
The thought of finding a career after graduation can seem intimidating to most undergraduates as their time in college dwindles down. Resume building, interviews, salaries, and, of course, the location of where you will end up all matter so much.
The Extending Empathy Project helps others during this difficult time in history
Illinois State University’s Department of Psychology and School of Communication are proud to showcase their new take to helping the community of ISU become more educated and have a better understanding of social, racial, and economical adversity today. They call it, “The Extending Empathy Project: On the Way to Tulsa.”
Try Guy Keith Habersberger ’09 to kick off COM Week 2021
Internet sensation Keith Habersberger from The Try Guys will kick off Illinois State University’s annual Communication Week from April 5-8.
Human connection: COM professor helps students battle pandemic with empathy, compassion, and understanding
School of Communication Professor Dr. Joseph Zompetti M.A. ’95 is a rhetoric scholar, but during the pandemic his students have discovered that he is also a man rich in empathy. Now in his 18th year on faculty, Zompetti could relate to the anxiety that moving to online last year was causing some of his students. He felt it himself.