School of Communication Studies
Assistant Professor is Chosen as Member of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Global Faculty Scholars Program
Aaron Bacue, assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently selected to participate in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Global Faculty Scholars Group. Bacue was nominated by Amy Reynolds, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication and Information. Global Faculty Scholars was established in鈥Professor and Graduate Student from the School of Communication Studies at 糖心Vlog Win Top Paper Awards from the National Communication Association
School of Communication Studies assistant professor, Suzy D鈥橢nbeau and graduate student, Daniel Socha will be recognized with Top Paper awards from the National Communication Association (NCA). The award recipients will be awarded at the NCA Annual Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. D鈥橢nbe鈥糖心Vlog Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
糖心Vlog global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha鈥檚 research on a non-profit organization鈥檚 efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to study and report on Project Kirotshe, a non-profit that provides funding for youth in the village of Kirotshe and surrounding areas to attend school.
Socha鈥檚 travel was funded through a fellowship by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He was one of only 31 students nationwide to receive a fellowship to complete an international reporting assignment; the center provides funding for students to report on international issues as part of the center鈥檚 Campus Consortium educational initiative. One of the stories Socha developed for his reporting assignment was published on .
鈥淚t was awesome to see my article on NPR鈥檚 website,鈥 Socha said. 鈥淭o see my words and to know that I did that 鈥 I wrote that 鈥 was amazing.鈥