Communication Studies Visiting Instructor Amanda Weed Named Fellow at National Conference

Amanda Weed was named a Kopenhaver Center Fellow of the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at the 100th Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Chicago in August.

Weed is among 47 women from colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to be a Kopenhaver Center Fellow and participate in the seminar on professional leadership and team building, “Women Faculty Moving Forward: A Pathway to Success in the Academy.”

She is a visiting faculty member in the department of communication studies and teaches public relations and strategic communication.

The Kopenhaver Center at Florida International University was founded by Dr. Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, dean emeritus and professor in 2012 to empower both women professionals and academics in all the fields of communication to develop visionaries and leaders who can make a difference in their communities and their profession. Its website is kopenhavercenter.fiu.edu.

Communications Grads' Employment Rates Among Highest

The PR Newswire announced the results of an independent survey that indicate that communications majors have one of the highest employment rates among those surveyed who had earned their bachelor’s degree in the past ten years.  According to the article, the current employment rate for students who majored in communications is 93%, which places them among the top 5 majors with the highest employment rates. 

Ashland University’s communication studies programs allow students to study and master some of the most sought after and needed skill sets that organizations are demanding today and into the future.  From opportunities to work with faculty members on research and capstone projects to the chance to join a number of extracurricular activities, Ashland communication studies graduates are poised to go on to graduate programs or employment.