Archive for March, 2019

Senior Mollie Thompson Launches Empowering Campaign

Senior Mollie Thompson Launches Empowering Campaign

“I want this to be an empowering movement.”–Mollie Thompson
As can be seen through online platforms, hashtag campaigns can be powerful and serve as a serious driving force for increasing awareness for particular topics. Senior Mass Communications major and Delta Phi Epsilon Vice President of Public Relations, Mollie Thompson, created her own campaign called #ThisIsMe. The […]

43rd Annual Probst Lecturer, Dr. Jennifer Doudna

43rd Annual Probst Lecturer, Dr. Jennifer Doudna

“CRISPR is a surgical tool for changing the code of life. Our goal is to deploy this enabling technology to have a positive impact on the human condition.”–Dr. Jennifer Doudna
The Department of Chemistry will host the 2019 Jean Dreyfus and 43rd Annual Probst Lecture series on Mar. 26 with Dr. Jennifer Doudna as the guest […]

Building Conceptual Understanding through Math Games

Building Conceptual Understanding through Math Games

“The math games league is a way for an entire community to get involved in the education of their children in a critical area.”–Dean Budzban
Games give students the opportunity to explore fundamental concepts and learn a variety of important skills. Throw math in the mix and you have something called Math Games, where students can […]

Confronting Black Terror with Dr. Tisha M. Brooks

Confronting Black Terror with Dr. Tisha M. Brooks

“To travel is to confront terror.”–Dr. Tisha M. Brooks
Assistant Professor of English, Dr. Tisha M. Brooks, recently gave a lecture as part of the Black Studies Lecture Series. The topic of her lecture was black mobility and terror in Jordan Peele’s film “Get Out.” An American satirical horror released in 2017, the film is about […]

Dr. Ashton Gerding Speno’s Research on Teenagers & Sexting

Dr. Ashton Gerding Speno’s Research on Teenagers & Sexting

“With my findings, I want to take an educational approach and develop sexting literacy programs. It is important to give teenagers as well as parents the tools to deal with this.”–Dr. Ashton Gerding Speno
Each generation has utilized and adapted to technology in different ways and it is no secret that more and more teenagers are […]

A Message from the Dean

A Message from the Dean

Welcome to the March 2019 issue of This Month in CAS!  The temperatures are warming and surely Spring is around the corner.
New media technologies, in general, and social media, in particular, influence our lives on a daily basis. In this issue of TMiC, you can read about Dr. Ashton Speno from the Department of Mass […]

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