CST Dept. News 04/14/2004

New CLS dean named

Dr. Ronda Knox, Associate Professor, was the chair of the Search & Screen Committee that worked to find a new dean for the College of Liberal Studies. Dr. Knox is happy to report that a new dean has been hired! Dr. John Mason will join
UW-L on July 1.

Dr. Mason has a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon (1976) and most recently was Interim Dean of the College of Humanities at California State University, Northridge. In that position, he was responsible for 3,600 majors, 135 full-time faculty and 180 part-time faculty. He also was responsible for a $14 million budget.

The retirement gala for outgoing CLS dean John Magerus will be May 8^th at 7 p.m. in Toland Theatre. A reception will follow at 8 p.m. There will be a video presentation put together by Dr. Pat Turner of the CST department and some of her students in the Telecommunication emphasis area. Admission to the Magerus reception is free but seating is limited so please RSVP.

Recognition of Excellence awards

We encourage all CST students to attend the College of Liberal Studies Recognition of Excellence Awards, Wednesday, April 14^th. Student and faculty winners of Excellence awards, including CST winners Erin Bong and Sara Weisenbeck, will be recognized. There is a reception at 6:15 and the awards program is at 7 p.m.

Run/ Walk participation

Dr. Cheri Niedzwiecki, Associate Professor, is part of the UW-L team for the American Cancer Society Run/Walk on April 18 at Midwest Security Insurance in Onalaska.

CST Banquet and awards

Mark your calendars for the Department of Communication Studies End of the Year Banquet on April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Cleary Center. Students are presented with awards at the banquet. Each emphasis area will select an outstanding major and an outstanding minor. There will also be presentation of the outstanding senior project award and other various honors that have been given in the past.

Graduating seniors breakfast planned

The Department of Communication Studies will be having a Departmental Open House for graduating seniors and their families. The event will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on graduation day, May 15, 2004 on the third floor of the Center for the Arts.

We will have breakfast hors d'oeuvres and beverages to share with the seniors and their families. Wenona Wolf is the project manager for the graduation breakfast. She is planning some festive graduation decorations and a display of work by seniors. Please put this event on your calendar and attend if at all possible. It is always a joy to meet the families of graduates and we’re sure the graduates and their families would enjoy meeting CST faculty in a relaxed social setting.

Department of Communication Studies
Senior Projects, Spring 2004

Senior Project presentations will be made during Finals Week.
A schedule will be posted on the CST web site when available.