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ell, here we are again in another
academic year. It is funny how quickly
the summer passes, and the new semester
begins. The fall months are always extremely
busy for me, with many family events, a new
set of work relationships and expectations,
many conference deadlines, and the start
of the holiday season (which, in my house,
goes from early October to early February).
Judging from what I am seeing around me,
I’m not alone with being busy this fall. There
have been a number of awards and accomplishments in the College.
Let me highlight a few of them here. In
October, three Rowan alums were honored
for their work during the Downbeach Film
Festival. Mike Licysin (2006 graduate)
Of Nuns and Floods
by Diana Nicolae
I
wake up in my childhood bedroom in
ing baptism. This itself is no easy feat, made
northern Romania, still jet-lagged from the
possible only by the fact that the local priest
20 hours of travel from the U.S. with my very
is my father’s neighbor at the summer house.
unhappy seven-month-old son, and it’s rain-
We meet with the head nun, Mihaela, to
Short Documentary category for their films,
ing. Hard. Weeks later, it’s still raining, and I
discuss details of the baptism, and I pitch my
Shake Rattle and Roll and Bucket Flush. Rowan
find myself climbing the walls of my parents’
documentary idea. A modest woman dressed
students also achieved in the field of Public
two-bedroom apartment; the nonstop rain
in black from head to toe, she is skeptical at
Relations. Rowan’s chapter was awarded Out-
and flash floods are deterring my plans for the
first but recognizes the potential of the first
standing Firm in the Nation and Best Tactic
summer.
film to improve tourism for the monastery—
was awarded Best Director for his feature
film, No Footing. Melissa Nini and Dana
Frack (2010) were both honored in the Best
I am here to shoot a documentary about
she, after all, has practical obligations to the
tions Student Society of America conference.
one of the most memorable places in my life,
nuns she oversees as well as a spiritual role.
Member Rebecca Cicione was also awarded
the unique 16th-century painted monastery
in the Nation at the national Public Rela-
I show up at the monastery the next day
the Lawrence G. Foster Award for excellence
of Sucevita. My father owns a summer home
with a small production crew and begin the
as a future PR professional. Rowan student
in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains,
long process of shooting. The nuns, despite
Sarah Gould has had an oral history project,
a stone’s throw away from this majestic
my official permission from the head of the
“A Closer Look into Physical Disabilities:
UNESCO Heritage site, which features
nunnery, are overall not pleased with my pres-
An Oral History Video,” published in the
world-famous exterior frescoes. I have always
ence. With few exceptions, the nuns react to
wondered about the lives of the nuns that in-
the camera as if it is an obscene object—some
habit this place, leading a dual life of religious
even confront me with outright hostility.
devotion and tourist attraction. In my mind,
I’m told (off-camera in many cases) about
I see two films—a more conventional film
camera-shy nuns who have ended up in
about the place itself that could potentially
advertisements or had their image exploited
be used for tourism, and a more introspective
for commercial gain. This is an ongoing issue
film abut the lives of the nuns. In Romania,
for many of the nuns, as they live in one of
though, nothing happens without relation-
Romania’s most visited tourist attractions.
Continued on p. 2.
ships.
Above: Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, Dean,
College of Communication
Over the course of the next few weeks, I
My infant son is the key, as we have man-
capture some beautiful shots of the intri-
aged to reserve the monastery for his upcom-
cate painted murals of the monastery and
fall 2010. A Publication of the College of Communication, Rowan University
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memorable images of the religious devotion
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of both the nuns and the surrounding village.
I also capture off-the-cuff conversations and
sequences that underscore how political even
A Message from the Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
a nunnery in the middle of the wilderness
Of Nuns and Floods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
can be. While I believe I captured enough
Writing Helps Kids Get SET for Academic
footage to begin editing the tourism project,
Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
my work on the more personal film has only
Communication Research Colloquia,
started. This summer I began building the
Fall 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Best-Selling Author and Correspondent
relationships that in time will overcome the
Visits Rowan Writers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
suspicion I was greeted with and allow me
into the nuns’ inner lives—into the feelings,
Student Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
fears, and hopes that sustain their faith in
My Life in the Hollow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
God and their place in the monastery.
Busy Fall for Rowan Ad Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PRSSA “Winningest” Chapter in the
—Prof. Diana Nicolae is Assistant Professor in
Radio-Television-Film.
Writing Helps Kids Get SET for
Academic Success
A Message from the Dean, continued from p. 1.
Journal of Undergraduate Multimedia Projects.
Our students also achieved recognition in
the National Student Production Awards of
Nation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PR Recertification Awarded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Podcasts from the Attic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bingham Presents on History and
Genealogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
by Loriann Fell
Team Building and the Constitution. . . . . . . . 8
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Unprecedented Numbers Join
the Rutgers continuing education program
program wrote plays, logged hundreds of
in New Brunswick and at a local library when
pages in an independent reading competi-
my church hosted a program on gang violence
tion, and produced a book of poems, stories,
in Trenton. I learned about an after-school
and comic strips. The bimonthly family
program called Get SET at the Westminster
events got underway with a holiday memoir
Presbyterian Church that partners with local
night in December. Twelve families shared
arts organizations and universities to provide
soup and salad in the church basement; each
academic support and arts activities for chil-
person wrote about a favorite holiday memo-
dren in the neighborhood.
ry, illustrated it, then helped bind the whole
Welcoming New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
College Broadcasters, Inc. Rowan Television
Photos for the Gulf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Network is a finalist in the “Best Live Sports
was teaching memoir writing to adults at
Production” category for their broadcast of
“Profs Football: Rowan vs. Montclair State,”
and Mike O’Brien is a finalist in the “Best
Technical Production” audio category for his
work “No Speed Zone.”
Faculty members have been in the spotlight as well. The Public Relations program
officially received its Certified in Education
for Public Relations recertification this
semester, making them one of only a hand-
I wrote to Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen,
ful of PR programs in the country to be so
designated. Dr. Don Stoll of Writing Arts
was awarded the Bernard P. Ireland Award
from the Middle States Regional Assembly of
the College Board. Dr. Christa Teston, also
of Writing Arts, was awarded Best Article Reporting Qualitative or Quantitative Research
in Technical or Scientific Communication in
the Technical and Scientific Communication
work, “A Grounded Investigation of Genred
Guidelines in Cancer Care Deliberations.”
This is just a partial listing of all of the
college during the past few months. We also
welcomed a large group of new students, held
full of extremely interesting and challenging
courses.
to be a member of the College of Communication. We hope you enjoy this issue of Lines
of Communication, and we look forward to a
continued conversation with you!
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Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, Dean­
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Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Faronea Awarded First Craig Monroe
Scholarship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fall Clients for Rowan’s Ad Dynamics
workshop at the program’s four-week Sum-
Students drop in each week for help with
Faculty Scholarship, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
mer Arts Camp. Children created stories
homework, SAT prep, and assistance in filling
Teston Wins NCTE Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
from magazine pictures and with Beanie
out college applications. The group even goes
Solomkin Obtains PR Position at
Baby dolls, and they wrote very “non-boring
on the road to visit area colleges, including
Arizona State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
stories of their lives.” That fall, with help
Rutgers, Temple, and Rowan.
Recent Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM
The program has now been funded for a
Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rowan Communication Graduate Gets
Real about Fantasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Church, I continued a weekly workshop at
second year. That this even happened has
Miss America Visits Rowan Radio. . . . . . . . . 16
the after-school program for 35 children in
been kind of a miracle and such an example
Student’s Multimedia Project Published . . . 16
kindergarten through the seventh grade.
of people working together—the folks at Get
College Broadcasting Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SET and the Community Foundation, volun-
Dr. Frances Johnson Honored. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Area Community Foundation for grant fund-
teers from my church, and my family—with
ing for Get SET Reading and Writing. The
all these really great kids.
—Prof. Loriann Fell is an Instructor in Writing
Arts.
Rowan Graduate Actively Publishing . . . . . . 16
Communication Online Ventures . . . . . . . . . 16
Communication Grads Win at
Downbeach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Graphic Designer Returns to
ity. The Community Foundation donated
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$10,000.
at Rowan on Tuesday, November 16, at 10:45
Cover: Tourists pass by a nun at work at the entrance to Sucevita Monastery. Opposite page, top
to bottom: 1. A nun strikes the ancient signal for
Mass; 2. A pilgrim at the Icon of Miracles inside
Sucevita Monastery; 3. Exterior of the monastery;
and 4. The eldest nun at the local market. Photos
by Diana Nicolae. Above: On a visit to Rowan, the
Get SET College Prep group checks out Loriann
Fell’s office in the Writing Arts Department. Photo
by Jane Lee.
Fall is a busy time, but it’s also a good time
Stoll Honored with Middle States
tutor and Facebook group with 16 members.
around a meal and a reading or writing activ-
pressive annual report, and started a semester
Students Write for Writing’s Sake . . . . . . . . . 12
help from my family and friends, I offered a
students, and to include family evenings built
with students and alumni, published an im-
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
meets once a week, now has its own math
to add college preparation for high school
quia, enhanced our communication strategies
Photography Exhibit Debuts in
a writing workshop. In summer 2008, with
idea was to continue the writing workshops,
our first two scholarly/creative research collo-
Writing Arts Professor Bill Wolff ’s
sharing. The College Prep Program, which
That spring, I applied to the Princeton
accomplishments that have occurred in the
family’s memories into books for keeping and
RTF Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Students Create Commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
pastor of the church, and volunteered to offer
from volunteers at the Titusville Methodist
category of the 2010 NCTE Awards for her
In 2009–2010, the kids in the after-school
rime Reporter for the Philadelphia
Inquirer, George Anastasia, will speak
in the Student Center Ballroom.
The event is sponsored by the College of
the Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Photo Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Women’s Business Organization Honors
Rowan Graduate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Communication’s Department of Journalism
Lines of Communication, a publication of
and is free and open to the public.
Rowan University’s College of Communica-
To read more about Anastasia’s impressive
tion, is produced and edited by Prof. Janice
career in crime journalism, visit his website at
Rowan, Writing Arts Department, and Tom
www.georgeanastasia.com.
Kloskey, Director of College Publications
and Computing.
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n September 30, two Communica-
Best-Selling Author
and Correspondent
Visits Rowan Writers
tion department chairs shared their
research. Dr. Jeff Maxson, Chair of Writing
Arts, spoke on “Multi-genre Composition
and the Pedagogy of Brokenness,” and RTF’s
Chair, Dr. Joseph Bierman, talked about
Man Said: Shifting Contexts and the Poly-
S
semy of the Text.”
Philadelphia Inquirer, and author of best-sell-
al Paolantonio, ESPN national corre-
John Ford’s classic film in “What The Quiet
spondent, former Eagles reporter for the
Calling on student examples of multi-
ers How Football Explains America and Frank
genre composition, Maxson examined what
Rizzo: The Last Big Man in Big-City America,
alternate forms—variant Englishes, personal
addressed First-Year Writing students in Dr.
narrative, humor, indirection, and citation by
Joe Giampalmi’s Honors Sports Concentra-
wholesale inclusion of source material—offer
tion class on October 5 in Pfleeger Concert
that traditional monologic discourse cannot.
Hall. Giampalmi, who teaches in the Writing
Student works, Maxson said, parody prevail-
Arts Department, met Paolantonio at a Phil-
ing cultural forms, both popular and academic, celebrating the heteroglossic, the hybrid,
the ambiguous, and the incomplete.
Using an example of a multigenre composi-
Communication Research
Colloquia, Fall 2010
fictional diagnostic notes, detailing a psychological examination of a professional writer
apparently suffering from dissociative identity disorder. The folder included a packet of
poems and reflections that shows the writer’s
prim, standard English voice displaced by
an alter-ego writing in African-American
vernacular.
These examples and others, said Maxson,
present students as versatile and flexible users
of multiple discourse types and linguistic registers. However, the writings also challenge
the underpinnings of the academy, built as it
is upon a huge store of monologic texts. The
alternate discourse texts push at the boundaries of what counts as legitimate academic
inquiry. And serendipitously, they contrast
the drudgery of much academic prose with
the inspiration of play.
U
sing the popular culture theories of
John Fiske and Barry Brummett, Dr. Joe
Bierman examined John Ford’s 1952 film, The
Quiet Man, refuting the notion that the film
contains a single preferred meaning. Instead,
Bierman suggests that the film encourages
dialogic readings of the text that can speak to
a wide range of audiences.
Exploring the role of the viewer in creating
meaning and the polysemic nature of popular
culture, Bierman presented three possible
readings of the film through the contexts of
Irish history, Irish immigration to America,
and the relationship of the film to the Hollywood Western genre. Bierman’s presentation was based on his article, which will be
published later this year in the Journal of Film
and Video, University of Illinois Press. Bierman’s lively lecture was illustrated with video
excerpts from the film.
Before Giampalmi could even complete a
request asking the author to come to campus,
Paolantonio said, “I would love to come to
Rowan to speak to your class.”
tion written by a graduate student, Maxson
showed the audience a folder containing
lies game in Clearwater during spring break.
gram achievements and the value generated
Paolantonio talked about his writing and
loquium welcomed Communication Studies’
by communication investments, and to set
revision strategies and offered students writ-
Dr. Joy Cypher and Public Relations/Ad-
measurable standards for future performance.
ing tips such as
On October 20, the College Research Col-
vertising’s Prof. Ed Moore.
In her presentation, “Communicating Nor-
But by seeking active community engage-
malcy: Bodies as Contested Sites,” Cypher
have successfully used the process to set stan-
introduced her research area of Disability
dards for enhancing community understand-
Studies, and in particular, the communica-
ing of a system’s overall vision and to build
tive negotiation of normalcy. She specifically
the involvement, credibility, and transparency
addressed three examples of such scholar-
essential to long-term success.
ship: interpersonal negotiation of disability
n “Inform, entertain, and, every so often,
ment in a transparent process, schools also
surprise.”
n “Make your reader care about your obses-
sion.”
n “Find language that means more than it
says.”
n “Drive your writing by verbs.”
Moore’s work included a series of in-depth
Paolantonio said he starts every day com-
between friends; media representation of
interviews with both experienced auditors
posing thank-you notes to people he inter-
parents and bodily normalcy; and, finally, me-
active in conducting communication audits,
viewed, making up a to-do list, and writing a
dia discourse on normalcy, medical interven-
as well as communication administrators who
thousand words on his current book project.
tion, and the ethics of facial transplantation.
have implemented audits in their schools’
He referenced many books that influenced
Though seemingly disparate in topic, she
systems and managed the follow-up after the
his writing, including The Great Gatsby. For
said, each example is bound by the common
audit process.
writer’s block, he suggested taking a walk.
thread that we live our bodies embedded in a
As one administrator noted, “Audits are a
Prior to his visit, Paolantonio sent students
social matrix of meaning, value, and dis-
commonly accepted business practice. Our
an email sample of his writing for class
course, to highly consequential ends.
finance and technology departments are
discussion that resulted in the application of
audited on a regular basis. Why wouldn’t a
First-Year Writing objectives to the writing
n “Balancing Your Communication Ledger:
communications department want the same
sample. Students discussed his audience and
Using Audits to Involve Communities and
type of review? It demonstrates a profes-
purpose and asked related questions at the
Build Support for Schools,” Moore shared his
sional approach to this important function of
presentation.
work studying the outcomes of communica-
a district or organization.”
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tion audits in school systems throughout
Paolantonio was introduced by freshman
Moore’s work is included in a chapter in
Ted Moke of Giampalmi’s Honors class,
North America, with a specific focus on using
the current issue (Volume 8) of The Soul of
applied research activities to boost commu-
Education Leadership: Leadership for Family and
book to college students. After the presenta-
nity involvement.
Community Involvement, a joint publication of
tion, the writer made himself available for
The research techniques usually de-
Corwin Press, the Hope Foundation, and The
interviews by Rowan Radio, RTN, The Whit,
ployed in a communication audit include,
American Association of School Administra-
and a student in Giampalmi’s class.
for example, surveys of internal and external
tors.
audiences; content analyses of traditional
who also explained the appeal of the sports
Student Author
On November 17, The Communication
and new media; focus group sessions with
Colloquium will feature three creative writers
representatives of key constituencies; and
from the Writing Arts Department: Profs.
in-depth interviews with key administrators,
Ron Block, Julia MacDonnell Chang,
communicators, and political and community
and Lisa Jahn-Clough.
W
riting Arts MA student Joseph
McGee published the stories
“Seether” in the September/October Writers’
Journal and “Itsy Bitsy” in the March issue of
leaders. Moore noted that education leaders
have traditionally used the audit process to
strengthen understanding and build support
for schools and programs, to document pro4
Spaceports & Spidersilks. This fall’s Avant will
Above: Joe Bierman. Right, top to bottom: Joy
Cypher, Jeff Maxson, Ed Moore, and Colloquium
Coordinator Janice Rowan. Photos by Cameron
Baker (Bierman and Maxson); and by Brian Pacek
(Cypher, Moore, and Rowan).
publish his poems “Remember,” “Elcy,” “The
Grove,” “To Touch the Sun,” and “Farewell.”
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In 1988, I started hosting Sleepy Hollow. It
eclectic music. The previous hosts had left
PRSSA “Winningest”
Chapter in the Nation
in protest of the shift from community to
by Dean Lorin Basden Arnold
was a weekend morning show of quiet but
professional public radio station. This same
radio stations across the country. While
O
the transformation was not without con-
America has outdone itself in achievement at
sequences, WXPN FM is today one of the
the national level. At the national conference
most respected public radio stations in the
in Washington, DC, Rowan’s chapter was
country. The station produces and distributes
awarded Outstanding Firm in the Nation
the syndicated music program World Café to
and Best Tactic in the Nation. These awards
over 100 stations across the country and has
further cement Rowan PRSSA’s status as
received a Peabody Award for its renowned
the “winningest” chapter in the nation.
children’s program, Kids Corner.
Congratulations to all the members, past
change was occurring at many community
I have been hosting Sleepy Hollow now for
nce again, Rowan’s chapter of the
Public Relations Student Society of
and current presidents Kim Ciesla and
over 22 years. The broadcast audience has
Jeff Miele, and their advisors, Prof. Tony
grown to 38,000 weekly listeners, making
Fulginiti, Dr. Tracie Babb, and Dr.
the show one of the most popular weekend
Suzanne FitzGerald!
morning radio programs in Philadelphia.
At the conference, Rebecca Cicione
I have retained control over programming
was given the Lawrence G. Foster Award,
of the show and each week spend countless
recognizing “an undergraduate student who
hours listening to music, still trying to find
has demonstrated an understanding and com-
the perfect segue.
mitment to achieving excellence as a future
In 2013, Sleepy Hollow will be celebrating
its 40th anniversary on air at WXPN. At a
public relations professional.”
Rowan’s PRSSA chapter not only received
time when radio station formats have become
awards, but also presented them, recognizing
increasingly narrower, programming and
four universities with a NODAC award for
hosting Sleepy Hollow has been a wonderfully
organ donor awareness campaigns. Read
creative outlet and has allowed me to preside
more about the NODAC program on the
over a unique addition to the radio landscape.
Rowan PRSSA website at http://www.
—Prof. Keith Brand is Associate Professor in
rowanprssa.org/.
Radio-Television-Film.
My Life in the Hollow
I
with intelligence and scrupulous attention to
sylvanian changed my life. I had stumbled
the details of proper segues. It was thrilling to
onto a copy of the University of Pennsylvania
listen to at night.
commentary links, and then the link to
Hausman has moved into the field
“Ethicast.”
of podcasting as part of his blogging and
Newsline site, which provides summaries
retrofitted closet in his upstairs office. The
and commentaries of world-press news about
studio, which resembles an announce booth
ethics, and has worked on the site for more
of the type used in radio and television
than ten years.
stations, is treated with acoustical tile that
insulates most of the ambient sound from
by-five-foot enclosure.
but it does the job.”
The system is entirely digital, with a studio-quality USB microphone feeding a laptop
ongratulations to five junior advertising
computer. Edits and layering of background
majors who are all Advertising Women
music are accomplished entirely on the com-
of New York (AWNY) scholarship winners:
student newspaper, having just moved back
I jumped at the opportunity to volunteer.
to Philadelphia after a ten-year absence. In
WXPN back in the mid-1980’s had a patch-
Ashley Capo, Katya Palsi, Stephanie
the paper was an article about WXPN FM.
work format. Mornings featured an eclectic
Cafiero, Brielle Fragale and John
cated recording and editing techniques avail-
WXPN was licensed to the University of
music show, followed by three hours of folk
Filipek.
able to anyone with a computer,” Hausman
Pennsylvania but was largely run by com-
music, followed by a block of public affairs
munity members. At the time, there were
programs, followed by one hour of new clas-
to New York City on November 12 for the
program equivalent to a podcast would have
three paid staff members, and the rest of the
sical music. The programmers were the usual
annual AWNY Conference. They will have
taken a roomful of equipment, including a
on-air staff were volunteers. The end of the
suspects of community radio: Penn grads,
the opportunity to network with profession-
article mentioned a training session for new
music freaks, and local hippies. I completed a
als from leading New York ad agencies and
volunteers.
three-week training period and, because I was
explore specific careers within the advertising
I had always loved radio. Many nights
willing to host a show at 6 a.m. once a week, I
and communication industry. Students will
I would lie awake after midnight with my
immediately got a slot on Thursday mornings.
tour an agency and participate in workshops
headphones on in the darkness, listening
The program was called Crossroads. After
on topics of their choice.
to ethereal sounds. Back in the early seven-
hosting for a few weeks, we started our semi-
At home, the club continues to work
ties, my favorite radio station was WMMR.
annual fundraiser. My show managed to raise
closely with the Philly Ad Club, participat-
Michael Tearson occupied the 10–2 a.m. shift
$200 after three hours of begging. I was de-
ing in its mentorship program and other
and played an incredible array of new music.
lighted. I hosted Crossroads for two years, and
student outreach activities. Students will also
Folk, blues, progressive rock, even an occa-
during that time the station began to change
tour several Philadelphia ad agencies to get
sional operatic aria would be woven together
from a format of many different hosts and
a firsthand look at the industry. The Rowan
relatively little supervision to a public radio
Ad Club meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in
station with a large professional staff.
Student Center 128. All are welcome.
Above: Behind the shotgun mic and under the
headphones, Keith Brand. Photo by Peter Lien.
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puter, using free downloadable software.
“Emerging technology has made sophisti-
About forty Ad Club members are headed
notes. “Twenty years ago, producing a radio
PR Recertification
Awarded
The Public Relations program officially
received its CEPR (Certified in Education
for Public Relations) re-certification at the
national conference. This re-certification
establishes the department, for the next six
years, as one of only a handful of PR programs
in the country to be so designated.
Above: Members of Rowan’s PRSSA chapter,
with Dr. Tracie Babb, far left, and Prof. Tony
Fulginiti, far right. Photo by Nancy Fulginiti.
Above right: Carl Hausman in his attic booth.
Photo by Mark Hausman.
—Dr. Carl Hausman is Full Professor in the
Department of Journalism.
outside and prevents echoes inside the three-
of a van that’s been parked in the sun all day,
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Hausman is the editor of the entire
reporting. He has set up a small studio in a
in the summer it has a climate like the inside
by Marisa Miloszewski
n 1986, a chance read of The Daily Penn-
P
rofessor of Journalism Dr. Carl
“It’s claustrophobic,” Hausman says, “and
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Hausman’s client is the Institute for Global
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7
Bingham Presents
on History and
Genealogy
C
ommunication Studies’ Prof. Glenn
Bingham exercises his public speaking
skills by making presentations throughout
the region, exploring South Jersey genealogy
and narrating local history.
Bingham has given various talks at
genealogical societies and family reunions
over the past decade and a half, and his most
recent address was a presentation celebrating Founders Day at the Cape May County
Historical and Genealogical Society in
September. His speech focused on extracting genealogical information from old land
records, a theme related to several workshops
he offered for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
That general topic, including a guide to
plotting old deeds and surveys, is the basis of
a forthcoming two-part series at the Gloucester County Historical Society.
Bingham advises his audiences that “Your
genealogy is not finished until your deeds are
done.”
left an impression on the tutors. The activity
“highlighted the spirit of the team,” says
Nahid Ahmed, Graduate Assistant and MA
of student-instructor interaction in the hope
in Baltimore, Safeway, The Philadelphia Zoo,
compromise and accept ideas from different
joined the College of Communication:
of helping students achieve better outcomes
MGM Mirage, Marriott Hotels & Resorts,
members to finish the task. We had to listen
John Feaster, Michael Neiderer,
from their college experiences through use of
and many more.
to each other, practice patience, and be open-
and Stephanie Wade. Here are brief
communication technologies.
minded to different approaches.”
introductions to our new colleagues:
published in national magazines, such as Men’s
oming from Huntington, WV, Dr. John
sion is for teaching. In the classroom, he tries
Journal, Outside, and Architectural Digest. He
Feaster attended West Virginia Univer-
to structure his classes based on what Eric
has been recognized with numerous industry
sity, where he majored in Business Adminis-
Eisenberg described as a tension between cre-
awards, including Addys, Tellys, and HSMAI
MA student, saw that “Everybody has his or
tration and minored in Communication Stud-
ativity and constraint. As is typical, students
Adrians.
her own strengths and weaknesses. [Utilizing]
ies. Realizing that most of the course content
are expected to demonstrate understanding
those strengths [gets] the most out of the
that had resonated with him came from his
behind the assumptions and arguments of
the International Graphis Advertising Annual
experience.” Will Bryant, Writing Center
communication courses and having been
course material. However, students are also
in the same year and won a coveted Obie in
office assistant and freshman engineering
encouraged by several professors to consider
encouraged to engage the material, consider-
2009. In addition, his efforts made him a na-
major, learned that “you have to trust others
graduate school, Feaster pursued graduate
ing what fits or does not fit with their past ex-
tional Effie Finalist. (The Effie Awards were
and accept that, although things might not
education in Communication Studies in the
periences, and formulate informed arguments
founded in 1968 by the American Marketing
turn out as you expected, the events that
hope of becoming a professor. At Ohio State
against its claims if necessary. This is done so
Association, New York Chapter, as an awards
transpired probably happened for the best.”
University, Feaster earned his MA and PhD in
that students will not take conclusions in a
program to recognize the most effective
To end the debriefing, Hatala encour-
Communication Studies with an emphasis on
textbook or from a communication “expert”
advertising efforts in the United States each
aged the participants to relate the team
interpersonal communication and communi-
at face value and instead develop individual-
year.) His driving belief throughout his career
building activities to strategies they might
cation technology.
ized understandings of their social worlds to
has been, “Big ideas. Not big egos.”
Hardwick, Grad Assistant and Writing Arts
W
on the hands of both individuals had to equal
a more perfect Union” begins the
seven. Tutors relied on nonverbal commu-
Although Feaster’s research has been a
Neiderer has produced both local and national TV campaigns, and his work has been
gratifying part of his academic life, his pas-
the different concepts they learned. Chris
e the People […], in Order to form
tects, Cablevision, The National Aquarium
This year, three new full-time faculty have
to reflect on their experience and think about
by Sarai Campbell
sociation, The American Institute of Archi-
student in Writing Arts. “Everybody had to
As the day ended, Hatala asked the tutors
Team Building and the
Constitution
Welcoming New Faculty
Yosemite National Park, The Alzheimer’s As-
use in the Rowan Writing Center. Meghan
O’Donnell, grad student in Writing Arts,
C
Feaster’s research focuses on the roles
communication technologies take on in the
help them be productive citizens.
He had multiple campaign selections in
rofessor Michael Neiderer received
P
his BFA from the University of Mary-
ronmental humanities, and the practicum
rior to coming to Rowan, Dr. Stephanie
Preamble to the United States Constitution.
nication skills, which are also used during
all trying to accomplish the same goal. When
Having been exposed to both very strong
Although the document was written over two
tutoring sessions.
P
we meet as a group, we share what works
scholar/teachers from social scientific and
land, College Park, and his MFA from the
for MFA teaching assistants at Stony Brook
and what doesn’t and draw on each other’s
humanist backgrounds during his gradu-
Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He
Southampton. In addition, she developed
had this insight to share: “Individually, we are
social and professional lives of individuals.
Wade taught first-year writing, envi-
hundred years ago, the concept of a group
In another activity, blindfolded tutors went
of individuals coming closer together for a
through a maze of objects, guided only by the
experiences to bring more to our individual
ate studies, Feaster tries to emphasize both
returned to his graduate alma mater to teach
and directed the Writing and Study Center.
common cause is far from outdated. On Sep-
voice of their partner. “The activity was defi-
the objective and subjective qualities in his
in the mid 1990s.
Her teaching experience also includes three
tember 17, 2010, Constitution Day, the Writ-
nitely different from what we’re used to, so it
sessions.” Similarly, Megan Reese, sopho-
ing Center tutors participated in outdoor
challenged us to think creatively and call on
team-building activities that correlated to the
other skills,” said Alexa Mantell, Grad As-
historic document. In this case, “the People,”
sistant in the Writing Arts graduate program.
or Writing Center tutors, came together and
In this activity, tutors needed to choose their
formed a “more perfect Union,” or enhanced
words carefully and actively listen. In the
common themes of the Constitution. The
self-presentational goals. Critiquing conclu-
As a Copywriter and Creative Director,
connections among members of the group.
same way, while tutoring students, effective
Writing Center staff learned that these
sions from social scientific approaches that
Neiderer has acquired a depth and breadth
Neiderer’s advertising career spans over
years as a lecturer for the Program in Writing
more English major, explained, “As a team, we
research projects. Recently, his research has
help each other create new strategies to work
aimed to better understand how interpersonal
17 years in the business. He has worked for
and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University and
with students individually and learn how to
communication technologies can be help-
notable agencies such as McCann Erickson of
several years teaching as an adjunct for the
help them the most.”
ful or hindering to individuals in managing
San Francisco and Red Tettemer, Philadelphia
City College of New York, Suffolk County
interactions that support the pursuit of
and New York.
Community College, and Kaplan College
Compromise and cooperation are two
Online.
As an undergraduate, Wade studied
Sponsored by the Health and Exercise
communication is essential. It is important
qualities apply not only to America’s frame of
make claims regarding “which technologies
of experience in strategic brand planning,
psychology at Wesleyan University. In 2000,
Science Majors Club, Health and Exercise
to listen to students’ concerns and articulate
government, but also to smaller groups and
are best for what purposes,” Feaster has been
creative development, and implementation
she completed her MA in English, with an
Science students helped plan and carry out
suggestions that will improve the piece of
organizations such as the Writing Center—an
developing an “information control” scale to
of communications across a wide variety of
emphasis on creative writing, at the City Col-
the workshop as part of Constitution and
writing.
organization of individuals who are also de-
assess how individuals with different social
brands. These include Time Warner, ESPN,
lege of New York. This past May, she earned
termined to achieve “a more perfect Union.”
skills may be helped or hindered in different
Pennsylvania State Tourism, The History
her PhD in English, with a focus on composi-
ways by the features of various channels of
Channel, Philadelphia Tourism, Perrier-Jouet
tion studies, from Stony Brook University.
Citizenship Day. Dr. Elaine Hatala, PhD,
The final activity, called “Stretching the
C.T.R.S., professor in the Department of
Limits,” proved to be the most challenging
—Sarai Campbell is a Graduate Student in
Health and Exercise Science, took time out
and instructive. At first glance, the task ap-
Educational Leadership and a Writing Center
interpersonal communication. At present, he
Champagne, Comcast SportsNet, Mizuno
Her interdisciplinary education prepared her
of her busy schedule to direct the enjoyable
peared complex. A tin can, attached to several
Intern.
is investigating these processes in the context
Sporting Goods, GORE-TEX Apparel,
for her dissertation project, which defines
learning activities. After each activity, Hatala
ropes, was filled with water. The tutors had
first-year college writing as an interdisciplin-
facilitated discussion among the tutors,
to figure out how to lift the tin can off the
ary site of critical and creative work.
focusing on what they had learned and how it
ground, using only the ropes, and pour the
could be applied to their work at the Writing
water into another tin can, located a few feet
outdoors—walking, hiking, camping, and
Center.
away. Although it was a difficult, challenging
biking—and learning about permaculture,
task, tutors eventually came up with a strat-
a strategy that designs homes, farms, and
egy that worked.
landscapes so that they work in harmony
During one activity, tutors participated in
a version of the classic game “Rock, Paper,
Scissors.” The twist was that instead of
In addition to work, she enjoys being
with local materials and conditions. Wade’s
For Samantha Brown, Writing Arts 4+1
selecting rock, paper, or scissors to defeat
student, the best part was when the group
academic research employs principles of
their opponent, tutors had to figure out ways
finally came together and figured out how to
permaculture to better understand college
to achieve the number seven without verbal
pour the water into the coffee can. “It was so
writing, especially the transition students
communication. The number of fingers raised
frustrating at first because no one knew what
make their first year.
to do, but then our minds started ticking,
Above and Right: Writing Center staff in team
building exercises. Photos by Sarai Campbell and
Dr. Elaine Hatala.
Left to Right: John Feaster, Michael Neiderer,
Stephanie Wade. Photos by Brian Pacek (Feaster)
and Tom Kloskey.
and it finally clicked.” Team success definitely
8
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Photos for the Gulf
Writing Arts Professor Bill Wolff’s Photography
Exhibit Debuts in Delaware
W
riting Arts’ Dr. Bill Wolff and
co-author Dr. Billie Hara, Assistant
Professor of English at Texas A&M
University, Corpus Christi, have published a
O
n October 1, Whereabouts Café in
book, Photos for the Gulf, in response to the
Newark, DE, held an opening reception
recent oil-spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
for Dr. Bill Wolff ’s photography show, “De-
Twenty-two photographers contributed
compositions and Other Reflections,” which
photographs and reflections that depict
will be on display through January 15, 2011.
a range of activities, communities, and
Seventy-five people were in attendance.
ecosystems of the vast Gulf region.
In an advertisement for the exhibit, Wolff ’s
As Wolff and Hara write in their
work is described as photographs of “spaces
introduction, “Though we couldn’t help with
of decay, in which structures are slowly,
the cleanup efforts directly, we thought we
haltingly, effortlessly decomposing back into
could build on the importance of images by
their ecosystems. The wild, unrestrained
employing photographs, not to continue
beauty in cracking paint, blending support
to depict the horrors of the atrocity, but to
beams, and crumbling ceilings is captured in
get people to focus on the Gulf that they
stunning detail in his photographs.”
have known and loved.” Proceeds from
Whereabouts Café owner, Heather Love,
the sales of the book go to the Gulf Relief
comments that “Bill’s work shows the haunt-
Foundation and LA Gulf Response. For
ing beauty of the forgotten. His photography
more information about Photos for the Gulf,
visit Composing with Images Press at http://
in powdered sugar since 1862. We have
culture, art, and music. In the background,
composingwithimages.com/.
the street musicians, who appeared out of
we have natural beauty. I was able to spend
nowhere and began serenading the customers
only four days in New Orleans, but in that
contributed to Photos for the Gulf. He says,
with an eclectic mix of banjo, trumpet, and
time I fell in love with the city, its life, and
“This photo, taken with my Holga, sums up
spirituals. We have the tourists (including
history. And I learned that no matter what it
New Orleans for me. We have the landmark
myself) snapping photographs and walking
is faced with—whether it is water or crude
Café du Monde, which has been serving
the streets. We have a mother sitting with her
oil—New Orleans will continue to be a place
coffee with chicory and beignets smothered
daughter and in doing so introducing her to
where creativity thrives.”
On the right is a photo Bill Wolff
Unprecedented Numbers Join
RTF Clubs
by Christopher Winkler and Sean O’Leary
T
his fall, the student clubs in Radio-TVFilm have welcomed more new members
T
he Rowan Television Network always
covers Rowan Homecoming activities,
than ever before. The first meeting of the
but this fall was the first time that RTN
Rowan Television Network packed over 170
streamed many of the Homecoming event
Workshop’s “Action Movie” and Eddie Ewing’s horror short, “Occupied.” Several other
scripts are currently going through the pitch
process, so this year is shaping up to be one of
Cinema Workshop’s most productive yet.
Students Create
Commercial
by Matthew Montalto
reflects the sadness that is associated with
the abandoned spaces that were once beloved
and are now forgotten. We recognize that
Bill’s art begs us to create background stories
for each print. Who lived there? Who used
that? How many generations called this house
home? We are truly honored that Bill chose
our coffeehouse for his Delaware debut
exhibit.”
The photographs were taken with four
different cameras: a Panasonic DMC-FZ50
digital camera, a Diana F+ toy camera, and
two different Holga toy cameras. The photos
represent a body of work made between 2004
and 2010, during which time Wolff ’s interest
in photography grew from a curiosity to a
passion to a mode of composing how he sees
and understands the worlds around him.
Wolff was particularly honored to have
his public debut at the Whereabouts Café.
this number did not dwindle in the second
launch of their website at http://www.rtnch5.
A
and third weeks. With such a large turnout
tv now includes a live streaming link so that
an advertisement for the College, a parody of
my wife, a long-time Delaware resident, has
for this club, Cinema Workshop anticipated
viewers can see RTN programming and select
the Old Spice commercial, “The Man Your
been coming here for many years. We often
live events anywhere in the world, 24-7. Miss
Man Could Smell Like.” Rather than using
joked with one another about what it would
to the Library, marking the first time a club
your favorite RTN shows? An online archive
Old Spice as the product of interest, the
be like to have my photographs hang on the
has outgrown its classroom meeting space
is coming soon.
students wrote a script incorporating props,
walls alongside the work of exceptional art-
settings, and apparel relating to Communica-
ists. Now that it is actually happening—and
tal funding this year to purchase a Canon
tion’s clubs. Members of Cinema Workshop,
I am the café’s first featured artist—well, it’s a
RTN had 80 members, and CW had 40, prior
7D digital SLR camera. This revolution-
Rowan Television Network, Ad Club, PRSSA,
dream come true.” Wolff adds, “It’s particu-
to losing the graduating seniors (nearly 20 per
ary camera shoots high-definition video as
Avant, Venue, The Whit, and WGLS Rowan
larly nice to have my work, which is of such
club). Only 4 years ago, RTN had about 40
well as high-quality stills with 35mm lenses.
Radio—all participated in the creation of
intimate settings, first appear in a café that
This equipment is superior to what the club
this project. In the process of cooperating,
has a similar intimacy. Just like the spaces I
tion clubs are open to students in all majors,
has used in the past. Club members will be
students are learning about many areas of
photograph, the café is part of our commu-
and these numbers show a growing interest
putting the new camera to use on some of
Communication other than their own major’s
nity, a place that I and others cherish.”
in the Rowan student population to produce
the many projects already in progress. This
focus, and they are proud to show off what
semester, members have taken part in “The
Rowan’s College of Communication students
The National Trust for Historic Preservation.
ence using professional equipment outside of
One-Minute Film Festival” and the “Booo-vie
can accomplish together.
Visit www.billwolffphotography.com.
their regular coursework.
Festival,” and crews are forming for Cinema
Above: “The Café du Monde.” Photo by Bill
Wolff.
Above, top to bottom: “Decaying Barn,” “Pink
House,” “Giraffes.” Photos by Bill Wolff.
students in the Bozorth Hall Auditorium, and
large numbers and moved their first meeting
in Bozorth Hall. More than 70 interested
students came to the first meeting. Last year,
members, and CW had 30. The Communica-
media projects and acquire hands-on experi-
productions live on the Internet. The re-
Cinema Workshop received supplemen-
10
ll of the clubs in the College of Commu-
He says, “I’ve been coming to the café since
nication have joined together to produce
I moved to Delaware in August 2009, and
A portion of all sales will be donated to
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Students Write for
Writing’s Sake
Stoll Honored with
Middle States Award
W
riting Arts’ Dr. Don Stoll has re-
by Chris Hardwick and Megan Reese
ceived the Bernard P. Ireland Award
from the Middle States Regional Assembly
T
he National Day on Writing, established
Hardwick, a second-year Writing Arts grad-
by the National Council of Teachers of
uate student and tutor at the Writing Center.
English, recognizes the integral importance
Developing a high level of skill as a writer can
of writing to our professional, personal, and
only result in positive outcomes. The Writing
civic lives. The goal of the day is to highlight
Center seeks to help students with their writ-
the innovations of composition in the 21st
ing processes, whatever the level or material.
century and allow students to express them-
Writing can be tough, but the staff of the
selves through this dynamic form of com-
Writing Center has been taught how to break
munication. In honor of this day, Dr. Deb
down the process to help students brainstorm
Martin, the Director of Rowan’s Writing
ideas, organize their thoughts, and become
Center, and her staff held their own National
better writers and thinkers and, ultimately,
Day on Writing, offering students a chance
better students.
to contribute to the noble cause. On October
The Writing Center welcomes all students
of the College Board, an award given to
someone who exemplifies the characteristics
of serving students in the transition from
high school to college, being a change agent
in his/her community, providing service to
the College Board, showing strong personal
characteristics, and having a commitment to
education.
Faronea Awarded
First Craig Monroe
Scholarship
Rowan Communication Graduate Gets Real
about Fantasy
E
ver since his graduation from Rowan
in 1993 (RTF), John Hansen’s life has
been a fantasy, one that revolves around the
phenomenon known as fantasy football.
In the early ’90s, via his appearances on
WWAC-TV in Atlantic City on the Monday
Night Kickoff show, he began to gain a positive
reputation for his fantasy acumen, and in
1995, he started FantasyGuru.com, which
is one of the three oldest fantasy football
information sites on the Internet today.
As the first writer to contribute fantasy
content to the site, Hansen began a
relationship with ESPN in 1996 that lasted
through 2002, when he also appeared on
20, forty students arrived at the fourth floor
by appointment and assists with the First-
of Campbell Library, armed with only a pen
Year Writing program to facilitate an environ-
T
and pad of paper, or sometimes a laptop.
ment in which students can discuss their own
of former Communication Dean Craig
After choosing their favorite writing spot,
writing—and learn new skills in the process.
Monroe, is Jon V. Faronea. Faronea was
they began decorating those blank pages
The Writing Marathon is just another testa-
raised in Barnegat, NJ. He is an Advertising
and screens in celebration of the 2nd Annual
as writing fantasy columns for Yahoo! and
ment to this important mission.
major, who says he has always had “a passion
a nationally syndicated column weekly for
for business” and aspires to work in a New
King World. Also in 2003, he launched
National Day on Writing. Students were
—Writing Center tutor Chris Hardwick is a
he 2010–11 recipient of the Craig
the new NFL Network on NFL Fantasy Live,
Monroe scholarship, founded in honor
with former Eagle QB Ron Jaworski. The
following year, Hansen began providing
licensed content to Yahoo! Sports as well
welcome to stop by, write whatever came to
graduate student and graduate assistant in the
York City ad agency. In a letter to Dr.
mind, grab a snack, and meet new friends
Writing Arts MA program. Tutor Megan Reese is
Suzanne FitzGerald, Chair of Public
from the participating community of writers.
a sophomore English major.
Relations/Advertising, Faronea expressed
interview a current player (Clinton Portis).
his deep appreciation for the award and its
In 2004, Hansen began his association
“It was great to see people come in and
establish a bond with other writers. Some
FantasyGuru.com Magazine, a national print
publication and the first of its kind to
financial support. He writes that receiving
were really engaged with their writing,”
with Sirius NFL Radio, hosting Sirius Fantasy
the scholarship has inspired him to finish his
said Nahid Ahmed, a tutor at the Writing
Football until 2009. Due in large part to the
undergraduate work “in style,” and he hopes
Center. Some wrote short stories or poetry,
success of Hansen’s show and his other ap-
that one day he will be able to establish a
while others allowed their minds and pens
pearances on Sirius NFL Radio, Sirius/XM
scholarship benefitting Rowan students.
decided to launch an entire channel devoted
to wander into a nonsensical stream of
Fall Clients for Rowan’s
Ad Dynamics Club
consciousness. “[The writing marathon is]
good for people who love to write, but also
people who may have difficulties writing.
by Asi Nia-Schoenstein
It encourages them to pick up the pen and
not put it down for a certain period of time.
A
That’s a good habit for any kind of writing,”
said Sam Brown, a writing tutor and
participant in the event.
sored the marathon by generously providing
prizes such as journals, notepads and pens,
tee-shirts, and the grand prize, a Rowan
University ball cap. Every thirty minutes of
writing gave participants another chance to
The writing marathon was just one of many
initiatives by the Writing Center in its effort
about it, it’s surprising how often we do write
to communicate. I believe technology has reinforced the importance of writing. Whether
it is through email, posts on Facebook, or
even text messages, we are writing and communicating now more than ever,” said Chris
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In 2009, Hansen was contacted by award-
Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Bruno), who along with
n Local Chiropractor, Dr. Eichenbaum.
his wife Jackie are the creators and executive
Students are brainstorming ideas to
producers of the FX television sitcom, The
promote educational health seminars that
League. As a result, the Fantasyguru.com Maga-
Eichenbaum wants to set up in the near
zine and website were featured prominently
future for his health product, Isogenix. Forms
on the show in its rookie season.
which follows a group of fantasy football-
The group is working on brand awareness
obsessed thirtysomethings, was renewed for
into an enormously successful international
seem exciting to the casual observer, but
enterprise. And Hansen has paid it forward
what it boils down to is plain old hard work.
by hiring a couple of Rowan alums, Matt
Yes, it is fun to interview NFL superstars on a
Camp (class of 2007) and Dave Rubman
regular basis and meet TV and movie celebri-
(2006) to work for him as Senior Writer and
ties who are addicted to fantasy football—
Head Researcher. And the company contin-
and flattering when they seek me out for
ues to grow.
advice—but during the season, 90-hour work
Hansen has been busy in other areas of his
weeks are the norm for me. I am never totally
life as well since graduating from Rowan. He
satisfied with what I give my subscribers, and
and his wife Holli now have four children:
I am constantly striving to improve myself
Christian, 18, a freshman at UMass, Amherst;
and my product. For me, preparations for
Nicholas, 13, an eighth-grader; and four-and-
‘next year’ literally begin the day after the
a-half year old twins, Benjamin and Olivia, a
Super Bowl.”
brain surgeon and rocket scientist, respectively.
When asked if he had any advice for stu-
enough to get 95% of the details correct be-
dents interested in following his career path,
cause that 5% you miss can destroy you. And
Hansen emphasized the need for a strong
if you want to do this job on radio or TV, you
have to be at least somewhat entertaining,
even if you have good information; otherwise,
you can come across as boring, and no one
will pay attention to what you have to offer.
I must say that having a pretty good sense
of humor and being able to think on my feet
are traits that have served me well over the
course of my career.”
Hansen’s mom teaches in Rowan’s Writing
role. The episode will air in early December,
and Hansen’s in two key scenes, in which
homecoming.
characters on the show call in to Hansen’s ra-
n Magazine Literacy Group.
dio broadcast. He also appears as an extra on
Students are developing and producing
one of his favorite series, Curb Your Enthusi-
Arts Department and, she says, taught
Hansen everything he knows about writing.…
And football. You can check out Hansen at
www.fantasyguru.com and follow him on
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/
asm, that episode airing in December as well.
What began as a modest eight-paged
newsletter that was actually mailed out to a
Hansen is also a big advocate of attention to detail. “In this business, it’s not good
2010, and Schaffer offered Hansen a cameo
the student center and designing posters for
helping with editing.
work ethic and dedication. “What I do may
The semi-improvised, adult-content show,
n Rowan University’s Owl Prints.
instructional videos, and Rowan’s RTN is
Above: Kimberly Erskine and grand prize winner
Lia Griffin. Photos by Deb Martin.
and XM channel 147.
football aficionado Jeff Schaffer (Curb Your
Ad Dynamics is focusing on promoting in
the Rowan community. “When you think
daily from 2–5 p.m. ET on Sirius channel 211
has been diligently working with his
for Owl Prints around campus.
to highlight the importance of writing within
ture program. Hansen hosts the broadcast
winning comedy maven and serious fantasy
of promotion include posters and pamphlets.
win a prize from the drawing.
Fantasy Football show is the channel’s signa-
d Dynamics President David Primak
teams for the following clients:
The Rowan University Bookstore spon-
to fantasy sports, and Hansen’s Sirius/XM
couple of hundred subscribers has grown
Above, top and bottom: Fantasy Guru John
Hansen. Photos courtesy of the FX comedy
series, The League.
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fantasygurudotcom) and Twitter (http://
twitter.com/Fantasy_Guru).
Faculty Scholarship, 2010
Presentations
n Dr. Ken Albone, Communication Studies, presented “Cultural Citizenship, Forming
F
aculty in the College’s five departments
n Dr. Bill Wolff published Photos for the Gulf
have been very active in publishing
with Composing with Images Press.
scholarly and creative work and delivering
presentations.
Articles
n Writing Arts’ Dr. Jennifer Courtney
and Dr. Roberta Harvey, with others,
published “Making Communication Matter: Integrating Instruction, Projects and
Assignments to Teach Writing and Design” in
Advances in Engineering Education.
n Dr. Carl Hausman, Journalism, published “Unbreaking the News: An Immodest
Proposal for Abandoning Modesty” in Ad
News.
n Prof. Larry Litwin, Public Relations/
Advertising, published “What Pursuing Your
APR Can Do for Your Career” through The
National School Public Relations Association.
n Dr. Deb Martin, Writing Arts, published “Escaping the Boom and Bust Cycle
of Teacher Professional Development” in
Principal Leadership.
n In ERS Spectrum Journal of Research and
Information, Prof. Ed Moore, Public Relations/Advertising, published “School Public
Relations: A Practical School Public Relations Primer.”
n Communication Studies’ Dr. Maria
Simone published “Deliberative Democracy Online: Bridging Networks with Digital
Technologies” in The Communication Review.
n Dr. Christa Teston, Writing Arts, coauthored “Digital Publics and Participatory
Education,” published in Digital Culture and
Education.
Books
n Prof. Tara DiLullo Bennett, RTF, coauthored Lost Encyclopedia, a comprehensive
guide to the ABC-TV show.
n Writing Arts’ Dr. Ai Guo Han published
Beyond Concepts: Intensive Reading I with China
Renmin University Press.
n Prof. Chick Harrison, Journalism,
published the novel Dancing ’Round the Liberty
Tree: An American Family’s Saga for Maryland’s
Book Chapters
of Communication Research Colloquium.
n Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, Dean of the
College of Communication, presented “Difference, Diversity, and Documentary: Teach-
n Writing Arts’ Drs. Jennifer Courtney,
ing/Learning about Family Diversity through
Sandy Tweedie, and Bill Wolff published
Film” at a competitive panel in Voices of
“What Exactly Is This Major?: Creating Dis-
Diversity at the Eastern Communication As-
ciplinary Identity through an Introductory
sociation Conference. — At the conference,
Course” in Giberson and Moriarty’s What
Arnold was chair and moderator of “Focus on
We Are Becoming: Developments in Under-
the Future: Voices of Diversity,” a competi-
graduate Writing Majors. — In the same book,
tive panel in Voices of Diversity. — Arnold
Courtney, along with Writing Arts’ Drs. Deb
presented “Mothers First” to “Mothers Also”:
Martin and Diane Penrod, published “The
The Shifting Focus of an Online Mothers
Writing Arts Major: A Work in Process.”
Community” at the February College of
n Dr. Judith Lancioni, RTF, published
Communication Research Colloquium.
“The Future as Past Perfect: Appropriation of
History in the Star Trek Series” in Wright and
n Dr. Tracie Babb, PR/Advertising, presented “Tweet This: Reputation Management
Austin’s Space and Time: Essays on Fiction and
in the Age of Social Media” at the Inter-
Fantasy Television, for McFarland.
cultural Communication Conference. She
n With Writing Arts’ Drs. Jennifer
presented “Social Media’s Impact on Public
Courtney and Diane Penrod, Dr. Deb
Relations and Marketing Practices” at the
Martin published “The Writing Arts Major:
Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce’s
A Work in Process” in Giberson and Mori-
luncheon series.
arty’s Advance(d) Composition: Undergraduate
Majors and the Future of the Discipline.
n Prof. David Bianculli, RTF, presented
“Smothered by Research” at the March
n Public Relations/Advertising’s Prof. Ed
College of Communication Research Col-
Moore published “Balancing Your Com-
loquium.
munication Ledger: Using Audits to Involve
n RTF’s Profs. David Bianculli and Mike
Communities and Build Support for Schools”
in Houston, Blankenstein, and Cole’s Soul of
Donovan made a presentation at the Broadcast Education Association Conference.
Educational Leadership: Leadership for Family
Donovan interviewed Bianculli about his re-
and Community Involvement, for Corwin.
cent book, Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored
History of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Editing
n Dr. Joe Bierman, RTF Chair, presented
n Prof. Linda Bateman, Writing Arts,
proofread Professor Emerita Dr. Christine
Johnston’s Finding Your Way: Navigating Life
“What The Quiet Man Said” at the September
College of Communication Research Colloquium.
by Understanding Your Learning Self and Stra-
n Dr. Sheri Biesen, RTF, presented at the
tegic Learning: A Guide to Understanding Your
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and
Learning Self.
Humanities.
n Dr. Bill Wolff, Writing Arts, was Techni-
n In October, Prof. Julia MacDonnell
cal Editor for Meloni and Morrison’s Sams
Chang, Writing Arts, read from “Witness” at
Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours.
the Moonstone Arts Center, formerly Robin’s
Book Store, in Philadelphia. — She also
Media
participated in panels on Creative Nonfiction
n RTF’s Prof. Diana Nicolae co-produced
and edited the film Lare in Lagos.
PublishAmerica.
Creative Work
n Dr. Judith Lancioni, RTF, published Fix
n Writing Arts’ Prof. Julia MacDonnell
Me Up: Essays on Television Dating and Makeover
Chang published the short nonfiction piece
Shows with McFarland and Company.
“Witness” in Many Mountains Moving.
n Public Relations/Advertising’s Prof.
n Dr. Sandy Tweedie, Writing Arts, pub-
Larry Litwin published the third edition of
Identities, and Pedagogy” at the April College
lished “loa descending” in Wolff and Hara’s
The Public Relations Practitioner’s Playbook with
Photos for the Gulf. He also contributed a
Kendall Hunt.
photograph.
and Children’s Publishing at Push to Publish
at Rosemont College.
n Communication Studies’ Dr. Joy Cypher
presented “Disability, Voice and a Place to
be Heard: Challenge and Change from the
Classroom” at the Eastern Communication
Association. — She presented “Communicating Normalcy: Bodies as Contested Sites”
at the October College of Communication
Research Colloquium.
n Dr. Suzanne FitzGerald, Public
Relations/Advertising, and Prof. Claudia
Cuddy, Journalism, presented “Media
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Credentialing for Citizen Journalists
and Bloggers—A Delphi Study” at the
International Public Relations Research
Council.
n Journalism’s Prof. Candace Kelley presented “Kosher: An Orthodox Jew Becomes a
Pentecostal Bishop” at the February College
of Communication Research Colloquium.
n Dr. Judith Lancioni, RTF, presented
“Love, Love, Go Away. Come Again Another
Day: A Study of Love as a Disruptive Force
in The Closer” at the Film & History Conference.
n Prof. Larry Litwin, Public Relations/
Advertising, presented “Crisis Communication for Schools: R U Ready?” to the New
Jersey School Boards Association. — He
presented “Media Relations—Transitioning
into Cross Platforming” at Atlantic Cape
Community College. — Litwin presented
“Writing for Electronic Media Today and
Tomorrow” at Arcadia University. — At the
University of Delaware, he spoke about “PR,
Advertising, Integrated Marketing = Strategic
Communication.”
n Writing Arts’ Dr. Deb Martin presented
“When Writing Center Directors Collaborate with Writing Program Administrators” at
the Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference in Philadelphia. — She was
also on the panel “Restructuring the Writing
Center: Forging New Identities from the
Old” at the Middle Atlantic Writing Center
Conference.
n Dr. Jeff Maxson, Writing Arts Chair, presented “Remixing the University: Multigenre
Writers Writing Difference” at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. — He presented “Multigenre Composition and the Pedagogy of Brokenness” at
the September College of Communication
Research Colloquium.
n Prof. Ed Moore, Public Relations/
Advertising, presented “Balancing Your Communication Ledger: Using Audits to Involve
Communities and Build Support for Schools”
at the October College of Communication
Research Colloquium.
n Prof. Diana Nicolae, RTF, presented
“The Making of Acasa: The Romanian Brain
Drain” at the April College of Communication Research Colloquium.
n Dr. Maria Simone, Communication
Studies, presented “Deliberative Democracy
Online: Bridging Networks with Digital
Technologies” at the March College of Communication Research Colloquium. — She
presented “Teaching for Deliberative Democracy: The Challenges of Confronting Student
Assumptions and Ideology” at the Eastern
Communication Association Conference. —
With Carveth and Curnalia, she presented
“New Media Horizons in the Classroom: The
Teston Wins NCTE Award
W
riting Arts’ Assistant Professor Dr.
Christa Teston has been awarded a
The National Council of Teachers of
English (NCTE), a 100-year-old organization
2010 NCTE Award in Technical and Scien-
dedicated to the “teaching and learning of
tific Communication in the category Best
English and the language arts at all levels,”
Article Reporting Qualitative or Quantitative
gives six awards each year in the category
Research in Technical or Scientific Commu-
of technical or scientific communication.
nication for her work, “A Grounded Investi-
The awards will be publicly acknowledged at
gation of Genred Guidelines in Cancer Care
the 2011 Association of Teachers of Techni-
Deliberations.”
cal Writing Conference in April. These are
The article appeared in a special issue of
extremely prestigious awards, and receiving
Written Communication on Writing and Medicine,
this recognition is indicative of the excellent
July–October, 2009.
work that Dr. Teston is doing.
Use of Participatory Media for Community
sition and Communication. — He presented
Building, Collective Intelligence, and Assess-
“Remixing Composition in the Writing Class-
ment” at the Eastern Communication Asso-
room: An Installation of Student Videos” at
ciation Conference. — She presented “Using
the Computers and Writing Online Confer-
Twitter and Wikis in the Classroom to Build
ence. — He also presented “When Under-
Community and Collective Intelligence” at
standing Hypertext Isn’t Enough: Thoughts
the National Communication Association
on Writing in the Age of Web 2.0. — With
Conference in San Francisco.
Stolley, Meloni, and Sullivan, he presented
n Dr. Christa Teston, Writing Arts,
the workshops “Twitter to Infinity and Be-
presented “From Artifact to Action: The Role
yond” and “Twitter from the Ground Up.”
of Medical Images in Cancer Care Deliberations” at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. — She presented
“Where Scripture Meets Screen: A Rhetorical Analysis of Multimodal Homiletics in the
Contemporary Protestant Church” at the
Rhetoric Society of America Conference. —
Teston presented “Practical Models toward
Implementing a Grounded Theory Approach
for Studying Writing and Rhetoric” at the
Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric
and Composition.
n Writing Arts’ Dr. Sandy Tweedie
presented “Creating Disciplinary Identity
through an Introductory Course in the Writing Major” at the Conference on College
Composition and Communication.
n Dr. Bill Wolff, Writing Arts, presented
“Revealing Meaning, Broadcasting History:
Notes on the Composition of Oral History
Video” at the Conference on College Compo15
Solomkin Obtains PR
Position at Arizona State
by Brianne Rabouin
P
ublic Relations MA graduate Kelli
Solomkin has taken a position as
special events planner at Arizona State University. She is the Director of Events at the
Walter Cronkite School of Mass Journalism
and Communication.
Solomkin says, “My time as a graduate
student and graduate assistant gave me
practical experience to be a PR professional.
The experience, coupled with the expertise,
passion, and dedication of our professors,
gave me the education and inspiration to be
successful after completing the [Rowan MA]
program.”
Above: Christa Teston. Photo by Brian Pacek.
Recent Rowan Radio
89.7 WGLS-FM Awards
Student’s Multimedia
Project Published
Rowan Graduate
Actively Publishing
R
R
R
Broadcast Education Association
Look into Physical Disabilities: An Oral
MFA Program for Creative Writing as a
n 2010 Honorable Mention (Sports Program)
History Video,” published in the Journal of
multi-genre student in poetry and creative
—Rowan University Baseball vs. Kean, Jeff
Undergraduate Multimedia Projects. The work
nonfiction. She has had two poems published
was completed for Writing Arts’ Dr. Bill
in the Ohio Poetry Association’s publication,
Communicator - Crystal Awards
Wolff’s Writing, Research, and Technology
Common Threads. Her creative nonfiction
n 2010 Award of Distinction (Website
course. It addresses a family experiencing life
story, “Breathing,” will be published in the
Design)—The Rowan Radio Website.
with physical disability. You can see Gould’s
October issue of r.kv.r.y. (http://rkvry.com/),
n 2010 Award of Distinction (Talk Show
work at the JUMP website: http://jump.dwrl.
and her reviews of books and poetry appear
Host)—Studio 89.7, Paul Perrello.
utexas.edu/content/sg.
in Author Exposure (www.AuthorExposure.
owan Radio adds to its impressive list of
national and regional awards:
O’Connor.
owan student Sarah Gould has had
an oral history project, “A Closer
owan graduate Joan Hanna (2009)
is enrolled in the Ashland University
Communication Grads Win at
Downbeach
by Ned Eckhardt
Acknowledgements
W
e wish to thank the following people
for providing us with information,
articles, and photographs. We could not have
created this issue of Lines of Communication
without their excellent contributions:
Lorin Basden Arnold, Cameron Baker, Joe
Bierman, Glenn Bingham, Keith Brand,
Rachael Burgess, Sarai Campbell, Jennifer
Courtney, Joy Cypher, Ned Eckhardt, John
Feaster, Loriann Fell, Nancy Fulginiti,
Eleanor Hansen, Chris Hardwick, Carl
Hausman, Mark Hausman, Jane Lee, Peter
Lien, Heather Love, Deb Martin, Jeff
n 2010 Award of Distinction (Talk Show
com) and Poets’ Quarterly (http://
Host)—League of the Extraordinary, Prof.
poetsquarterly.yolasite.com/).
Maxson, Marisa Miloszewski, Matthew
Communication Online
Ventures
Asi Nia-Schoenstein, Diana Nicolae, Sean
Candace Kelley.
Garden State Journalists Association
College Broadcasting
Awards
n 2010 Second Place (Talk Radio)—A Community Affair, Doug Cohen.
n 2010 Third Place (Radio Feature)—League
of the Extraordinary, Prof. Candace Kelley.
Miss America Visits
Rowan Radio
by Rachael Burgess, WGLS
Public Affairs Director
M
iss America, Caressa Cameron,
was a guest on A Community Affair on
Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM on Monday,
September 27. As host of the program, I
spoke with Cameron about her duties as Miss
America, and her platforms, including AIDS
education and healthy living.
Caressa spoke passionately about her
many philanthropies and her goal to promote
healthy eating across America. It was an
honor to talk to a young woman so determined to make a difference. I am so grateful
that so many people worked hard to make
the interview happen, and it has left a lasting
impression on me.
S
everal Rowan students from the
by Dean Lorin Basden Arnold
Department of Radio-TV-Film have
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achieved recognition in the National Student
Production Awards of College Broadcasters,
Inc., an organization that “represents
students involved in radio, television,
webcasting, and other related media
ventures.” Its members include colleges and
universities from across the country. You
can read more about CBI and the awards at
http://www.askcbi.org/?page_id=1165.
Rowan Television Network is a finalist in
the “Best Live Sports Production” category
for their broadcast of “Profs Football:
Rowan vs. Montclair State.” RTN’s official
release, with more information about
the program, can be seen at http://www.
rowan.edu/colleges/communication/news/
RTNCBIAwardsRelease-September2010.
pdf.
Additionally, Mike O’Brien, a junior
RTF major, is a finalist in the “Best Technical
Production” audio category for his work, “No
Speed Zone.” This piece was created for the
Sound Communication class when O’Brien
was a sophomore at Rowan.
O’Leary, Brian Pacek, Brianne Rabouin,
Megan Reese, Stephanie Wade, Chris
Winkler, and Bill Wolff.
ecently, faculty, students, and staff of the
Janice Rowan
College have participated in a variety of
Tom Kloskey
impressive online activities.
n The Real New Jersey­is an online magazine
produced by students in Online Journalism 2,
taught by Prof. Mark Berkey-Gerard. He
says, “On the Website, you will find profiles
of unique New Jersey residents, including
a civil war re-enactor, a big game hunter, an
alpaca breeder, a UFO chaser, a Camden
bookstore owner, and the chief beekeeper for
the state.
“Students interviewed more than 200
people in their search for unique residents to
profile. They reported and produced dozens
of multimedia pieces: audio interviews, audio
slide shows, and videos. Students from the
Photojournalism course also contributed to
the project, and there are photo essays on
T
he third annual Downbeach Film
ing, which he wrote, produced, and directed.
Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest was held
Melissa Nini and Dana Frack (2010) won
October 15–17 at Resorts Hotel and Casino.
and Roll and Bucket Flush, films completed in
from all over the US, including many from
RTF Prof. Diana Nicolae’s Documentary
Hollywood. This year’s honored guest, winner
Production course.
of the Downbeach Lifesaver Award, was actor
downbeachfilmfestival.org), Licisyn writes,
walk Empire, Cloverfield, Friday Night Lights,
“It honestly meant a lot to have [No Footing]
and Twin Peaks.
receive as much praise as it did!… being a part
Rowan winners were Best Director Mike
Graphic Designer
Returns to the Academy
n Remixing Composition in the Writing Class-
graduate public relations program. Gervasi
room: An Installation of Student Videos is a
left her position at OLIN in Philadelphia
project completed by students in Dr. Bill
to pursue a degree because, as she says,
his fall, graphic designer Diana
Gervasi has begun an MA in Rowan’s
her “background was limited to visual
Dr. Frances Johnson
Honored
communication.” Gervasi says she chose
Conference. As Wolff says, “Writing, in our
the Rowan public relations MA because she
highly mediated culture, is remixing. Com-
“knew it would be a great complement to my
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plementing this mode of writing are low-tech,
undergraduate degree to help me become a
low-cost, user-friendly technologies, such as
more rounded communicator.”
Frances S. Johnson in Music,” a con-
cert organized by Rowan’s Prof. Lawrence
De Pasquale, took place on October 17
in Pfleeger Concert Hall. Profs. Bryan
Appleby-Wineberg, Lourin Plant, and
De Pasquale performed at the event. Dr.
Donald Farish presented a plaque to honor
Johnson’s contributions to the development
of the Faculty Center and her support for
teaching and learning on the campus. The
plaque will be housed in the Faculty Center.
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the Flip Video Camera and YouTube. This
Gervasi is also a graduate assistant in
installation of student videos will challenge
Rowan’s Office of the Vice President for
viewers to rethink traditional concepts so of-
Student Affairs, and her work in that position
ten fixed in meaning: text, research, writing,
has piqued her interest in academic public
and composition, among others.”
relations. Her current projects as GA include
n “The One: Contagious Kindness” by
designing an annual report and creating a
Christopher Austin and “Hitler Finds Out
promotional campaign for the Center for
about the Downfall Parodies” by Michael
Pfister, were published in The JUMP—The
Journal for Undergraduate Media Projects, v. 1.2.
Austin and Pfister are Rowan students.
of the festival was a great experience!”
Licisyn (2006) for his feature film No Foot-
cue to Hoboken.”
Wolff’s Writing Arts courses and compiled
Women’s Business
Organization Honors
Rowan Graduate
On the Downbeach Festival website (www.
Chris Mulkey, whose credits include Board-
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various New Jersey locations—from Fortes-
Best Documentary Short for Shake, Rattle
The festival receives hundreds of entries
for the 2010 Computers and Writing Online
elebrating the Life of the Late
Left to right: Station Manager Frank Hogan,
Rachael Burgess, Caressa Cameron, Assistant
Station Manager Derek Jones.
Montalto, Ed Moore, Michael Neiderer,
Student Engagement.
Above: Prof. Ned Eckhardt, Chris Mulkey, and
Mike Licisyn. Eckhardt is on the Board of Directors of the festival. Right: Pam Boyd.
Photo Contest
T
he College of Communication student
photo contest has begun! Entries will
T
he South Jersey Chapter of the National
Association of Women Business
Owners (NAWBO) have honored Rowan
MA graduate Pam Boyd with the 2010
be accepted until the end of January, but
Woman Business of the Year award, one of
students can submit them any time between
the organization’s Beyond the Glass Ceiling
now and then. Dean Lorin Basden
Awards.
Arnold says, “There is a lot of talent in
Boyd earned her MA in corporate public
our college, and it’s going to be amazing to
relations at Rowan and is president of
see it represented in photos that showcase
Thomas/Boyd Communications, an award-
our college and our programs.” Read more
winning public relations firm that she
about the contest at http://www.rowan.
co-founded with Liz Thomas in 1998. At the
edu/colleges/communication/documents/
firm, Boyd is in charge of business operations
CoCphotocontest.pdf and download the
and development, and communication
photo release form at http://www.rowan.edu/
strategies.
colleges/communication/documents/single_
photo_release_form.pdf. (Illustration by Capt
Kodak on flickr.com.)
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