MSU’s Knight honored nationally as Lambda Sigma outstanding advisor

A veteran Mississippi State communication instructor is being nationally recognized by Lambda Sigma Honor Society with its Outstanding Advisor award.

MSU communication graduates, faculty win big at public relations conference

Recent graduates from Mississippi State University’s Department of Communication received four top awards at the Southern Public Relations Federation Conference in Panama City Beach this month.

Theatre MSU students nominated for Kennedy Center festival, faculty receive ‘recognition of excellence’

Students in Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU—the Department of Communication’s production division recently named a 2021 School of Excellence Award in Higher Education from the Mississippi for Arts Education—now are nominees to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) to be held virtually this February.

Communication Kudos: October 2021

Submissions now being accepted for 2022 Story State Storytelling Competition

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2022 Story State Storytelling Competition. Undergraduate students from any public or private university or college can participate.

CO Connection: Dr. John Nicholson

Dr. John Nicholson, an associate professor in Communication & Media Studies, discusses how a degree program is developed and structured and about Mississippi State University's Department of Communication new Master's Degree options.

MSU TV station, students nominated for multiple national production awards

Mississippi State University’s student-produced weekly newscast, Take 30 News, is a nominee for a national award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Chris Misun to serve as 2022 Magnolia Film Festival Director

Chris Misun, a Broadcast & Digital Journalism instructor, will serve as the 2022 Magnolia Film Festival Director. 

VIsion TV: Dr. Holli Seitz

Dr. Holli Seitz, an assistant professor in Communication & Media Studies, was featured on College of Arts & Sciences Vision TV discussing her research in health and science communication.

Dr. Holli Seitz accepted into Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research’s Mentoring Academy

Dr. Holli Seitz, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication, was accepted into the 2021-2022 class of participants in the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research’s Mentoring Academy.

Josh Foreman and co-Author, Ryan Starrett, publish Hidden History of Natchez

Hidden History of Natchez is the first of two History Press books by Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett about one of the most important cities in early US history: Natchez, Mississippi.

Dr. Larry Strout earns Master of Arts in Legal Studies

Dr. Larry Strout recently received a Master of Arts degree in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois-Springfield. Strout decided to go back to school part-time in the fall of 2018 to obtain a formal education in law.

Theatre MSU Presents: Men on Boats

Jaclyn Backhaus’ Men On Boats delves into the dynamics of ten explorers on the first expedition (of white men) down the Colorado River to a “big” canyon. Raised in Arizona, Backhaus had heard about the journey during her child- hood and wanted to adapt it for the stage. In the process she realized that she was interested in the story in part because she felt that she would never play the part of a nineteenth-century explorer—and that writing it was her way of vicariously living their adventure. -From an essay by Summer Banks