Communications Department

About

Kimberly M. Cuny

Kimberly Cuny Director, The University Speaking Center; Co-Director, Multiliteracy Centers Program; Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies

Office: 3332 HHRA
Phone: 336-256-1389
The University Speaking Center
E-mail: kmcuny@uncg.edu

Education

  • 2007 Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Young Audiences
  • 1994 Master of Arts in Communication Studies University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 1988 Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Communication, and Theatre Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey

UNC Greensboro Professional Appointments

  • April-August 2010 Interim Co-Director, Communication Across the Curriculum
  • 2008 - 2012 Speaking Across the Curriculum Faculty Development Coordinator
  • 2003 - Director, The University Speaking Center
  • 2003 - Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies
    Courses taught: Communication Ethics, Relational Communication, Storytelling, Studies in Communication Across the Curriculum, Introduction to Communication, Freshman Seminar, Communication Internship, and Independent Guided Study

Grants Awarded

  • 2004 -2012 University Teaching and Learning Center Mini-Grant
  • 2007 Community Foundation of Greensboro Grant – North Carolina Theatre for Young People to create drama and literacy resources for pre-K childcare givers in NE Greensboro

Teaching Publications

Cuny, K. M., Thompson, M., & Naidu, H. P. (in press). Speaking for a change: Using speaking centers to amplify marginalized voices in building sustained community movements for social justice. In L. R. Frey & D. L. Palmer (Eds.), Communication activism pedagogy. New York, NY: Hampton Press.

Cuny, K.M., Wilde, S.M. & Vizzier, A.L. (2012). Empathetic listening to build relationships at the center, In E. Yook & W. Atkins Sayre (Eds.), Communication Centers and Oral Communication Programs in Higher Education: Advantages, Challenges, and New Directions. Lanham, MD: Lexington.

Schwartzman, R., Cuny, K. M., Kreizinger, J., (2010). Speakers, speeches, and audiences, In R. Schwartzman, Fundamentals of oral communication. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. & Yarragunta, H. R. (2009). Increasing feedback opportunities: Learning the ropes together, In D. W. Worley, D.A.  Worley, B. Hugenberg, & M. Elkins (Eds.), Best Practices in Experiential and Service Learning in Communication.  Dubuque: Great Rivers.

Wilde, S. M. & Cuny, K. M. (2008). Cultural differences: Immediacy in the classroom, In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.),  Teaching ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 12). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. & Wilde, S. M. (2007). Increasing immediacy behaviors, In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 11). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M., Wilde, S. M. (2007). Speakers, speeches, and audiences, In R. Schwartzman, Fundamentals of oral communication. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M., Wilde, S. M. (2007). Interpersonal Relationships, In R. Schwartzman, Fundamentals of oral
communication. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Wilde, S. M., Cuny, K. M., & Vizzier, A. L. (2006). Peer-to-peer tutoring: A model for utilizing empathetic listening to build client relationships in the communication center, International Journal of Listening, (20), 70-75.

Cuny, K. M. & Wilde, S. M. (2005). Rhetorical proof: Aristotle in a box, In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching
ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 9). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. (2005). Helping students have more positive experiences in the classroom: Part 2, The Successful Professor (4)2, 3-6.

Cuny, K. M. & Wilde, S. M. (2004). Communication in the classroom for English teachers, Virginia English Bulletin, (54), 50-56.

Cuny, K. M. & Wilde, S. M. (2004). Fishbowl discussion: Using student voices to teach group work, In L. & B.
Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 8). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. (2003). Exploring cultural practices: The informative speech, In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 7). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K, M. (2002). Diversity discussions: A nonverbal study, In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 6). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. (2002). The story of your name: building community in the service - learning classroom, The Successful Professor, (1)5, 10-12.

Cuny, K. M. (2001). Free speech in western and non-western societies: A research assignment. In T. Tedford (Ed.), Freedom of Speech in the United States: A Teaching Guide. State College: Strata.

Cuny, K. M. (2001). Incorporating technology to answer the question; Why study communication? In L. & B.
Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 5). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. (2000). Exploring family history: The informative speech, In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching 
ideas for the basic communication course (Vol. 4). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. (1999). Civility/sensitivity t-shirts. In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic 
communication course (Vol. 3). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Cuny, K. M. (1998). Diversity discussions. In L. & B. Hugenberg (Eds.), Teaching ideas for the basic
communication course (Vol. 2). Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Selected Teaching Accomplishments

  • 2010 Awarded, National Association of Communication Center's Ferguson Top Faculty Research Paper
  • 2008 Awarded, National Communication Association's VonTill Outstanding Newcomer for Communication Centers
  • Named, OnCourse Ambassador
  • 2005 Named, Who's Who Among America's Teachers
  • 2003 - 2008 Faculty Mentor, North Carolina Teaching Fellows – UNC Greensboro
  • 2000 Inaugural partner (one of 33 nationwide) in Southern Poverty Law Center, Campus Compact, American Association of Higher Education, and National Communication Association's "Communicating Common Ground" project connecting college courses and teaching tolerance to P-12 youth in the community through service-learning
  • Awarded, Teacher of the Month – ZTA, Monmouth University
  • 1998 Awarded, Excellence in Teaching - Guilford Technical Community College

Communication Activism Pedogogy

  • 2011 Speak Your Mind, Neighborhood Congress, Greensboro, North Carolina
  • 2011- Voices for Justice, McGirt Horton Branch of Greensboro Public Libraries
  • 2008 Speaking for Change, HIVE, Greensboro, North Carolina
  • 2007- Voices of Homelessness, Interactive Resource Center, Greensboro, North Carolina

Select Committees & Appointments
Community, Campus, & National

  • 2011- Student Advocate, National Communication Association's Communication Centers Section
  • 2010 Grant Reviewer, United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro
  • 2007 - Chair, Outstanding Tutor Award. National Communication Association's Communication Centers Section
  • 2007 -2011 Student Coordinator, National Communication Association's Communication Centers Section
  • 2007 - 2009 Advisory Committee, Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Arts, UNC Greensboro
  • 2007 - Board Member, North Carolina Theatre for Young People, UNC Greensboro
  • 2007 Conference Planner & Host, National Association of Communication Centers Mini-Conference
  • 2004 - 2008 Board Member, North Carolina Storytelling Festival – Downtown Greensboro
  • 2004 Greensboro Public Library's 40 Days of Tolerance Storytelling Program for 5th Graders
  • 2003 - 2012 Communication Across the Curriculum Steering Committee, UNC Greensboro
  • 2003 - Speaking-Intensive Committee of the General Education Program, UNC Greensboro
  • 2002 - 2007 Leadership, National Communication Association's Communicating Common Ground

Teaching Artist Residencies

  • 2009 - College Hill Childcare Cooperative
  • 2008 Greensboro's Children' Museum
  • Greensboro Public Libraries – McGirt Horton Branch

Pedagogical Workshops, Panel Presentations, & Papers

2011

Cuny, K.M., Thompson, M., & Naidu, H. P. (2011). Speaking for a change: Leveraging the art of public speaking to support marginalized voices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Carolina's Communication Association. Winston Salem, NC.

Completing the Circle by Putting Theory to Practice: Immediacy in the Center, 10th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of Richmond

The Beta Test: Online Speaking Center Lessons Learned, 10th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of Richmond

The Director's Dilemma, 10th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of Richmond

Speaking to Learn; Learning to Speak, Faculty Development SAC, UNC Greensboro

Speaking to Learn; Learning to Speak, Freshman Learning Communities Faculty Development, UNC Greensboro

2010

Communication Activism Pedagogy and the Basic Course, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Conway, South Carolina
Communication Activism at the Center: A Collaborative Approach to Mobilizing and Sustaining Community Interest, NationalCommunication Association Conference, San Francisco
Non-Native Conversations in the Center, National Communication Association Conference, San Francisco
Yarragunta, H. R., & Cuny, K. M. (2010, March). Communication Activism: A New Model of Outreach in the Communication Center. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, Greencastle, IN.

2009

Making Friends with your Public Speaking Anxiety Monster, 8th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of Pennsylvania
Millennial Learning: Teacher Communication & Our Classroom Environments, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro

Helping Our Students to Value Putting their Speeches to Memory while Reinforcing the Need for Clear Organization, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Wilmington, North Carolina

2008

Cultural Differences: Immediacy in the Classroom, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Columbia, South Carolina

Sparking and Sustaining Classroom Discussion, Faculty Development SAC, UNC Greensboro

Improving Feedback for Oral Communication, Faculty Development SAC, UNC Greensboro

Speaking to Learn; Learning to Speak, Faculty Development SAC, UNC Greensboro

Sparking and Sustaining Classroom Discussion, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro

Employing the Procedures and Criteria for Evaluation at a Mid-Sized Public Institution, 7th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

The Director's Dilemma: A Roundtable Discussion of Current Issues Facing Communication Center Directors, 7th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Flippin' Out, Spring Triad Triangle Instructional Technology Meeting, Greensboro

This Will Not be on the Test: Better Teaching Without Altering Course Content, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro

2007

Blueprints for Student Learning: Increasing Student Interest and Responsibility, Lilly South 
Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro

Increasing Immediacy Behaviors, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Boone

Sparking and Sustaining Classroom Discussion, Freshman Seminar Program, UNC GreensboroDirector's Dilemma: Ethic of Space, 6th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Technology: Hero at the Center, National Communication Association Convention, ChicagoThe Director's Dilemma: Administrative Challenges, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago

2006

Speaking to Learn: Across The Curriculum, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro
Technology at the Center: Blackboard and the Web at UNC Greensboro, 5th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, Omaha
Dueling Panels: The Battle Royale Over Perceptions of and Procedures for Videotaping Speeches in the Basic Course, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio

Communication Centers: How Physical Space can Provide a Site for Action and Connection Between Consultants and Those They Consult, National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio
Helping Students Become More Effective Oral Communicators: Strategies for Implementing the Services Offered by a Speaking Center/Lab into the Basic Course Classroom and Beyond, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Charleston

2005

Learning So Everyone Teaches: Snapshots of Best Practices in Oral Communication Incorporated Across the Curriculum, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro

Learning So Everyone Teaches: Increasing Student Interest and Responsibility in the Classroom, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro
The Health of the Discipline: Supporting the Student Employees of Communication Centers, National Communication Association Convention, BostonStorytelling Lessons Learned at NC Very Special Arts Festival, National Communication Association Convention, Boston Aristotle in a Box, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Charlotte

2004

Communicating in the Classroom; Teaching so Everyone Learns, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro

Storytelling Across the Curriculum; Teaching so Everyone Learns, Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro
Understanding the Implication of Teacher Communication in the Classroom (for Graduate Students on Teaching Assistantships at UNCG). University Speaking Center, Greensboro
Moving Forward, Looking Back; Reflection on NACC 2004 Planning for NACC 2007. National Communication Association Convention, Chicago

Keynote, Teaching Tolerance; One Story at a Time, Virginia Association of Teachers of English Conference, Fredericksburg

Speaking from the Center. Carolinas Communication Association Convention, Clemson

Great Ideas for Teaching Speech, The Fishbowl Technique for Teaching Group Process. Carolinas Communication Association conference, Clemson

Teacher Communication in the Classroom. Annual Convention of the Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Fredericksburg

Communication in the Classroom. Faculty Development, The Teaching and Learning Center, UNC Greensboro

Employing Communication Immediacy Behaviors in the Classroom. Guilford Technical Community College Faculty & Staff Development Day

University Speaking Center Proactive Engagement at UNCG. 5th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, Mary Washington College

2003

Speaking to Learn: Learning to Speak, Faculty Development SAC, UNC Greensboro
Reaching In/Reaching Out: Highlights of CCG 2003 Partnerships, Chair, Experiential Learning and the teaching of Tolerance, Integrating Narrative Form and Storytelling into the Basic Courses, a three hour short course, Agora II: Shopping for More New or Unusual Communication Course Offerings. National Communication Association Convention, Miami

Chair & Presenter Practicing Communication Excellence: Speaking Center Engagement, Chair, Practicing Communication Excellence in Designing and Implementing Service – Learning Courses: Lessons Learned from Communication Common Ground, & Presenter, The Sequel's Even Better: Re-creating the Storytelling Project, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Raleigh
Respondent, Prince Edward County Voices of Diversity: Communicating Common Ground in the College and the Community, Eastern Communication Association conference, DC

Chair, University Speaking Centers: Assessing their role in the Development of Students' Oral Communication Competencies, 4th Annual Engagement at the Center Conference, Colorado Springs

2002

Understanding Service – Learning, Faculty and Staff Professional Development Day, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina
Exploring Storytelling Pedagogy Innovation in College Curriculum: Service – Learning,
Promoting Service – Learning Projects in the Media, & Communicating Common Ground: An NCA Service Learning Initiative, National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans

Communicating Common Ground: Operationalizing Service Learning, Carolinas Communication Association conference, GreensboroService – Learning & Communicating Common Ground, ECA Conference, New York CityChair, Great Ideas for Teaching Speech/Communication, Carolinas Communication Association conference, GreensboroChair, Great Ideas for Teaching Speech/Communication, New Jersey Communication Association conference, Madison
Extending the Reach of Monmouth University: Service Learning &Teaching Tolerance One Story at a Time, Educational Community Forum Series, West Long Branch, NJ

2001

Radicalizing the Roots of Storytelling with Service-Learning, National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta Chair, Great Ideas for Teaching Speech/Communication, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Charlotte
Chair, Great Ideas for Teaching Speech/Communication, New Jersey Communication Association conference, West Long Branch, NJ

Teacher Training in Service-Learning K-12, Bayshore Consortium, Highlands, NJDeveloping Mutually Beneficial Relationships with Community Partners (and others!). National Communication Association, Summer Conference Engaging 21st Century Communication Students, Service Learning Strand, Washington, D.C.

2000

Did You Hear What Happened Today? Engaging Students Through Analysis of Current Events, National Communication Association's Table Talk Series, Seattle

Adjunct Faculty Identity: A Roundtable Discussion, New Jersey Communication Association conference, GlassboroWebCT: A Tool for Classroom Management Show and Tell II, Monmouth University

1999

WebCT: A Tool for Classroom Management Show and Tell I, Monmouth University

Communicating with College Professors: A Guide for Disabled Students, Monmouth University

1998

We Can All Get Along – Embracing Communication & Diversity, Faculty and Staff Professional Development, Guilford Technical Community College

1997

Can't We All Just Get Along? – Recognizing Diversity, Faculty and Staff Professional Development, Guilford Technical Community College

You Can Write a Speech, Annual WIT Conference for Student Writers, NC A&T SU1996 Relating Communication Ideas and Concepts to a Diverse Classroom, Carolinas Communication Association conference, Raleigh, North Carolina