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Important 2008 Graduation Information!
Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society 2008 Inductees
Dept. Scholarship Winners Announced
Graduate Student Receives Several Awards
Faculty Member is Resident Artist
Dr. David Carlone in the news!
Dr. Spoma Jovanovic & Democracy
CST-315 Solicitation Project - 2007
Communication Studies Professor Authors Textbook on Conflict Resolution
Professor Authors Innovative Communication Textbook
A Call For Dialogue
Department of Communication Studies
Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta is the honor society of the National Communication Association. Founded in 1985, Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding undergraduate scholarship in communication studies. In 1997, the UNCG Department of Communication Studies chartered the Zeta Upsilon chapter. Today, more than 400 colleges and universities around the world sustain chapters.
The Greek letters lambda, pi, and eta represent Aristotle's three modes of persuasion:
- Logos—Logic
- Pathos—Emotion
- Ethos—Credibility
- Ethics
To be eligible for induction a student must:
- Have completed 60 semester hours of college/university course work
- Have completed a minimum of 12 hours of course work in communication studies
- Have a cumulative gpa of 3.0
- Have a communication studies gpa of 3.25
- And demonstrate a commitment to the discipline of communication.
Induction occurs each spring semester. Members are selected by invitation from the faculty.