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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
Joyce G. Ferguson
Basic Course Director
Office: 116 Ferguson Building
Phone: 336-334-3838
Degrees:
- M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- B.A., Wake Forest University
Scholarly interests:
- Small Group Communication
- Communication Pedagogy
Courses taught:
- CST 105 Introduction to Communication Studies
- CST 341 Business and Professional Communication
- CST 207 Relational Communication
- CST 350 Small Group Communication
- CST 599 Instructional Communication
- FMS 108 Freshman Seminar: Nonverbal Communication
Service:
- Basic Course Director:
- Supervise teaching assistants (workshops, staff meetings, classroom visitations, evaluations)
- Direct CST 105: create syllabus, select materials, direct instruction, create exams, keep records
- Liason for adjunct instructors for CST 105 and CST 341:
- Select textbook
- Coordinate instruction
- Faculty Development Coordinator for Speaking Across the Curriculum 2001-present
- Support faculty in integrating oral communication into curriculum
- Develop and conduct faculty workshops on topics related to Speaking Across the Curriculum:
- 13 faculty workshops - fall 2000,spring and summer 2001
- 3 faculty workshops - fall, 2002
- 2 faculty focus groups fall 2002
- 3 faculty workshops summer 2002
- Website developed for faculty and students
- Chair, Speaking-Intensive Committee of General Education Plan
- 2000-present Professional Organizations