Communication News

Congratulations to Stevenson's communication club, '47 House, for its successful second annual BizMix, held on Feb. 1, 2018. Career panel participants included Marianne Martino, COO of Gaga Marketing; Amy Nelson, Communications Director at Biohabitats; Jessica Kartalija, anchor at WJZ-TV (CBS); alum Emma Ragon, Marketing Assistant at Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; alum Kait Kirkwood, Global Talent Management and Operations Coordinator at Discovery Communications; alum Megan McSwain, Communications Assistant at Chesapeake Conservancy; alum Dayne Turner, sales executive at W.B. Mason; and alum media entrepreneur Adam Oberfeld.

'47 House Officers (pictured below) include Courtney Hottle, Christine Favata, Meghan Loveless, Naseehaa Bacchus, Kamica Price and Grace Clark. The club's advisor is BizComm professor Stephanie Verni.

Beyond the Medium: A Multidisciplinary School of Design Faculty Exhibition opened on Feb. 1, 2018, and Professor Stephanie Verni represented the department of Business Communication with her contribution, which examines the creative process in constructing fiction. Professor Verni has self-published three novels, and talked with guests, including students, about how the writing process typically unfolds.

Congratulations on being a part of the exhibit!

The university's communication club, '47 House, is excited to host tonight's Business Mixer in Rockland from 6 - 8 p.m. We have 10 panelists who are ready to network with our up and coming students.

The panel includes the following wonderful folks who are willing to share their time with us: Marianne Martino (Gaga Marketing), Ian Bohager (ZOLL Medical), Chris Warren (Under Armour), Dayne Turner (W.B. Mason), Megan Mcswain (Chesapeake Conservatory), Amy Nelson (Biohabitats), Jessica Kartalija (CBS Baltimore), Kait Kirkwood (Discovery Communications), Emma Nicole Ragon (Whiting-Turner), Adam Oberfeld (entrepreneur). Thank you in advance, panelists!

Business Communication graduate McLane ("Lanie") Swanhart got a bit of spotlight on her career in a monthly publication, The Sun Beam, sponsored by The OutGrowth, an organization that links "student leaders of tomorrow with socially-conscious farms of today through immersive, out-of-the-office internships."  In it, Lanie explains how she came to her job as the marketing and social media manager at South Mountain Creamery, and offers advice to students considering careers in small business. As she notes in the article, "Looking for ways to merge your abilities and your sources of joy will be instrumental in shaping your professional landscape."

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Dr. Heather Harris, professor of Business Communication, will lead a post-screening discussion about the film, "She's Gotta Have It," directed by Spike Lee in 1986, on Friday, February 2, 2018, in conjunction with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. All are invited to attend.