Communication News

Business Communication alum Maya Shipley Tyler will join the departmental faculty this fall as she assumes teaching duties for the Principle and Practices of Public Relations class. Maya is the Alumni Support Coordinator at Baltimore's Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and received her Master's degree from Towson University in Communications Management after graduating from Stevenson. She is excited to be back at her alma mater teaching in an adjunct position, hoping to make an impact on future public relations stars! (Photo from Facebook)

Business Communication faculty members Leeanne Bell McManus and Chip Rouse are starting their fifth year as members of Stevenson's "Faculty in the Halls" program. The program aims to help first-year students (as well as students in other residence halls) recognize that learning can occur anywhere on campus -- not just in the classroom. The five faculty members hold office hours in the residence halls  -- Western Run, Susquehanna, and Patapsco -- and plan monthly activities for their residents. In the photo (l-r) are Art Fifer, Laurel Moody, Leeanne Bell McManus, Romas Laskauskas and Chip Rouse.

Business Communication professor Stephanie Verni spoke to the faculty and staff at the opening Stevenson meeting about how to begin to give voice and reality to the story inside each of us waiting to be told. This is a transcript of her speech....

Congratulations to SU Business Communication grad (class of 2017) Kait Kirkwood, who has snagged a terrific job as the new Discovery Communications Intern Program Coordinator....

The Business Communication department was well represented at Stevenson's opening faculty/staff meeting as professor Stephanie Verni enjoyed the opportunity to talk about writing and publishing a novel, based on her own experiences. Chip Rouse (inset) served as one of two MCs for the meeting, which included presentations by several staffers who spoke about their participation in rewarding activities and hobbies. The meeting was the first for new president Elliot Hirshman.