Thank you SO much for considering a gift to the Department of Communication Studies! We are incredibly proud of our academic programs and our world-class forensics teams, and your gift will be used to support students directly.
This year, it's personal for us-- just take a look at our hourly challenges (at the bottom of this page)! Whether we have to jump in the duck pond, take a pie to the face, or get a tattoo to prove it, the COMM faculty want our students, their parents, our beloved alumni, and our dear friends to know that we are enthusiastic about fundraising because we are all-in for our students. Please direct your gift to one or more of the following six funds:
The Department of Communication Studies has two competitive award-winning forensics teams: the debate team and the individual events (speech) team. Funding is needed to support student travel to tournaments and scholarships for students on the team. This includes transportation, hotel accommodations, and food. The more funding we receive, the more students we can support.
The department also has a graduate program; funding is needed to support graduate student travel to conferences so they can present their scholarly work. Travel to conferences can be expensive, as it includes travel (often by flying), hotel accommodations, food, and registration fees. Funding is also needed for graduate student scholarships, for both recruiting potential incoming graduate students and to reward student excellence for those in the program.
Our general fund supports the overall unit, but particularly the needs of the faculty and the undergraduate students. This includes funding for travel to academic conferences for both faculty and students. In addition, the fund helps support departmental scholarships for undergraduate students, including a diversity scholarship and an involvement scholarship, as well as funding departmental study abroad opportunities.
Finally, we have two special funds that reflect the values and spirit of some of our most beloved faculty members. The Peggy Fisher Engaged Student Scholarship honors the recently retired Dr. Fisher, awarding funding to students who embody her devotion to immersive and community-engaged learning. The Mike Bauer Debate Fund recognizes the coaching and program building legacy of Bauer. Funds will directly support the efforts of the BSU debate team, and the goal is to raise enough funding to be able to permanently name the debate team room after him.
Trying to decide when to give? Maybe this handy guide will help you decide...
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 7:00 and 8:00am will unlock Dr. James Rediger bringing snacks for every class session of his COMM100 classes
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 8:00 and 9:00am will unlock Dr. Carrie Shue showering the COMM grad assistants with treats in the bullpen
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 9:00 and 10:00am will unlock Mike Bauer throwing a celebration for his persuasion class
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 10:00 and 11:00am will unlock a livestreamed 240 lecture featuring Mary Moore wearing a wedding dress
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 11:00am and noon will unlock Kendra Mann jumping into the duck pond
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 12:00 and 1:00pm will unlock Ashley Coker getting a COMM studies tattoo
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 1:00 and 2:00pm will unlock Spencer Coile performing karaoke to a Taylor Swift song
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 2:00 and 3:00pm will unlock homemade jerky from Michael Storr for 10 randomly selected donors
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 3:00 and 4:00pm will unlock Dr. Laura O'Hara dying her hair Cardinal red
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 4:00 and 5:00pm will unlock Dr. Kyle Heuett shaving his beard
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 5:00 and 6:00 pm will unlock Dr. Beth Messner reading a ghost story (via livestream) while dressed in a spooky costume
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 6:00 and 7:00pm will unlock Dr. Glen Stamp giving a live tutorial of his famous 'chair races'
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 7:00 and 8:00pm will unlock Dr. Kathy Denker's famous homemade brownies for her classes
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 8:00 and 9:00pm will unlock Dr. Scarlett Hester taking a pie to the face in class
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 9:00 and 10:00pm will unlock Dr. Kristen McCauliff temporarily naming her office after one randomly selected donor
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 10:00 and 11:00pm will unlock fresh baked cookies for the COMM club from Abby Erpelding
Fifteen gifts to the department of Communication Studies between 11:00 and midnight will unlock the students of COMM380 performing a choreographed dance
