Winter | 2019

Joe & Chrissy Mazer with the Tiger at the department's holiday reception.

Welcome to the Department of Communication’s Winter 2019 alumni newsletter! It is packed with exciting highlights from the past several months and we enthusiastically look forward to 2020.

Everyone in the Department has been working on ways to maximize our ability to educate our students, generate high quality and impactful research, and serve the university. With the Fall 2019 semester and December graduation in the rearview mirror, we are anticipating an exciting and restful holiday season before classes resume in the new year. It seems like there is never a dull moment, so with this newsletter we try to convey just a snapshot of the department’s many recent accomplishments

We hired three new tenure-line faculty who will join our department in August 2020 and teach and research in the areas of sports communication and strategic communication. You will meet them soon!
Will Henderson recently joined our department as associate director of the Social Media Listening Center. In this role, he will bring his industry experience to train and prepare students, assist faculty members with research projects, and engage with industry partners.
Assistant Professor Andrew Pyle is serving as the f irst faculty fellow in Clemson’s Division of Public Safety. Through the Social Media Listening Center, Andrew headed up social media monitoring efforts before, during and after all 2019 home football games. Andrew and his team of student interns looked out for both unexpected, spontaneous threats and issues that the game day security team flagged as potential issues.
Wanda Johnson-Stokes joined the department on July 1 as director of student media. Wanda brings 30-plus years of combined experience in broadcast news, radio, web productions, promotions, public relations and marketing to her new role.
WYFF 4, the top station in South Carolina’s largest media market, and Clemson University have established an academic partnership that will allow members of Clemson student media to work alongside industry professionals in a satellite news bureau located on Clemson’s campus. Announced on November 12, the partnership makes Clemson the only university in South Carolina to feature an on-campus news bureau occupied by an outside media organization.
In partnership with the Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute and College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, we welcomed to campus Ryan Hunt, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Sports Illustrated and Jamie Lisanti, Special Projects Editor. They offered Clemson students excellent advice and perspective on the future of sports journalism.
Our Communication Center now enjoys more space and technological capabilities in its new home in the Watt Family Innovation Center. Initially opened in Daniel Hall in 1997, the Center primarily supports the oral communication needs of students in communication general education courses. We serve over 3,000 students per year in this important Center.
Alumni giving to the Department of Communication continues to grow and we are very grateful for how these important resources help our faculty provide students with transformational learning opportunities.

CBSHS Holiday Meeting & Reception 2019 honoring faculty and staff in the President and First Lady's Suite at Memorial Stadium.

Will you consider the department in your holiday giving this year? Your gift will have a meaningful impact and can be made easier than ever through a recurring gift. These gifts can be made from a checking or savings account or by using a credit/debit card.

Clemson will send you gift acknowledgements for tax purposes. Start making your gifts by completing a form to authorize automatic drafts from your bank account or your credit/debit card. Be sure to specify that your gift should be directed to the Department of Communication Excellence Fund.

A monthly gift to the department is an ongoing investment in the future of Clemson’s communication students. We are incredibly grateful for your generous support.

We hope you enjoy the Winter 2019 issue of our alumni newsletter. If you have questions, concerns, suggestions, or if you just want to chat, please don’t hesitate to contact me. We are thrilled about what we are doing and even more excited about our future.

I encourage you to remain engaged with the Department of Communication by following us on Facebook (@ClemsonCOMM), Twitter (@ClemsonCOMM), and Instagram (@clemson_comm). We always enjoy learning about your accomplishments and successes. News from our alumni, feedback from our friends, and support from all can help us refine and further develop our programs to remain among the best in the state, region, and nation. We also welcome your questions, suggestions, and visits to the Department of Communication. So we invite you to check out the stories in this newsletter, and we also invite you to visit us on campus!

Have a happy holiday season, a healthy and prosperous new year, and…
Go Tigers!

Joseph P. Mazer, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair
Department of Communication

Faculty Spotlight | Erin Ash
Outstanding Research Recognition >> Read More

Faculty Spotlight | Andrew Pyle
Named Faculty Fellow in the Division of Public Safety >> Read More

Grand Opening of WYFF4 Bureau at Clemson University

WYFF 4 Bureau Opens
In Collaboration with Student Media >> Read More

Sports Illustrated & Social Media Listening Center Partnership

Sports Illustrated Partnership
with Social Media Listening Center >> Read More

Spotlight | Lindsey Dixon
Debate and Civil Discourse - Lindsey Dixon helps students re-examine their ideas about the world >> Read More

Alumni Profile | Raven Magwood '12
Raven '12 shares her points of pride >> Read More

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Have a happy holiday season, a healthy and prosperous new year, and… Go Tigers! Joseph P. Mazer, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Department of Communication