MSU faculty, students and professional staff recognized by Southern Public Relations Federation

Mississippi State University’s Department of Communication is now displaying eight awards from the Southern Public Relations Federation for outstanding work in the public relations field, earning three Lantern Awards and five Awards of Excellence during the organization’s fall conference.

Communication Connection: Kelli Anthony discusses the Online Public Relations Concentration

MSU debate team garners continued success in virtual fall tournaments

The Mississippi State University Speech and Debate Council transitioned to an online format for the first time in team history and continues to bring home wins during the Fall 2020 debate season.

Virtual event debates activism and authority: Back the blue vs. Defund the police

Multiple Mississippi Universities will jointly host a virtual Everybody Loves Lincoln event using humor to set the tone for interesting debate and conversations about Activism and Authority: Back the Blue vs. Defund the Police. The registration-only event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. via Zoom.

Dr. Pete Smith has article accepted for publication in Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Cultures

Dr. Pete Smith's article, "To Be Up and Doing": Journalist Kate Markham Power's Crusade Journalism and Case Against Woman Suffrage in Post-Civil War Mississippi, will be published in a 2021 issue of Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Cultures.

Updated show dates: Theatre MSU addresses racial intolerance in November production of ‘Anne and Emmett’

Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU this month debuts the play “Anne and Emmett,” featuring an imaginary conversation between Holocaust martyr Anne Frank and 1950s murder victim Emmett Till.

Dr. Holli Seitz receives funding from MSU Office of Research and Economic Development Undergraduate Research Program Award

Dr. Holli Seitz has received funding from the MSU Office of Research and Economic Development Undergraduate Research Program Award for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Christie Jones Lawrence wins 2020 Southern Public Relations Federation Lantern Award

Christie Jones Lawrence, MSU lecturer and president of Surge Advisors, won a 2020 Lantern Award from the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) for her entry in the T2: Short Term // Community Relations & Public category.

Christie Jones Lawrence completes John C. Maxwell Team Certification

Christie Jones Lawrence, a lecturer in the Department of Communication, has successfully completed the John C. Maxwell Certification Program and is recognized as a certified John C. Maxwell coach, teacher, trainer and speaker.

Theatre MSU presents The Commedia Robinhood

Directors: Kat Moore and Taylor Barr; Scenery & Props: Abbigail Radius; Sound Design: Walker Harris; Technical Director: Rachel Van Namen; Stage Manager: Kat Hintz; Costumes: Melanie Harris

PRISM looking for qualified students to apply now

Mississippi State University’s Public Relations & Integrated Student Media agency is currently accepting applications. Students, if you want to work with real clients, build your resume and portfolio, and gain professional experience, apply to PRISM by Oct. 15.

Dr. Melody Fisher elected to leadership position of national education association

Melody T. Fisher, an associate professor in Mississippi State University’s Department of Communication, now leads the minorities and communication division (MACD) of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

Communication Connection: Assistant Professor Tonya Hays discusses what MSU Theatre is up to for Fall 2020

Dr. Terri Hernandez co-authors article in Computers in Human Behavior

“Plenty of (Similar) Fish in the Sea: The Role of Social Identity and Self-Categorization in Niche Dating”