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Dr. Aimee Miller-Ott steps in as the School of Communication’s interim director

Dr. Aimee Miller-Ott once sat in the classrooms of Fell Hall as an undergraduate communication major. But as of August 16, 2023, she’ll now sit in the most important office on the building’s fourth floor—and assume the role of interim director in the top-rankedSchool of Communicationat Illinois State University.

Dr. Stephen Hunt steps down as director of the School of Communication

It’s a rare day if the words “Fire it up!” don’t echo throughout the fourth floor of Fell Hall. The endearing, colloquial phrase has often been accompanied by “Rock on!” or “Sweet!” during Dr. Stephen Hunt’s near-decadelong tenure as director for Illinois State’s top-rankedSchool of Communication.

ISU alum Michelle Maslanka produces documentary Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence with Year of the Phoenix Productions

As a child, Michelle Maslanka ’14 regularly assumed the role of a giant monster, destroying buildings, eating people, and wreaking havoc—at least until the clock expired. A classic arcade game enthusiast, Rampage won the heart of Maslanka at an early age.

The School of Communication launches new COM-versations podcast

Here in the School of Communication, we know how to make Fell Hall fun. At least, that’s the promise that starts every episode ofCOM-versations, the new podcast documenting the personality and culture of the school.

After four decades of success, the School of Communication says goodbye to COM Week.

The School of Communication reimagines COM Week: announces new Career COM-petency program

After four decades of the longstanding COM Week tradition, the time has come to reimage professional development in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.

ISU alum Todd Kober creatively connects hospitalized children with the NFL Draft

There’s not a day Todd Kober ‘97, M.S. ‘99, can recall where football was not a part of his life. In fact, Kober has never missed viewing an NFL Draft on TV—not once—until 2023. He traded that standing, annual TV date with the draft for a life-changing professional experience.

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