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2008
Spring Commencement
About 260
undergraduate communication majors celebrated their graduation on
Saturday
morning, May 10, 2008.
As
always, the communication major was well represented in the 2008
graduating
class. Communication
majors were over 16
percent of the College of Charleston
undergraduates completing their
degrees for Spring 2007.
Matthew McClellan of Fork, SC, a communication major with a
concentration in
media studies, was a co-winner of the 2008 Bishop Robert Smith Award,
the
highest award given by the College of Charleston.
McClellan joins two Department of Communication
alumnae, Lacey Elgie ’02
and Rebecca McCarson ’05, as winners of this award.
Three
Master of Arts in Communication graduates were recognized at the
graduate
commencement on Friday, May
9, 2008.
The master’s program was created in 2006. The 2008 graduate
commencement marked the
first time communication students have participated in the Spring
graduate
ceremony.
"We are thrilled for these students and honor their accomplishments,"
said Brian McGee, chair of the Department. "As graduates of
our
highly selective institution, they continue the great tradition of one
of the
nation's oldest universities. Many
already have found exciting new jobs or have made their plans for law
or
graduate school."
A reception at 5 College Way followed the
undergraduate commencement ceremony. This was the last such
reception at 5 College Way. After nine years at 5 College, the department
has now moved to renovated offices and administrative space at 9 College Way and 7 College Way.
An emphasis on oral communication is nearly as old as the College of Charleston
itself. At the College's
first formal commencement ceremony in the 1790s, every graduating
student was
required to deliver a speech. Today, communication is one of
the largest undergraduate
majors at the College of Charleston.
Communication majors study interpersonal communication, organizational
communication, public and political communication, mass communication,
and
other communication contexts. They pursue a wide range of
careers in
which highly effective writing and speaking skills are essential, along
with
critical thinking, research, and problem-solving abilities.
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Alumnus
Matthew McClellan
Brian McGee congratulates new alumna Laura Bruns
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